BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Music Worcester - ECPv6.3.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.musicworcester.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Music Worcester REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115642 CREATED:20230510T192516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T153430Z UID:10000139-1708876800-1708884000@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Voices of Eternal Light DESCRIPTION:Adult: $35Student: $17.50Youth: $7.50\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Ticket buyers may choose their own seats on a first-come-first-served basis for this general admission seating event. \n \n \n \n \n \n FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WORCESTER111 Park Ave\, Worcester\, MA 01609 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester thanks the following sponsors of this presentation: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus & Women's Ensemble\n Directed by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. \nAssociate director and accompanist Mark Mummert directs The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble as a featured performing group in this afternoon presentation at First Baptist Church Worcester at 111 Park Avenue. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PROGRAM\n PART 1 — THE WORCESTER CHORUS WOMEN’S ENSEMBLEDirected by Mark Mummert \nHaugenAnne Frank: A Living Voice \n \nPART 2 — THE WORCESTER CHORUSDirected by Chris Shepard \nLauridsenLux Aeterna \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\, director (The Worcester Chorus)\n \nNow in his fourteenth year as conductor of the Worcester Chorus\, Chris Shepard also serves as Artistic Director of the Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA)\, the state’s oldest professional choir\, and the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey.  His choirs have collaborated with a number of orchestras\, such as the Juilliard Orchestra\, the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra\, in venues that include Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center and Radio City Music Hall in New York\, as well as the Royal Festival Hall in London and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.  Chris has prepared choirs for major international conductors\, including Yannick Nézet-Séguin\, Simone Young\, Carlos Miguel Prieto and William Boughton\, as well as for Broadway legend Patti Lupone and Ray Davies of the Kinks.  He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2015\, and made his conducting debut with the New Haven Symphony in 2016. Chris returned to America in 2008 after a dozen years in Sydney\, Australia\, where he founded the Sydneian Bach Choir and Orchestra. \nHe led their BACH 2010\, a project to perform all of Bach’s choral cantatas.  Under his direction\, the ensemble performed over eighty cantatas\, as well as the two Passions\, B Minor Mass\, and Christmas Oratorio; they completed the cantata cycle in 2013.  In addition to the music of J.S. Bach\, Chris has conducted many staples of the choral-orchestral repertoire\, and he has commissioned and premiered a number of new choral works in both Australia and America.  He also leads two of the longest-running annual Messiah performances in America\, with the Worcester Chorus and at Carnegie Hall with the Masterwork Chorus. \nA committed music educator\, Chris has served on the faculty of the Taft School\, Sydney Grammar School\, Hotchkiss Summer Portals\, and Holy Cross College.  He founded the Litchfield County Children’s Choir in 1990\, and has conducted numerous middle and high school festival choirs in New England\, New York and Australia.  He presented two documentaries with SBS-TV\, an Australian national public television network\, and has given several presentations at conferences for American Choral Directors Association and Australian National Kodàly Association.  Chris has been a guest conductor at Emmanuel Church in Boston\, a church renowned for its four-decade Bach cantata project\, and he currently serves as Music Director of St John’s Episcopal Church in Stamford\, Connecticut.  He led the Dessoff Choir in New York City from 2010 to 2016. \nA pianist and keyboard continuist\, Chris holds degrees from the Hartt School\, the Yale School of Music (where he studied choral conducting with Marguerite Brooks) and the University of Sydney.  He researched the performance history of Bach’s B Minor Mass in New York City for his PhD in Musicology; his dissertation won the American Choral Directors Association’s 2012 Julius Herford Prize for outstanding doctoral thesis in choral music. \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\, director (The Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble)\n \nMark Mummert (b. 1965) is Cantor at Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)\, Worcester\, MA where he leads the music in all worship services\, conducts the Trinity Choir\, Trinity Choristers\, Trinity Junior Choristers\, and is artistic director of the Music at Trinity fine arts series. \nMark is also the Assistant Director / Accompanist for The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester\, Inc.\, (Dr. Chris Shepard\, Artistic Director) and the director of The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. \nPrior to moving to Worcester\, Mark was the 2015 Distinguished Visiting Cantor at the Lutheran TheologicalSeminary at Gettysburg. Mark served as the Director of Worship at Houston’s Christ the King Lutheran Church(2008-2015) and as Seminary Musician at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (1990-2008). \nMark is also a tenor chorister with CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists)\, a professional choral ensemble based in Hartford\, CT. \nMark is a composer of portions of the first musical setting of Holy Communion in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006)\, the commended worship book of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is the editor of Psalm Settings for the Church Year (2008\, Augsburg Fortress) and Music Sourcebook for Lent and Three Days (2010\, Augsburg Fortress). His numerous compositions for Christian worship are available from  Augsburg Fortress. \nMark’s recording Reformation Chorales Reformed (2017) includes organ works by J. S. Bach\, Mendelssohn\, Distler\, and Clarke. The album is available for download and for streaming on iTunes\, Spotify\, Amazon\, and Youtube. Numerous recordings are available at Mark’s Soundcloud site. \nMark was principal musician for the 2005 National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada\,the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly and Worship Jubilee\, and visiting scholar for Emory University’s Candler School of Theology’s “The Singing Church” Project in 2012. \nAs a singer\, Mark has performed professionally with The Worcester Chorus\, Choral Arts Philadelphia\, the Bach Society Houston\, and the Houston Chamber Choir. Mark’s voice can be heard on the Grammy nominated recordings\, soft blink of amber light and Rothko Chapel. \nMark studied organ with Earl Ness and John Binsfeld and voice with Robert Grooters at Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music. He is currently pursuing vocal studies with Jane Shivick. Mark maintains an active private studio of voice\, piano\, and organ students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joyce Tamer\, Telegram & Gazette\n The Worcester Chorus is truly a local gem. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/voices-of-eternal-light/ LOCATION:First Baptist Church Worcester\, 111 Park Ave\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States CATEGORIES:choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/chorus-3-slide-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T220000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115643 CREATED:20230510T192344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231226T211211Z UID:10000128-1707595200-1707602400@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Voces8 DESCRIPTION:Adult: $41-$69Student: $17.50Youth: $7.50\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Buyers choose their own assigned seats for this presentation at Mechanics Hall.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester thanks the following supporters of this presentation: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Voces8\n \nThe 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally\, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians\, orchestras\, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. \nVOCES8 has performed at many notable venues since its inception in 2005 including Wigmore Hall\, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg\, Cité de la Musique Paris\, Vienna Konzerthaus\, Tokyo Opera City\, NCPA Beijing\, Sydney Opera House\, Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall\, Victoria Concert Hall Singapore\, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City amongst many others. This season they perform over 100 concerts in the UK and across Europe and visit the USA for 3 major tours. \nAlongside this online work on its own platforms VOCES8 is heard regularly on albums\, international television and radio. The ensemble is a Decca Classics artist and alongside that releases projects on its own label\, VOCES8 Records. The latest Decca Classics album is the Grammy Nominated “The Lost Birds” featuring music by Christopher Tin. New album projects for 2023 include albums with Eric Whitacre\, Paul Simon\, and Christmas arrangements for VOCES8 and orchestra by Taylor Scott Davis. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VOCES8 MEMBERS\n Andrea Haines\, sopranoMolly Noon\, sopranoKatie Jeffries-Harris\, altoBarnaby Smith\, alto and artistic directorBlake Morgan\, tenorEuan Williamson\, tenorChristopher Moore\, baritoneJonathan Pacey\, bass \n \n \n \n \n \n PROGRAM: AFTER SILENCE\n “After silence\, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” — Aldous Huxley \nIn the essay from which the title After Silence is taken\, Aldous Huxley offers his thoughts on the essential force of music. The most profoundly significant constituents of our being\, he says\, include our responses to beauty\, pleasure\, pain\, ecstasy\, and death. These can best be ‘experienced\, not expressed’ through silence\, and after silence\, through music. The choral works in this 15th-anniversary programme (to accompany the ensemble’s compendium album release) are exalted\, vital\, and freed from their original contextual restraints and are distinguishable by their inexhaustible capacity to express the inexpressible. \nORLANDO GIBBONSDrop\, Drop\, Slow Tears \nARVO PÄRTThe Deer’s Cry \nTHOMAS TALLISO Nata Lux \nWILLIAM BYRDHaec Dies \nSERGEI RACHMANINOVBogoroditse Devo \nPAUL SMITHNunc Dimittis \nJAKE RUNESTADLet My Love Be Heard \nJ.S. BACHKomm\, Jesu\, Komm\, BWV 229 \nCLAUDIO MONTEVERDIBook VI: Lagrime D’Amante al Sepolcro Dell’Amata (Sestina Madrigals) \nÞORKELL SIGURBJÖRNSSONHeyr\, hymn smi∂ur \nMUMFORD & SONS\, arr. Jim ClementsTimshel \nBART HOWARD\, JIMMY VAN HEUSEN\, & SAMMY CAHN\, arr. Alexander L’EstrangeCome Fly with Me (To the Moon) \nKATE RUSBY\, arr. Jim ClementsUnderneath the Stars \nNAT ‘KING’ COLE\, arr. Jim ClementsStraighten Up and Fly Right \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gramophone\n “The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance. They bring a new dimension to the word ‘ensemble’ with meticulous timing and tuning.” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n On Youtube \n \n \n \n \n \n Voces8\nEnjoy Voces8’s full collection of live performance videos and more on YouTube: \n \n More on YouTube URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/voces8/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,ensemble ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/voces8-slide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115643 CREATED:20220616T213730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T191221Z UID:10000105-1702828800-1702832400@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:The Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble Holiday Concert DESCRIPTION:Adult: $25Student: $17.50Youth (18 & under): $7.50\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Buyers may claim general admission seating on a first-come-first-served basis.  \n \n \n \n \n \n TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH\n \n \n \n \n \n 72 Lancaster St\, Worcester\, MA \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester thanks the following supporters of this presentation: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble\n The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble returns to the stage at Worcester’s Trinity Lutheran Church for their annual holiday concert on Sunday\, December 17 at 4PM. \nDirected by Worcester Chorus Associate Director Mark Mummert\, this program features Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols as well as a delightful selection of Christmas classics and holiday sing-alongs. Seating is general admission on a first-come-first-served basis. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n Britten Ceremony of CarolsRutter Dancing Day: A cycle of traditional Christmas carols Various Christmas songs and sing-alongs (to be announced) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARK MUMMERT\, DIRECTOR\n \nMark Mummert (b. 1965) is Cantor at Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)\, Worcester\, MA where he leads the music in all worship services\, conducts the Trinity Choir\, Trinity Choristers\, Trinity Junior Choristers\, and is artistic director of the Music at Trinity fine arts series. \nMark is also the Assistant Director / Accompanist for The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester\, Inc.\, Dr. Chris Shepard\, Artistic Director. \nPrior to moving to Worcester\, Mark was the 2015 Distinguished Visiting Cantor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Mark served as the Director of Worship at Houston’s Christ the King Lutheran Church (2008-2015) and as Seminary Musician at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (1990-2008). \nMark is also a tenor chorister with CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists)\, a professional choral ensemble based in Hartford\, CT. \nMark is a composer of portions of the first musical setting of Holy Communion in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006)\, the commended worship book of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is the editor of Psalm Settings for the Church Year (2008\, Augsburg Fortress) and Music Sourcebook for Lent and Three Days (2010\, Augsburg Fortress). His numerous compositions for Christian worship are available from Augsburg Fortress. \nMark’s recording Reformation Chorales Reformed (2017) includes organ works by J. S. Bach\, Mendelssohn\, Distler\, and Clarke. The album is available for download and for streaming on iTunes\, Spotify\, Amazon\, and Youtube. Numerous recordings are available at Mark’s soundcloud site. \nMark was principal musician for the 2005 National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada\, the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly and Worship Jubilee\, and visiting scholar for Emory University’s Candler School of Theology’s “The Singing Church” Project in 2012. \nAs a singer\, Mark has performed professionally with The Worcester Chorus\, Choral Arts Philadelphia\, the Bach Society Houston\, and the Houston Chamber Choir. Mark’s voice can be heard on the Grammy nominated recordings\, soft blink of amber light and Rothko Chapel. \nMark studied organ with Earl Ness and John Binsfeld and voice with Robert Grooters at Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music. He is currently pursuing vocal studies with Jane Shivick. \nMark maintains an active private studio of voice\, piano\, and organ students. For information on studying with Mark\, contact him at TakeLessons. \n \n \n \n \n \n YVONNE COX\, HARPIST\n \nYvonne Cox is a charismatic harpist influenced by various musical genres and artistic mediums. She strives to contribute and inspire creativity in the world through music\, both in performance and through collaborations. Cox is a versatile musician and frequently performs a diverse range of musical styles including solo\, orchestral\, chamber\, and contemporary works. \nMs. Cox has also had the pleasure of playing with orchestras throughout the United States and Canada: including the PRISMA Festival Institute Orchestra\, Henderson Symphony Orchestra\, Miami Classical Music Festival\, and Brevard Music Center Orchestra. \nYvonne obtained her M.M. from the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Jessica Zhou\, Principal Harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and her B.M. from University of Arizona\, where she studied with Dr. Michelle Gott.  In her free time\, she enjoys gushing over any and all animals that cross her path and pretending to be a celebrity chef in her kitchen. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/holiday/ LOCATION:Trinity Lutheran Church\, 73 Lancaster St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609 CATEGORIES:choral,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/new-wcwe-slide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240101 DTSTAMP:20240329T115643 CREATED:20231205T173124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T173252Z UID:10000141-1701734400-1704067199@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:On Demand Video: The Worcester Chorus | Handel Messiah DESCRIPTION:ON DEMAND RENTAL: $17Unlimited viewing throughout December\n \n \n \n RENT ON DEMAND VIEWING\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester thanks the following sponsors of this presentation:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ON DEMAND VIDEO RENTAL\n Click “RENT ON DEMAND VIEWING” to purchase access through the end of December 2023 to our recording of The Worcester Chorus’ performance of Handel Messiah at Mechancis Hall on December 2\, 2023. Program details below: \nDirected by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and beyond. \nThe chorus will be joined on stage by vocal soloists and the Worcester Festival Orchestra. Read below for more information on each soloist: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\n Directed by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and beyond. \nThe chorus will be joined on stage by vocal soloists (read more below) and the Worcester Festival Orchestra. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carley DeFranco\, soprano\n \n\n \nCarley DeFranco is a Boston-based soprano known for her committed dramatic portrayals. This season brings performances with Emmanuel Music\, Lorelei Ensemble & Boston Ballet\, Blue Heron Renaissance Choir\, Voces8\, Symphony New Hampshire\, Con Brio Choral Society\, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus\, True Concord Voices & Orchestra\, Boston Baroque\, Handel and Haydn Society\, Falmouth Chorale\, Oregon Bach Festival\, Monadnock Music\, the American Soloists Ensemble and the National Chorus of Korea. \nCarley is proud to have sung more than 80 cantatas with Emmanuel Music in their weekly Bach Cantata Series as well as the St. John Passion\, Magnifiat\, Mass in B Minor\, St. Matthew Passion\, St. Mark Passion\, Easter Oratorio\, John Harbison’s Chorale Cantata for soprano\, oboe\, violin and strings\, Supper at Emmaus\, Abraham\, Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and Angelo in the staged recording of La Resurrezione. Her solo cantata highlights from Emmanuel Music include Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51\, Selig ist der Mann BWV 57\, and Ach Gott wie manches Herzeleid\, BWV 58. This year brings regular appearances in the cantata series\, Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us\, Christmas Oratorio and Britten’s Les Illuminations. \nAn avid concert soloist\, Carley has appeared with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (Mozart’s Requiem)\, North Carolina Master Chorale (Handel’s Alexander’s Feast)\, Harvard Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (Monteverdi Vespers)\, Boston Cecilia (Rudoi Our Transcendental Passion)\, American Bach Soloists Academy (Laß\, Fürstin\, laß noch einen Strahl\, BWV 198)\, and Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra (Gounod’s Messe Solenelle\, Saint Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël\, Schubert’s Mass in Eb Major). This season she sings with Symphony New Hampshire (Mozart Requiem)\, Dedham Choral Society (Vivaldi Gloria)\, Heritage Chorale (Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem)\, Con Brio Choral Society (Mozart Requiem and Forrest Jubilate Deo)\, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus (Beethoven Mass in C and Choral Fantasy) and the Falmouth Chorale (Brahms’ Requiem). \nCarley’s operatic credits include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with Boston Opera Collaborative and Greater Worcester Opera\, Lucy Lockit (The Beggar’s Opera) with Emmanuel Music\, The Rose (The Little Prince) with NEMPAC Opera Project\, the title role in Alcina with Opera del West\, Yvette (La Rondine) with Boston Opera Collaborative\, Nannetta (Falstaff) with Emerald City Opera and many world premieres in Boston Opera Collaborative’s critically-acclaimed annual festival of ten-minute operas: Opera Bites. She is known for her committed dramatic portrayals; Boston Musical Intelligencer called her performance as Lucy Lockit “a joy to watch and hear” and her performance in Boston Opera Collaborative’s staged Frauenliebe und Leben “almost filmic in its realism”. Last season\, she joined the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus for performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Champion (Terence Blanchard). \nIn demand for her performances of new music by American composers\, Carley has given premieres at the Kennedy Center\, Fog X FLO on the Emerald Necklace\, New England Conservatory\, Middlesex Community College\, Mount Holyoke College\, Longy School of Music\, and American University. This year she was privileged to perform two new works by Mason Bynes with Boston Art Song Society: Dowland Impressions\, arranged for voice and electric guitar and Songs for the People for voice and piano. An ever-evolving musician\, Carley joins forces with Ben Schwendener in their duo Lyric\, performing improvisations based on natural geometric design and contemporary poetry. Carley’s a proud member of the Byrne Band\, founded by Corrine Byrne & co in 2022. \nWhile all performing is founded in community\, Carley finds special joy in singing at gatherings and community events. She has performed pop-up opera at the Roslindale Holiday Wander\, sung from the back of a pick-up truck with Mass Opera\, curated and performed concerts with Boston Opera Collaborative on the Emerald Necklace Series and throughout Boston\, hosted private Zoom concerts with Emmanuel Music’s Musical Conversations initiative and given many tailored programs at birthday parties\, wedding celebrations and holiday affairs. \nCarley was the 2018-19 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow with Emmanuel Music\, a 2019 Fellow with American Bach Soloists\, and a third place winner of the American Prize (Professional Division) in Oratorio/Art song. She is a current soprano scholar with VOCES 8 and will perform on their American tour in 2023. Carley is the Director of After School Music at Dexter Southfield and a Voice Instructor in Harvard University’s Holden Voice Program. She offers private lessons (in-person or online) from her home in Somerville. \nLearn more on Carley’s website at carleydefranco.com \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Allison Messier\, mezzo-soprano\n \nMezzo-soprano Allison Messier shares her unique voice and spirit with the world by singing in a variety of genres including artsong\, operas\, oratorio and sacred music. \nIt was clear to Allison from her earliest days watching the opera singers on Sesame Street and the Muppet Show that she had to be a singer.  She made her professional debut at age 12 as the Third Spirit in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Since that early start\, she has travelled extensively around the world studying\, performing and perfecting her art. \nAs an oratorio soloist\, Allison has performed in numerous major works including the Duruflé Requiem with the Litchfield County Choral Union; Zelenka’s Te Deum with Con Brio Choral Society; the Rachmaninov Vespers with the Boston Russian Choir; the Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Greater New Bedford Choral Society; Dvorak’s Mass in D and Haydn’s Mass in Time of War with the Bermuda Chamber Choir; John Rutter’s Feel the Spirit\, Bach’s Magnificat and Händel’s Messiah with the Clearlakes Chorale\, as well as Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus and Mozart’s Requiem with Portsmouth Pro Musica. \nAllison’s opera credits include Dido in Dido and Aeneas and La Zia Pricipessa in Suor Angelica with Piccola Opera NH; Marthe in Marie Magdaleine and The Abbess in Suor Angelica with Lakes Region Opera; Maman in L’Enfant et les Sortileges with Metro West Opera; and appearances with Opera Providence in the title roles of Carmen and The Romany Maid. She has also performed the role of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel for thousands of elementary school students with Opera New Hampshire’s outreach program. \nAllison was a founding member of the early music groups Cappella Clausura\, an all-female choir who performs music composed by women\, and Vox Consort\, a small ensemble dedicated to performing the works of J. S. Bach with only one voice on each part. \nBringing art song home. For almost a decade\, Allison has been presenting recitals and house concerts in private homes throughout the Northeast. She especially loves bringing art song back to the space in which it was born; the homes of music fans and supporters. Though her repertoire spans centuries and a wide variety of styles\, she has a particular fondness for French art song\, especially the late work of Gabriel Fauré. \nIn addition to offering the traditional art song repertoire\, she has expanded the song recital into new territory by combining the popular songs of Joni Mitchell\, Cat Stevens\, Björk\, and other contemporary artists with the Elizabethan and baroque works of John Dowland and Henry Purcell. She released her debut album\, ALLISON: Volume One\, in early 2016 and a second album\, ALLISON: Volume Two\, in early 2017. These albums are available on iTunes\, Amazon\, Google Play\, and Spotify. \nAllison received her Bachelor of Music degree from New England Conservatory in 2007.  While at NEC\, she appeared as a soloist on the Jordan Hall stage a number of times in works by Scarlatti\, Brahms\, and Britten.  She also sang the roles of the Third Lady in the Magic Flute and the Announcer in Gallantry with the undergraduate opera. Allison continued her training in Florence\, Italy at the Bel Canto Institute and in British Columbia at the Vancouver International Song Institute. \nAllison makes her home in Little Compton\, Rhode Island\, where she maintains a private teaching studio\, Sakonnet Music\, with her partner\, conductor Jonathan Babbitt. \nLearn more on Allison’s website at allisonmessier.com \n \n \n \n \n \n Travis Benoit\, tenor\n \nTravis Benoit\, tenor\, from Worcester\, MA\, received his Master of Music Degree from Manhattan School of Music in spring of 2020. Previous credits include Joseph Haydn’s The Creation (Uriel) with Providence Singers\, The Passion According to Saint Luke (The Evangelist)\, Composer William David Cooper’s New Work\, The Pirates of Penzance (Frederic) with The Valley light Opera Company\, and Die Zauberflöte (Tamino) with Nahant Music Festival as a vocal apprentice. A concert soloist and recitalist throughout New England\, he was selected to sing in Thomas Hampson Masterclass hosted by MSM in 2019. His current ensembles include CONCORA\, EnsembleNYC\, Providence Singers\, Worcester Chorus\, Vox Futura. Travis is adjunct vocal faculty with Phillips Academy in Andover as well as Choral Ensemble assistant at Endicott College in Beverly\, MA.\n \n \n \n \n \n John Salvi\, baritone\n \nAn accomplished singer on both the operatic and concert stage\, John Salvi’s clear and agile baritone voice has been hailed as “stentorian” by many and has been heard extensively throughout the Northeast United States as well as Washington\, D.C. and Montreal\, Canada. For over two decades\, John has appeared as a guest artist with opera companies and choral societies throughout New England including Connecticut Opera\, Opera Boston\, Opera North\, Commonwealth Opera\, Granite State Opera\, Arcadia Players\, Handel Society of Dartmouth College\, Hampshire Choral Society\, South Hadley Chorale\, The Keene Chorale\, and Assabet Valley Mastersingers. He has performed under the batons of many prominent conductors including Willie Anthony Waters\, Gil Rose\, Kevin Rhodes\, and Ian Watson. \nHighlights of Mr. Salvi’s past season performances include Fauré’s Requiem with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra\, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Quabbin Valley Pro Musica\, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Hampshire Choral Society\, Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Walpurgisnacht and Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten with The Keene Chorale\, Beethoven’s Mass in C with the South Hadley Chorale\, Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orléans with Odyssey Opera\, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Mozart’s Requiem with the Assabet Valley Mastersingers\, and Bach’s Matthäus-Passion at the 2019 University of Massachusetts at Amherst Bach Festival and Symposium. \nJohn earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he studied voice with Paulina Stark. In addition to maintaining an active performing schedule\, he is a music teacher and choral director at Haverhill High School in Haverhill\, Massachusetts.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Zeugner\, Telegram & Gazette\n In any event\, there was\, as always\, in Music Worcester’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah\, a soul healing\, community-building moment\, for all listeners. The stupendous sounds of that music in the soft blue-white silk of Mechanics Hall\, amid dark almost indistinguishable portraits on high\, is surely tonic to overcome the despicable antics of our national politics. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/messiah-on-demand/ LOCATION:ON DEMAND\, Pre-recorded concert with flexible viewing option(s). CATEGORIES:choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/messiah-slide-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231202T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231202T223000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115643 CREATED:20230510T191825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T205532Z UID:10000126-1701547200-1701556200@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:The Worcester Chorus: Handel Messiah DESCRIPTION:Adult: $39-$69Student: $17.50Youth (18 & under): $7.50\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LIVE STREAM VIEWING: $17Includes On-Demand viewing during December\n \n \n \n Buy Live Stream Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Buyers may choose their own assigned seats for this presentation at Mechanics Hall. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester thanks the following sponsors of this presentation: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\n Directed by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and beyond. \nThe chorus will be joined on stage by vocal soloists (read more below) and the Worcester Festival Orchestra. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carley DeFranco\, soprano\n \n\n \nCarley DeFranco is a Boston-based soprano known for her committed dramatic portrayals. This season brings performances with Emmanuel Music\, Lorelei Ensemble & Boston Ballet\, Blue Heron Renaissance Choir\, Voces8\, Symphony New Hampshire\, Con Brio Choral Society\, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus\, True Concord Voices & Orchestra\, Boston Baroque\, Handel and Haydn Society\, Falmouth Chorale\, Oregon Bach Festival\, Monadnock Music\, the American Soloists Ensemble and the National Chorus of Korea. \nCarley is proud to have sung more than 80 cantatas with Emmanuel Music in their weekly Bach Cantata Series as well as the St. John Passion\, Magnifiat\, Mass in B Minor\, St. Matthew Passion\, St. Mark Passion\, Easter Oratorio\, John Harbison’s Chorale Cantata for soprano\, oboe\, violin and strings\, Supper at Emmaus\, Abraham\, Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and Angelo in the staged recording of La Resurrezione. Her solo cantata highlights from Emmanuel Music include Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51\, Selig ist der Mann BWV 57\, and Ach Gott wie manches Herzeleid\, BWV 58. This year brings regular appearances in the cantata series\, Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us\, Christmas Oratorio and Britten’s Les Illuminations. \nAn avid concert soloist\, Carley has appeared with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (Mozart’s Requiem)\, North Carolina Master Chorale (Handel’s Alexander’s Feast)\, Harvard Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (Monteverdi Vespers)\, Boston Cecilia (Rudoi Our Transcendental Passion)\, American Bach Soloists Academy (Laß\, Fürstin\, laß noch einen Strahl\, BWV 198)\, and Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra (Gounod’s Messe Solenelle\, Saint Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël\, Schubert’s Mass in Eb Major). This season she sings with Symphony New Hampshire (Mozart Requiem)\, Dedham Choral Society (Vivaldi Gloria)\, Heritage Chorale (Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem)\, Con Brio Choral Society (Mozart Requiem and Forrest Jubilate Deo)\, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus (Beethoven Mass in C and Choral Fantasy) and the Falmouth Chorale (Brahms’ Requiem). \nCarley’s operatic credits include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with Boston Opera Collaborative and Greater Worcester Opera\, Lucy Lockit (The Beggar’s Opera) with Emmanuel Music\, The Rose (The Little Prince) with NEMPAC Opera Project\, the title role in Alcina with Opera del West\, Yvette (La Rondine) with Boston Opera Collaborative\, Nannetta (Falstaff) with Emerald City Opera and many world premieres in Boston Opera Collaborative’s critically-acclaimed annual festival of ten-minute operas: Opera Bites. She is known for her committed dramatic portrayals; Boston Musical Intelligencer called her performance as Lucy Lockit “a joy to watch and hear” and her performance in Boston Opera Collaborative’s staged Frauenliebe und Leben “almost filmic in its realism”. Last season\, she joined the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus for performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Champion (Terence Blanchard). \nIn demand for her performances of new music by American composers\, Carley has given premieres at the Kennedy Center\, Fog X FLO on the Emerald Necklace\, New England Conservatory\, Middlesex Community College\, Mount Holyoke College\, Longy School of Music\, and American University. This year she was privileged to perform two new works by Mason Bynes with Boston Art Song Society: Dowland Impressions\, arranged for voice and electric guitar and Songs for the People for voice and piano. An ever-evolving musician\, Carley joins forces with Ben Schwendener in their duo Lyric\, performing improvisations based on natural geometric design and contemporary poetry. Carley’s a proud member of the Byrne Band\, founded by Corrine Byrne & co in 2022. \nWhile all performing is founded in community\, Carley finds special joy in singing at gatherings and community events. She has performed pop-up opera at the Roslindale Holiday Wander\, sung from the back of a pick-up truck with Mass Opera\, curated and performed concerts with Boston Opera Collaborative on the Emerald Necklace Series and throughout Boston\, hosted private Zoom concerts with Emmanuel Music’s Musical Conversations initiative and given many tailored programs at birthday parties\, wedding celebrations and holiday affairs. \nCarley was the 2018-19 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow with Emmanuel Music\, a 2019 Fellow with American Bach Soloists\, and a third place winner of the American Prize (Professional Division) in Oratorio/Art song. She is a current soprano scholar with VOCES 8 and will perform on their American tour in 2023. Carley is the Director of After School Music at Dexter Southfield and a Voice Instructor in Harvard University’s Holden Voice Program. She offers private lessons (in-person or online) from her home in Somerville. \nLearn more on Carley’s website at carleydefranco.com \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Allison Messier\, mezzo-soprano\n \nMezzo-soprano Allison Messier shares her unique voice and spirit with the world by singing in a variety of genres including artsong\, operas\, oratorio and sacred music. \nIt was clear to Allison from her earliest days watching the opera singers on Sesame Street and the Muppet Show that she had to be a singer.  She made her professional debut at age 12 as the Third Spirit in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Since that early start\, she has travelled extensively around the world studying\, performing and perfecting her art. \nAs an oratorio soloist\, Allison has performed in numerous major works including the Duruflé Requiem with the Litchfield County Choral Union; Zelenka’s Te Deum with Con Brio Choral Society; the Rachmaninov Vespers with the Boston Russian Choir; the Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Greater New Bedford Choral Society; Dvorak’s Mass in D and Haydn’s Mass in Time of War with the Bermuda Chamber Choir; John Rutter’s Feel the Spirit\, Bach’s Magnificat and Händel’s Messiah with the Clearlakes Chorale\, as well as Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus and Mozart’s Requiem with Portsmouth Pro Musica. \nAllison’s opera credits include Dido in Dido and Aeneas and La Zia Pricipessa in Suor Angelica with Piccola Opera NH; Marthe in Marie Magdaleine and The Abbess in Suor Angelica with Lakes Region Opera; Maman in L’Enfant et les Sortileges with Metro West Opera; and appearances with Opera Providence in the title roles of Carmen and The Romany Maid. She has also performed the role of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel for thousands of elementary school students with Opera New Hampshire’s outreach program. \nAllison was a founding member of the early music groups Cappella Clausura\, an all-female choir who performs music composed by women\, and Vox Consort\, a small ensemble dedicated to performing the works of J. S. Bach with only one voice on each part. \nBringing art song home. For almost a decade\, Allison has been presenting recitals and house concerts in private homes throughout the Northeast. She especially loves bringing art song back to the space in which it was born; the homes of music fans and supporters. Though her repertoire spans centuries and a wide variety of styles\, she has a particular fondness for French art song\, especially the late work of Gabriel Fauré. \nIn addition to offering the traditional art song repertoire\, she has expanded the song recital into new territory by combining the popular songs of Joni Mitchell\, Cat Stevens\, Björk\, and other contemporary artists with the Elizabethan and baroque works of John Dowland and Henry Purcell. She released her debut album\, ALLISON: Volume One\, in early 2016 and a second album\, ALLISON: Volume Two\, in early 2017. These albums are available on iTunes\, Amazon\, Google Play\, and Spotify. \nAllison received her Bachelor of Music degree from New England Conservatory in 2007.  While at NEC\, she appeared as a soloist on the Jordan Hall stage a number of times in works by Scarlatti\, Brahms\, and Britten.  She also sang the roles of the Third Lady in the Magic Flute and the Announcer in Gallantry with the undergraduate opera. Allison continued her training in Florence\, Italy at the Bel Canto Institute and in British Columbia at the Vancouver International Song Institute. \nAllison makes her home in Little Compton\, Rhode Island\, where she maintains a private teaching studio\, Sakonnet Music\, with her partner\, conductor Jonathan Babbitt. \nLearn more on Allison’s website at allisonmessier.com \n \n \n \n \n \n Travis Benoit\, tenor\n \nTravis Benoit\, tenor\, from Worcester\, MA\, received his Master of Music Degree from Manhattan School of Music in spring of 2020. Previous credits include Joseph Haydn’s The Creation (Uriel) with Providence Singers\, The Passion According to Saint Luke (The Evangelist)\, Composer William David Cooper’s New Work\, The Pirates of Penzance (Frederic) with The Valley light Opera Company\, and Die Zauberflöte (Tamino) with Nahant Music Festival as a vocal apprentice. A concert soloist and recitalist throughout New England\, he was selected to sing in Thomas Hampson Masterclass hosted by MSM in 2019. His current ensembles include CONCORA\, EnsembleNYC\, Providence Singers\, Worcester Chorus\, Vox Futura. Travis is adjunct vocal faculty with Phillips Academy in Andover as well as Choral Ensemble assistant at Endicott College in Beverly\, MA. \n \n \n \n \n \n John Salvi\, baritone\n \nAn accomplished singer on both the operatic and concert stage\, John Salvi’s clear and agile baritone voice has been hailed as “stentorian” by many and has been heard extensively throughout the Northeast United States as well as Washington\, D.C. and Montreal\, Canada. For over two decades\, John has appeared as a guest artist with opera companies and choral societies throughout New England including Connecticut Opera\, Opera Boston\, Opera North\, Commonwealth Opera\, Granite State Opera\, Arcadia Players\, Handel Society of Dartmouth College\, Hampshire Choral Society\, South Hadley Chorale\, The Keene Chorale\, and Assabet Valley Mastersingers. He has performed under the batons of many prominent conductors including Willie Anthony Waters\, Gil Rose\, Kevin Rhodes\, and Ian Watson. \nHighlights of Mr. Salvi’s past season performances include Fauré’s Requiem with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra\, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Quabbin Valley Pro Musica\, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Hampshire Choral Society\, Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Walpurgisnacht and Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten with The Keene Chorale\, Beethoven’s Mass in C with the South Hadley Chorale\, Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orléans with Odyssey Opera\, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Mozart’s Requiem with the Assabet Valley Mastersingers\, and Bach’s Matthäus-Passion at the 2019 University of Massachusetts at Amherst Bach Festival and Symposium. \nJohn earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he studied voice with Paulina Stark. In addition to maintaining an active performing schedule\, he is a music teacher and choral director at Haverhill High School in Haverhill\, Massachusetts. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Zeugner\, Telegram & Gazette\n In any event\, there was\, as always\, in Music Worcester’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah\, a soul healing\, community-building moment\, for all listeners. The stupendous sounds of that music in the soft blue-white silk of Mechanics Hall\, amid dark almost indistinguishable portraits on high\, is surely tonic to overcome the despicable antics of our national politics. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/chorus-messiah/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:bach,choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/messiah-slide-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230519T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230519T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115643 CREATED:20230316T150556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T124808Z UID:10000120-1684524600-1684530000@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Songs\, She Wrote: Music by Women\, Sung by Women DESCRIPTION:Free Admission\, RSVP required\n \n \n \n CLICK TO RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n Buyers may claim general admission seating on a first-come-first-served basis. \n \n \n \n \n \n TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH\n \n \n \n \n \n 72 Lancaster St\, Worcester\, MA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble\n Directed by Worcester Chorus Associate Director Mark Mummert\, The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble performs several times annually as part of Music Worcester’s season of events and features members of The Worcester Chorus.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n Songs for Women’s VoicesMusic by Gwyneth WalkerPoems by May Swenson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About The Director\n \nMark Mummert (b. 1965) is Cantor at Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)\, Worcester\, MA where he leads the music in all worship services\, conducts the Trinity Choir\, Trinity Choristers\, Trinity Junior Choristers\, and is artistic director of the Music at Trinity fine arts series. \nMark is also the Assistant Director / Accompanist for The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester\, Inc.\, Dr. Chris Shepard\, Artistic Director. \nPrior to moving to Worcester\, Mark was the 2015 Distinguished Visiting Cantor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Mark served as the Director of Worship at Houston’s Christ the King Lutheran Church (2008-2015) and as Seminary Musician at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (1990-2008). \nMark is also a tenor chorister with CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists)\, a professional choral ensemble based in Hartford\, CT. \nMark is a composer of portions of the first musical setting of Holy Communion in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006)\, the commended worship book of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is the editor of Psalm Settings for the Church Year (2008\, Augsburg Fortress) and Music Sourcebook for Lent and Three Days (2010\, Augsburg Fortress). His numerous compositions for Christian worship are available from Augsburg Fortress. \nMark’s recording Reformation Chorales Reformed (2017) includes organ works by J. S. Bach\, Mendelssohn\, Distler\, and Clarke. The album is available for download and for streaming on iTunes\, Spotify\, Amazon\, and Youtube. Numerous recordings are available at Mark’s soundcloud site. \nMark was principal musician for the 2005 National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada\, the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly and Worship Jubilee\, and visiting scholar for Emory University’s Candler School of Theology’s “The Singing Church” Project in 2012. \nAs a singer\, Mark has performed professionally with The Worcester Chorus\, Choral Arts Philadelphia\, the Bach Society Houston\, and the Houston Chamber Choir. Mark’s voice can be heard on the Grammy nominated recordings\, soft blink of amber light and Rothko Chapel. \nMark studied organ with Earl Ness and John Binsfeld and voice with Robert Grooters at Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music. He is currently pursuing vocal studies with Jane Shivick. \nMark maintains an active private studio of voice\, piano\, and organ students. For information on studying with Mark\, contact him at TakeLessons. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/songs-she-wrote/ LOCATION:Trinity Lutheran Church\, 73 Lancaster St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609 CATEGORIES:choral,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/wcwe-new-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230428T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230428T220000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115643 CREATED:20220616T214703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T120801Z UID:10000111-1682712000-1682719200@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert DESCRIPTION:Adult: $29-$45 • Student: $17.50 • Youth (18 & under): $7.50\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Buyers may choose their own assigned seats for this presentation. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester wishes to thank Janice Hitzhusen & James Pease for generously sponsoring this presentation. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert\n Duke Ellington called his Sacred Concert “the most important thing I’ve ever done” when it premiered in 1965 at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral. \nAllmusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell awarded the concert recording 5 stars\, saying “the concert taps into Ellington’s roots in showbiz and African-American culture as well as his evidently deep religious faith\, throwing it all together in the spirit of universality and sealing everything with the stamps of his musical signatures.” \nEbony magazine called the piece “historic”\, situating it as part of a larger movement in the mid-60s that brought together jazz and religion. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n PART IDuke Ellington’s Sacred Concertarr. John Høybye & Peder Pederson \n\nPraise God\nHeaven\nFreedom Suite\nThe Shepherd\nMajesty of God\nCome Sunday\nDavid Danced\nAlmighty God\nT.G.T.T. (Too Good To Title)\nPraise God And Dance\n\nPART IIWhite Heat Swing OrchestraProgram To Be Announced From The Stage  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PERFORMING ENSEMBLES\n THE WORCESTER CHORUSdirected by Chris Shepard \nWHITE HEAT SWING ORCHESTRA \nCLARK UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pre-Concert Lecture\n MORE SACRED THAN USUAL — A pre-concert lecture from Ben Young \n7:00-7:30 PMWashburn Hall \nJoin us for a pre-concert lecture on the program\, free and open to all ticket holders. General admission seating will be available on a first-come-first-served basis in Washburn Hall on the 2nd floor of Mechanics Hall. \nJazz scholar and educator Ben Young has spent 25 years doing first-person research into the history of jazz music\, as learned through direct contact with the musicians and the artifacts of their achievements. He was heard for nearly 25 years as a radio host on WKCR-FM in New York City\, where he hosted programs dealing with the gamut of Jazz and modern improvised music\, and spent a decade as the station’s first Director of Broadcasting and Operations. He has produced\, annotated or researched several hundred historical jazz reissues for major interests (Verve\, RCA/Bluebird\, Mosaic\, Savoy) and independent labels (Triple Point\, Revenant\, Intakt\, Cosmic Myth\, etc.)\, and has written a small number of monographs and articles documenting essential figures of the New York’s 20 th Century jazz scene. His forthcoming work is an exhaustive biography of pianist Cecil Taylor. Since 2009 he has been a staff lecturer in the Swing University program at Jazz at Lincoln Center\, teaching the Jazz 101/201/301 sequence\, and specialized courses on Third Stream music\, Free Jazz\, Ornette Coleman\, and others. Since 2021 he has directed the Jazz History Database at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\n The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester has the unique distinction of being one of the most outstanding on-going choral groups in the United States. Founded in 1858 to sing at the first annual Worcester Music Festival in the newly-built Mechanics Hall\, the 100-member group includes both amateur and professional singers from Worcester County\, northern Connecticut and the Boston area. Its repertoire includes not only choral masterpieces\, but also contemporary literature\, arrangements of American folk songs\, classics from musical theater and commissioned works. Each year the Chorus performs with orchestras and soloists in Mechanics Hall as part of Music Worcester’s main season\, including an annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. The Worcester Chorus has also made guest appearances throughout the Northeast and overseas. \nThe Worcester Chorus has appeared with the Hartford Symphony\, the American Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center\, and the Prague Symphony at Carnegie Hall. The Chorus performed at the 1992 American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Convention in Boston\, and has appeared at the Worcester Music Festival with the Philadelphia Orchestra\, The Rochester Philharmonic\, and the symphonies of Boston\, Baltimore\, and Detroit. \nArtistic Director Dr. Christopher Shepard has been with the Chorus since 2009. Mark Mummert joined the ensemble as Assistant Director in 2019. \n \n \n \n \n \n White Heat Swing Orchestra\n The full White Heat Swing Orchestra is a hot swing band with a national reputation that is a music landmark for visitors to the Boston area. It recorded for Warner Brothers\, Walt Disney Motion Pictures\, backed up Norah Jones\, Tony Bennett\, Cab Calloway\, Lou Rawls in concert\, and won Boston Magazine’s “Best Dance Band” award. In addition to energetic swing music\, WHSO also plays Rhythm and Blues and Motown\, Sinatra and salsa. It was the house band at the legendary Roxy in Boston for four years where it performed for near 2 million dancing patrons over a four year run\, featured at the Harvard Eliot House Spring Fete undergraduate dance from 2014-2019. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Janinah Burnett\, soprano soloist \n Raised in jazz music\, Janinah Burnett is the daughter of legendary jazz drummer Carl Burnett and writer/educator/artist Imani Constance. As a child\, Janinah was surrounded by Horace Silver\, Freddie Hubbard\, Eddie Harris\, Nancy Wilson\, George Cables\, Billy Higgins\, and many others who inspired her early musical beginnings. This innovative and exceptionally artistic beginning led to a myriad of musical activities throughout Janinah’s formative years. While in school at the Hamilton Music Academy in Los Angeles\, Janinah won the solo vocal jazz competition at Cal State Fullerton\, propelling her desire to serve her artistic muse and study vocal jazz music at Spelman College. Never wishing to be limited to any one genre\, Janinah was clear she wanted to be able use her voice to sing all styles. During her time at Spelman\, Janinah continued her jazz studies and was a member of the Spelman College Jazz Ensemble. Janinah participated in a host of private events and engagements including singing for Margaret Thatcher\, several performances with the Atlanta Symphony\, singing with the great Ray Charles\, and at a private birthday party celebration for Oprah Winfrey at the home of Maya Angelou. However\, she was intrigued and inspired by her classmates who excelled in classical music styles\, most specifically Art Song\, Sprituals\, and Opera. Her classmates’ excellence\, inspiration from role models of color who excelled in the field of classical music\, and many singing and performance opportunities allowed Janinah to get well acquainted with varying classical music styles. This encouraged Janinah to take the path toward Art Song and Opera. Janinah continued her music studies at the Eastman School of Music where she received a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance and Literature. Janinah’s experiences and opportunities while at Eastman were riveting. While there\, she studied with accomplished musicians who guided and instructed her immensely. Each summer while at Eastman\, Janinah studied Italian at the Centro Studi Di Italiani in Urbania as a participant in the Oberlin in Italy program. In the program she not only learned Italian but had many study and performance opportunities in opera. Her second year in Urbania\, Janinah learned and performed the role of Violetta in La Traviata with orchestra in two large opera houses. \nAnother major role Janinah learned and performed at Eastman was the role of Mimì in La Bohème. Directly following those performances and upon graduation from Eastman\, Janinah joined the cast of Baz Lurhmann’s La Bohème on Broadway as Mimì and thrilled audiences. Several exciting events occurred as a result of this show including her performances on the Tony Awards\, performances at esteemed events for Prada and Tiffany’s\, and her win of the LA Theater Alliance’s Ovation Award\, to name a few. Janinah was even featured in the National Enquirer! \nDirectly after the whirlwind that was La Bohème on Broadway\, Janinah joined an International tour of Porgy and Bess as Clara and Bess. On this tour she sang in several major opera houses in Austria\, Japan\, Italy\, Germany\, Sweden\, Denmark. Upon returning to the US\, Janinah sang the following leading roles: Violetta in La Traviata\, Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni\, Norina in Don Pasquale\, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi\, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier\, Margru in Amistad\, Marguerite in Faust\, Leïla in Les Pecheurs de Perles\, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte\, Micaëla in Carmen\, Suzanna in Le Nozze Di Figaro\, Mimì in La Bohème\, and many others in over 25 international and domestic cites. \nJaninah’s brilliant technique and exceptional character interpretations led her to join the Metropolitan Opera Company for their productions of Carmen\, La Bohème\, Parsifal\, Le Nozze di Figaro\, La Rondine\, The Enchanted Island\, Iphigénie en Tauride\, Elektra\, and Manon. Janinah made her MET debut as Bianca in La Rondine and spent eight seasons singing at the MET. During this time\, Janinah performed with the likes of Plácido Domingo\, Susan Graham\, Paul Groves\, Angela Georgiu\, Roberto Alagna\, Dwayne Croft\, Samuel Ramey\, Jonas Kaufmann\, Ramón Vargus\, and many others. Also during this time\, Janinah sang the role of Lucy in Treemonisha with Grace Bumbry and Willard White. She also sang Leila in John Adams’ I was Looking at the Ceiling and Suddenly Saw the Sky\, both productions were performed at the Théatre du Châtélet in Paris which were huge successes featuring people of color and dealing with controversial socio-political themes. \nBuilding a career as a successful\, consistently working artist\, Janinah was called upon for many world premiers. The first being Three Mo’ Divas\, sister group to Three Mo’ Tenors\, in which she worked with the virtuosic pianist/producer/arranger Joseph Joubert. Janinah originated the role of “Diva” and enjoyed performing genres that inspired and influenced her\, including jazz and R&B. This foray into theater was more intimate and called for dancing and acting di erent from opera\, a challenge Janinah rose to meet. Her subsequent world premier presentation was starring as “Harriet Tubman” in Nkeiru Okoye’s opera Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Road to Freedom presented by American Opera Projects. \nAdditionally\, Janinah recreated the role of “Lolo\, the VooDoo Queen” in Harlem Renaissance composer Harry Lawrence Freeman’s revival of VooDoo to much acclaim\, earning her a glowing The New York Times review and feature. Janinah was also featured on the cover of the Arts Section of The Washington Post. Janinah is in high demand and has recently returned to Broadway\, where her professional career began. She is currently making appearances as “Carlotta Giudicelli” and “the Innkeeper’s Wife” in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Working on Phantom has been a welcomed gift allowing Janinah to make her home in NYC and focus on creative musical projects near and dear to her heart. Janinah currently produces her own solo concerts of diverse vocal styles. These diverse vocal stylings are presented on her debut album entitled Love the Color of Your Butterfly. Love the Color of Your Butterfly is a foray into the fusion of classical\, jazz\, and other popular idioms delivered with exceptional musicianship and emotional authenticity. This presentation of musical literature is reimagined by Janinah with the assistance of some of the world’s finest jazz musicians including Sullivan Fortner\, Christian Sands\, Casey Benjamin\, and Terreon Gully who produced the album. \nAdditionally\, Janinah produces performances of her own writings juxtaposed with photography\, art songs\, freedom songs\, and spirituals entitled I\, Too Sing America: A Lament for the Fallen which exists to provide quality performances rooted in education\, activism\, committed artistic expression\, and healing while honoring those who have been killed due to social injustice. Janinah’s artistry is far reaching and while she is moved to present the music of the past and present in innovative artful ways\, she is also inspired to assist the future generations of singing artists. In her vocal studio La Janinah Voice Studio she privately teaches some of today’s rising singing stars and regularly presents masterclasses to students at colleges across the US. www.janinahburnett.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joyce Tamer\, Telegram & Gazette\n The Worcester Chorus is truly a local gem. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/ellington/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,contemporary,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/apr-28-new-slide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230226T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230226T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115644 CREATED:20220616T214417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T193525Z UID:10000109-1677427200-1677434400@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:An Afternoon at the Opera DESCRIPTION:Adult: $39-$55 • Student: $17.50 • Youth (18 & under): $7.50\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Buyers may choose their own assigned seats for this presentation. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring: \nThe Worcester ChorusChris Shepard\, artistic director \nNew England Repertory OrchestraCailin Marcel Manson\, artistic director \nMaster Singers of WorcesterEdward Tyler\, artistic director \nThe Worcester Children’s ChorusPamela Mindell\, artistic director \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n An Afternoon at the Opera\n An Afternoon at the Opera will feature a breathtaking program of choruses and arias from your favorite classic works of opera\, brought to our audience by the joined forces of some of New England’s foremost choral and instrumental ensembles. \nDirectors Chris Shepard (The Worcester Chorus)\, Cailin Marcel Manson (New England Repertory Orchestra)\, and Edward Tyler (Master Singers of Worcester) with Pamela Mindell (Worcester Children’s Chorus) will share the podium in conducting this spectacular collaboration of ensembles on stage at historic Mechanics Hall. \nClick each name below to read more about the incredible ensembles\, directors\, and soloists performing in this presentation: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\n The Worcester Chorus\, under the sponsorship of Music Worcester\, Inc.\, has the unique distinction of being one of the most outstanding on-going choral groups in the United States. Founded in 1858 to sing at the first annual Worcester Music Festival in the newly-built Mechanics Hall\, the 100-member group includes both amateur and professional singers from Worcester County and throughout Southern New England. \nIts repertoire includes not only the western world’s finest choral masterpieces\, but also contemporary literature\, arrangements of American folk songs\, classics from the musical theater and commissioned works. Each year the Chorus performs with orchestras and soloists in Mechanics Hall and throughout Greater Worcester\, including an annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. The Worcester Chorus has also made guest appearances at world famous venues (including Carnegie Hall) throughout the Northeast and overseas. \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\, Artistic Director (The Worcester Chorus)\n Now in his thirteenth year as conductor of the Worcester Chorus\, Chris Shepard also serves as Artistic Director of the Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA)\, the state’s oldest professional choir\, and the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey.  His choirs have collaborated with a number of orchestras\, such as the Juilliard Orchestra\, the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra\, in venues that include Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center and Radio City Music Hall in New York\, as well as the Royal Festival Hall in London and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.  Chris has prepared choirs for major international conductors\, including Yannick Nézet-Séguin\, Simone Young\, Carlos Miguel Prieto and William Boughton\, as well as for Broadway legend Patti Lupone and Ray Davies of the Kinks.  He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2015\, and made his conducting debut with the New Haven Symphony in 2016. Chris returned to America in 2008 after a dozen years in Sydney\, Australia\, where he founded the Sydneian Bach Choir and Orchestra. \nHe led their BACH 2010\, a project to perform all of Bach’s choral cantatas.  Under his direction\, the ensemble performed over eighty cantatas\, as well as the two Passions\, B Minor Mass\, and Christmas Oratorio; they completed the cantata cycle in 2013.  In addition to the music of J.S. Bach\, Chris has conducted many staples of the choral-orchestral repertoire\, and he has commissioned and premiered a number of new choral works in both Australia and America.  He also leads two of the longest-running annual Messiah performances in America\, with the Worcester Chorus and at Carnegie Hall with the Masterwork Chorus. \nA committed music educator\, Chris has served on the faculty of the Taft School\, Sydney Grammar School\, Hotchkiss Summer Portals\, and Holy Cross College.  He founded the Litchfield County Children’s Choir in 1990\, and has conducted numerous middle and high school festival choirs in New England\, New York and Australia.  He presented two documentaries with SBS-TV\, an Australian national public television network\, and has given several presentations at conferences for American Choral Directors Association and Australian National Kodàly Association.  Chris has been a guest conductor at Emmanuel Church in Boston\, a church renowned for its four-decade Bach cantata project\, and he currently serves as Music Director of St John’s Episcopal Church in Stamford\, Connecticut.  He led the Dessoff Choir in New York City from 2010 to 2016. \nA pianist and keyboard continuist\, Chris holds degrees from the Hartt School\, the Yale School of Music (where he studied choral conducting with Marguerite Brooks) and the University of Sydney.  He researched the performance history of Bach’s B Minor Mass in New York City for his PhD in Musicology; his dissertation won the American Choral Directors Association’s 2012 Julius Herford Prize for outstandingdoctoral thesis in choral music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The New England Repertory Orchestra\n Founded during the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the New England Repertory Orchestra is the result of a call amongst musicians in the region to a common purpose and a common love. Staffed with local professionals\, a core ensemble was formed with the goal of recruiting a roster of musicians more representative of the diversity we see in our society. \nNew England Repertory Orchestra knows that music can uplift and sustain hearts\, change minds\, and catalyze positive and restorative change.  \nNERO honors diverse voices through the performance of both new and past works by underrepresented composers\, while offering fresh performances and insights on repertoire by composers that are familiar\, as well as feature some of those artists’ historically neglected works. \nNERO is committed to being present in our community and engaging it in its programming. We create a place of belonging and a network for symphonic musicians — particularly artists of color — to have an artistic home year-round. \nWE are not only professional orchestral musicians — we are a connective part of the community\, working to be of greater service. \n \n \n \n \n \n Cailin Marcel Manson\, Artistic Director (New England Repertory Orchestra)\n Cailin Marcel Manson\, baritone and conductor\, a Philadelphia native\, has toured as a soloist and master teacher at major concert venues throughout the United States\, Europe and Asia with many organizations\, including the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart\, SWR Sinfonieorchester\, Taipei Philharmonic\, Bayerische Staatsoper – Münchner Opernfestspiele\, Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia\, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia\, Teatro La Fenice\, Teatro San Carlo\, Konservatorium Oslo\, and the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. \nHe has also been a guest cantor and soloist at some of the world’s most famous churches and cathedrals\, including Notre Dame\, Sacré-Coeur\, and La Madeleine in Paris\, San Marco in Venice\, Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence\, San Salvatore in Montalcino\, Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome\, Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche in Leipzig\, and Wieskirche in Steingaden. Cailin has held positions as Music Director of the Vorarlberger Musikfest\, Music Director and Conductor Laureate of the Chamber Symphony of Atlantic City\, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Montgomery County Youth Orchestra\, Chair of Vocal Studies at the Hazleton Conservatory for the Performing Arts\, Director of Music at The Putney School\, and as Music Director of the Bennington County Choral Society. He has also served as a member of the faculty of the Vermont Governor’s Institute on the Arts and the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary. He also founded and directed the Germantown Institute for the Vocal Arts and the Germantown Concert Chorus. \nCailin is a frequent guest conductor\, clinician\, presenter\, panelist\, and adjudicator for conventions\, conferences\, competitions\, and music festivals. Cailin studied voice performance at Temple University\, and opera performance and orchestral conducting at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Master Singers of Worcester\n The Master Singers of Worcester is dedicated to performing high quality choral music for the enjoyment and education of the performer and listener. \nFounded in 1976\, The Master Singers of Worcester\, Inc. (MSW) has distinguished itself through consistent\, high quality presentations of a wide range of great choral music spanning several centuries. Our repertoire includes not only more familiar masterworks\, but also lesser known sacred and secular choral works as well as many first performances and area premieres of works by contemporary composers. \nWe are a self-supporting\, non-profit\, volunteer-administered and professionally directed community chorus for men and women from young adult to senior.  MSW performs three to four concerts annually. The chorus numbers approximately 30 members from Worcester and surrounding communities as well as the newly formed Manchester\, CT chapter. Edward Tyler has directed the chorus since the fall of 2017. \nThe Master Singers of Worcester invite all interested singers to join our chorus.  Weekly rehearsals are held from 7 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday Evenings at the Manchester High School and Wednesday evenings at the Salem Covenant Church in Worcester\, and are generally open to the public for the first few rehearsals for each concert to give interested singers a chance to check us out. Membership is by audition\, and members pay annual dues\, purchase their own music\, and are expected to volunteer their time in serving various organizational needs. We welcome talented high school\, college and graduate school students for internships. \n \n \n \n \n \n Edward Tyler\, Artistic Director (Master Singers of Worcester)\n Edward Tyler\, a native of Auburn\, New York\, received his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Connecticut\, where he served as Graduate Assistant to Dr. Peter Bagley. He earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the Crane School of Music\, where he studied conducting with Brock McElheran & Calvin Gage\, and composition with Elliot DelBorgo. \nMr. Tyler is currently the Director of Choral Music and Drama at Manchester High School\, a position he has held for the past 32 years. At MHS\, he directs four choral ensembles and a handbell choir\, teaches courses in music theory\, piano\, digital music\, and theatrical design\, and directed the school’s dramatic and music theatre offerings for 26 years. Mr. Tyler has also taught music theory and ear training at The University of Connecticut and conducted the University Chorale at Central Connecticut State University. He has been a professional vocalist for his entire adult life\, as both a freelance soloist and as a member of The Woodland Scholars\, CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists)\, and several church choirs in the greater Hartford area. \nMr. Tyler is a composer of choral music with over 70 titles to his name\, and he has enjoyed performances of his works by groups across the United States and Canada. During a brief hiatus from writing music\, he turned his attention to educational materials and completed two textbooks: “Music Literacy for the High School Vocalist\, Volumes 1-4\,” and “A Comprehensive Study of Music Theory.” His music literacy books are currently being used by more than two dozen school districts in Connecticut\, New York\, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Tyler is a popular clinician\, lecturer\, and adjudicator\, and has presented programs throughout New England and New York. \nAway from the music world\, he finds respite in dogs\, travel\, golf\, and cooking. As a self-taught cook\, one of his “Bucket List” dreams is preparing a recipe on the Food Network. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Children's Chorus\n The mission of the Worcester Children’s Chorus is to enrich the lives of children ages 8-18 by providing quality musical experiences through training in choral singing. WCC’s ensembles enhance young people’s lives\, helping them to develop qualities of self-reliance\, personal integrity\, compassion\, and confidence in their abilities. We are thrilled to be celebrating our 15th Anniversary this year and collaborating with the Worcester Chorus\, Master Singers of Worcester\, the Pakachoag School of Music\, Salisbury Singers\, and Assumption University.\nWCC ensembles will also be performing with Jazz Hamilton’s Carnevale at Mechanics Hall and Worcester Art Museum’s Flora in Winter. Highlights of past seasons include: Performances at Carnegie Hall (2015 and 2017); Concert tours to New Orleans\, LA (2016) and Canada (2018); Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion with the Worcester Chorus; Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with several choruses in Central Massachusetts; James MacMillan’s Passion According to Saint Luke with WPI and Trinity Lutheran Church; and collaborations with several other area choruses and orchestras.\n \n \n \n \n \n Pamela Mindell\, Artistic Director (Worcester Children's Chorus)\n Pamela Mindell is Artistic Director of the Worcester Children’s Chorus\, where she directs the Bel Canto and Cantare ensembles. Under her direction\, the WCC singers have performed at Carnegie Hall in both 2015 and 2017 and have toured to New Orleans and Canada. In addition to her work with WCC\, Pamela is also Music Director of the Cambridge Community Chorus\, an adult chorus with 120 members. She has served on the faculties of Smith College\, Clark University\, and College of the Holy Cross. During her tenure\, the Holy Cross choirs traveled to Italy and Spain\, as well as throughout the Northeastern United States\, singing in such venues as Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Other performance highlights include a concert of Sacred Latin American music with renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw\, and Osvaldo Golijov’s Pasion segun San Marco\, as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. Pamela served as Artistic Director of the Hotchkiss Summer Portals Vocal Chamber Program (CT) for high school singers for ten years. She has been active as guest conductor and adjudicator throughout New England. \n\nAs a soprano\, Pamela has performed in several recitals with mezzo-soprano Justina Golden. She has sung with The Boston Secession and Emmanuel Music in Boston. Pamela holds a doctorate in Choral Conducting from Yale University\, a master’s degree in Music Education with Kodàly Certification from The Hartt School\, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Princeton University. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Janinah Burnett\, Soprano Soloist\n Raised in jazz music\, Janinah Burnett is the daughter of legendary jazz drummer Carl Burnett and writer/educator/artist Imani Constance. As a child\, Janinah was surrounded by Horace Silver\, Freddie Hubbard\, Eddie Harris\, Nancy Wilson\, George Cables\, Billy Higgins\, and many others who inspired her early musical beginnings. This innovative and exceptionally artistic beginning led to a myriad of musical activities throughout Janinah’s formative years. While in school at the Hamilton Music Academy in Los Angeles\, Janinah won the solo vocal jazz competition at Cal State Fullerton\, propelling her desire to serve her artistic muse and study vocal jazz music at Spelman College. Never wishing to be limited to any one genre\, Janinah was clear she wanted to be able use her voice to sing all styles. During her time at Spelman\, Janinah continued her jazz studies and was a member of the Spelman College Jazz Ensemble. Janinah participated in a host of private events and engagements including singing for Margaret Thatcher\, several performances with the Atlanta Symphony\, singing with the great Ray Charles\, and at a private birthday party celebration for Oprah Winfrey at the home of Maya Angelou. However\, she was intrigued and inspired by her classmates who excelled in classical music styles\, most specifically Art Song\, Sprituals\, and Opera. Her classmates’ excellence\, inspiration from role models of color who excelled in the field of classical music\, and many singing and performance opportunities allowed Janinah to get well acquainted with varying classical music styles. This encouraged Janinah to take the path toward Art Song and Opera. Janinah continued her music studies at the Eastman School of Music where she received a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance and Literature. Janinah’s experiences and opportunities while at Eastman were riveting. While there\, she studied with accomplished musicians who guided and instructed her immensely. Each summer while at Eastman\, Janinah studied Italian at the Centro Studi Di Italiani in Urbania as a participant in the Oberlin in Italy program. In the program she not only learned Italian but had many study and performance opportunities in opera. Her second year in Urbania\, Janinah learned and performed the role of Violetta in La Traviata with orchestra in two large opera houses. \nAnother major role Janinah learned and performed at Eastman was the role of Mimì in La Bohème. Directly following those performances and upon graduation from Eastman\, Janinah joined the cast of Baz Lurhmann’s La Bohème on Broadway as Mimì and thrilled audiences. Several exciting events occurred as a result of this show including her performances on the Tony Awards\, performances at esteemed events for Prada and Tiffany’s\, and her win of the LA Theater Alliance’s Ovation Award\, to name a few. Janinah was even featured in the National Enquirer! \nDirectly after the whirlwind that was La Bohème on Broadway\, Janinah joined an International tour of Porgy and Bess as Clara and Bess. On this tour she sang in several major opera houses in Austria\, Japan\, Italy\, Germany\, Sweden\, Denmark. Upon returning to the US\, Janinah sang the following leading roles: Violetta in La Traviata\, Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni\, Norina in Don Pasquale\, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi\, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier\, Margru in Amistad\, Marguerite in Faust\, Leïla in Les Pecheurs de Perles\, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte\, Micaëla in Carmen\, Suzanna in Le Nozze Di Figaro\, Mimì in La Bohème\, and many others in over 25 international and domestic cites. \nJaninah’s brilliant technique and exceptional character interpretations led her to join the Metropolitan Opera Company for their productions of Carmen\, La Bohème\, Parsifal\, Le Nozze di Figaro\, La Rondine\, The Enchanted Island\, Iphigénie en Tauride\, Elektra\, and Manon. Janinah made her MET debut as Bianca in La Rondine and spent eight seasons singing at the MET. During this time\, Janinah performed with the likes of Plácido Domingo\, Susan Graham\, Paul Groves\, Angela Georgiu\, Roberto Alagna\, Dwayne Croft\, Samuel Ramey\, Jonas Kaufmann\, Ramón Vargus\, and many others. Also during this time\, Janinah sang the role of Lucy in Treemonisha with Grace Bumbry and Willard White. She also sang Leila in John Adams’ I was Looking at the Ceiling and Suddenly Saw the Sky\, both productions were performed at the Théatre du Châtélet in Paris which were huge successes featuring people of color and dealing with controversial socio-political themes. \nBuilding a career as a successful\, consistently working artist\, Janinah was called upon for many world premiers. The first being Three Mo’ Divas\, sister group to Three Mo’ Tenors\, in which she worked with the virtuosic pianist/producer/arranger Joseph Joubert. Janinah originated the role of “Diva” and enjoyed performing genres that inspired and influenced her\, including jazz and R&B. This foray into theater was more intimate and called for dancing and acting di erent from opera\, a challenge Janinah rose to meet. Her subsequent world premier presentation was starring as “Harriet Tubman” in Nkeiru Okoye’s opera Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Road to Freedom presented by American Opera Projects. \nAdditionally\, Janinah recreated the role of “Lolo\, the VooDoo Queen” in Harlem Renaissance composer Harry Lawrence Freeman’s revival of VooDoo to much acclaim\, earning her a glowing The New York Times review and feature. Janinah was also featured on the cover of the Arts Section of The Washington Post. Janinah is in high demand and has recently returned to Broadway\, where her professional career began. She is currently making appearances as “Carlotta Giudicelli” and “the Innkeeper’s Wife” in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Working on Phantom has been a welcomed gift allowing Janinah to make her home in NYC and focus on creative musical projects near and dear to her heart. Janinah currently produces her own solo concerts of diverse vocal styles. These diverse vocal stylings are presented on her debut album entitled Love the Color of Your Butterfly. Love the Color of Your Butterfly is a foray into the fusion of classical\, jazz\, and other popular idioms delivered with exceptional musicianship and emotional authenticity. This presentation of musical literature is reimagined by Janinah with the assistance of some of the world’s finest jazz musicians including Sullivan Fortner\, Christian Sands\, Casey Benjamin\, and Terreon Gully who produced the album. \nAdditionally\, Janinah produces performances of her own writings juxtaposed with photography\, art songs\, freedom songs\, and spirituals entitled I\, Too Sing America: A Lament for the Fallen which exists to provide quality performances rooted in education\, activism\, committed artistic expression\, and healing while honoring those who have been killed due to social injustice. Janinah’s artistry is far reaching and while she is moved to present the music of the past and present in innovative artful ways\, she is also inspired to assist the future generations of singing artists. In her vocal studio La Janinah Voice Studio she privately teaches some of today’s rising singing stars and regularly presents masterclasses to students at colleges across the US. www.janinahburnett.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Albert Lee\, Tenor Soloist\n A native of New Haven\, Dr. Albert Lee was previously on the faculty at the University of Nevada\, Reno\, where he was associate professor of voice and opera and served as faculty adviser to the Black Student Organization and the Phi Beta chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. At the University of Nevada\, Reno\, he was also chair of the Faculty Diversity Committee and a member of the Academic Honesty and Conduct Review Board and the Chief Diversity Officer Advisory Board. \nLee has delivered lectures on American Art Song: Reframing and Reforming the Canon and The Musical Legacy of Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance at prestigious institutions throughout the United States\, and\, at the University of Nevada\, Reno\, in 2017\, gave a compelling TEDx presentation titled When I Sing the Anthem. His essay “All You Have Gotten is Tokenism” was published in Prejudice\, Stigma\, Privilege\, and Oppression: A Behavioral Health Handbook (Springer International Publishing\, 2020). \nA classically trained vocalist\, Lee has performed with such celebrated ensembles as the Cincinnati Opera\, Opera Las Vegas\, Opera Steamboat\, Palm Beach Opera\, and Philadelphia Orchestra. He appears as a soloist on Sinfonia da Camera’s 2013 recording\, on Albany Records\, of George Walker’s Lilacs\, for voice and orchestra\, which won the composer the 1996 Pulitzer Prize\, and has recorded with the American Spiritual Ensemble and the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh. \nAt the Yale School of Music\, Lee teaches in the academic-studies area and serves as Director of Equity\, Belonging\, and Student Life—­contributing to the development of the curriculum\, creating initiatives for students\, faculty\, and staff\, and overseeing student participation on University committees and in affinity groups and student government. \nLee earned his bachelor-of-music degree cum laude from the University of Connecticut\, his master-of-music degree from The Juilliard School\, and his doctor-of-music degree from Florida State University\, where his doctoral treatise examined The Poetic Voice of Langston Hughes in American Art Song.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PROGRAM\n Verdi\, Overture (La forza del destino)Mascagni\, Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana)Bizet\, Habanera (Carmen)Bizet\, March of the Toreadors (Carmen)Verdi\, Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)Verdi\, Anvil Chorus (Il trovatore)Verdi\, Brindisi (La traviata)Puccini\, Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly)Wagner\, Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin)Walker\, Lilacs (Lilacs for voice & orchestra)Okoye\, Arias (Harriet Tubman)Humperdinck\, Evening Prayer (Hansel and Gretel)Handel\, Ombra mai fu (Xerxes) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joyce Tamer\, Telegram & Gazette\n The Worcester Chorus is truly a local gem. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/opera/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/chorus-3-slide-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230101 DTSTAMP:20240329T115644 CREATED:20220616T213601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T132410Z UID:10000104-1670198400-1672531199@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:The Worcester Chorus: Handel Messiah (On Demand Video) DESCRIPTION:ON DEMAND RENTAL$17 ($15 TICKET + $2 FEE)\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VOCAL SOLOISTS\nKatharine Dain\, soprano\nSarah Rose Taylor\, mezzo-soprano\nDaniel McGrew\, tenor\nJermaine Woodard\, baritone\n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester thanks the following sponsors of this presentation: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ON DEMAND VIDEO RENTAL\n Click “Buy Tickets” to rent access through the end of December 2022 to our recording of The Worcester Chorus’ performance of Handel Messiah at Mechancis Hall on December 3\, 2022. Program details below: \nDirected by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and beyond. \nThe chorus will be joined on stage by vocal soloists and the Worcester Festival Orchestra. Read below for more information on each soloist: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\n Directed by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and beyond. \nThe chorus will be joined on stage by vocal soloists and the Worcester Festival Orchestra. Read below for more information on each soloist: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katharine Dain\, soprano\n \n\n \nAmerican-Dutch soprano Katharine Dain performs opera\, chamber music\, orchestral repertoire\, and oratorio on international stages and is a probing curator and collaborator on many kinds of creative projects. Highlights of recent seasons include a debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Antony Hermus in the premiere of a commissioned work by Bram Kortekaas\, Mozart Don Giovanni (Donna Anna) with the Orchestra of the 18th Century and the Armel Opera Festival\, orchestral song cycles of Dutilleux\, Saariaho\, and Berlioz with ensembles including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Tapiola Sinfonietta\, and songs of Berg and Zemlinsky arranged and conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw. Dain’s recent album Regards sur l’Infini with pianist Sam Armstrong\, featuring Messiaen Poèmes pour Mi and songs by Debussy\, Delbos\, Dutilleux\, and Saariaho\, won the 2021 Edison Klassiek for Best Debut and was widely praised in the press (“an extraordinarily polished and thought-through disc … glowing” —The Guardian). Her performance in the the Clermont-Ferrand International Competition\, called a “revelation” by Diapason\, led to her debut as Konstanze in Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the opera houses of Clermont-Ferrand\, Avignon\, Rouen\, Massy\, and Reims. \nA passionate advocate for music of the 20th and 21st centuries\, Dain first appeared with the Dutch National Opera in Claude Vivier Kopernikus and has since revisted the opera in North and South America. In the 2021-’22 season\, she will be both singer and co-creator (with conductor Manoj Kamps\, director Lisenka Heijboer Castañón\, and Asko|Schönberg) on a new production for the DNO’s Opera Forward Festival. She works frequently with ensembles known for experimental and multidisciplinary projects\, and she is often called for jump-ins of unusual concert repertoire\, which has led to invitations at the Concertgebouw’s Zaterdagmatinee Kleine Zaal recital series\, the Holland Festival\, and the West Cork and Aldeburgh Festivals (among others) in works by Andriessen\, Gubaidulina\, Korngold\, Marx\, Nono\, Orff\, Ravel\, Shostakovich\, Tavener\, and van de Putte. \nDain is equally at home in orchestral repertoire\, oratorio\, chamber music\, and song. Some favorite past performances include Matthäus-Passion with the Academy of Ancient Music and the Choir of King’s College Cambridge\, Messiah in Carnegie Hall\, Mozart Requiem with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, Stravinsky Les Noces with the New York City Ballet\, and Brahms Requiem with Cappella Amsterdam. A passionate promoter of chamber music and song\, Dain has co-founded several ensembles\, including Damask Vocal Quartet\, whose 2018 album O schöne Nacht\, featuring music of Brahms and his contemporaries\, won France’s Choc de Classica award. She has performed with the Quiroga\, Ragazze\, Navarra\, Van Brugh\, Carducci\, Callino\, and Momenta string quartets and is a frequent guest on international chamber music festivals and series. \nDain holds degrees from Harvard University\, Guildhall School of Music and Drama\, and Mannes College of Music\, and she currently lives in Rotterdam. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Sarah Rose Taylor\, mezzo-soprano\n \nMezzo-Soprano Sarah Rose Taylor is in increasing demand for her versatile voice and compelling musicianship. The warmth and beauty of her voice is admired by audiences and critics alike\, with The Boston Musical Intelligencer writing “sung with gorgeous shading and intensity…whose clarity and focus brought the audience to rapt attention\, setting just the right mood for the transition to the drama of the final movement.” (Urlicht from Mahler’s Symphony No.2\, Resurrection) \nHaving appeared as a soloist in Austria\, France\, Germany\, Italy and The Bahamas\, Ms Taylor maintains an active schedule across the United States\, including recital engagements in Houston\, Los Angeles\, New York\, Phoenix\, San Francisco\, and Washington DC. In 2014\, she performed her Weill Carnegie Hall solo debut singing selections of Elgar’s Sea Pictures. Ms Taylor has also appeared as a finalist in both the Peter Elvins Vocal Competition (Cambridge\, MA) and the Talents Lyriques\, Reims Voix Sacrées Competition (Reims\, France) and most recently as a semi-finalist in the Premiere Opera Foundation with NYIOP. \nIn 2015\, MSR Classics released Ms. Taylor’s solo debut CD of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder\, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and ‘The Angel’s Farewell’ from The Dream of Gerontius\, which has been reviewed as “lends her rich\, dark mezzo to the lush texture of the work.” Fanfare; “Sarah Rose Taylor’s voice is warm\, radiant and creamy…first class…” Music & Vision\, Sydney; “Ms. Taylor’s ravishing voice… filled with lyrical tenderness and power as needed. I am very impressed with her vocal artistry. It (Wagner/Elgar CD) is unforgettable and Sarah Rose Taylor is a marvel!” Gapplegate Music Review. \nMs. Taylor’s wide ranging oratorio repertoire has included solo role performances of Bach’s Mass in B Minor\, Handel’s Messiah and Judas Maccabaeus\, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War\, Debussy’s Cantate La Damoiselle Elue and Arvo Pärt’s Passio. In 2015 she sang with The Tallis Scholars\, directed by Peter Phillips\, for Carnegie Hall’s Spem in alium Tallis Project. In 2022\, she performed a concert of Operatic Arias by Handel and Purcell with the Choir of St. Thomas Fifth Avenue and New York Baroque Incorporated for their Concert honoring The Saint George’s Society of New York\, directed by Dr. Jeremy Filsell. \nIn December she will be the alto soloist for Handel’s Messiah in Worcester\, Massachusetts and in New York City. She will perform with the Worcester Chorus at Mechanics Hall\, directed by Dr. Christopher Shepard and St Thomas Episcopal Church\, Fifth Avenue in New York City\, directed by Dr. Jeremy Filsell. \nOn the operatic stage\, Ms. Taylor’s roles have included Marcellina and Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro\, Third Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte\, La Badessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica\, Sally in Barber’s A Hand of Bridge\, and Francisco in the world premier of Bruce Saylor’s The Image Maker. Most recently she performed ‘Se Romeo’ from Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi with the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz\, Austria. \nIn the summer of 2022\, she has been invited to perform the role of Schwertleite\, one of the Valkyries\, in Wagner’s Die Walküre with the Berlin Dramatic Voices Program and she will also be performing the role of second norn in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung and Laura in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda with the New York Dramatic Voices program.In 2022 she joins the chorus and comprimario roster of the Boston Lyric Opera. \nBorn in England\, Sarah Rose Taylor grew up in a rich musical choral tradition\, singing in many of England’s Cathedrals with the Royal School of Church Music’s Southern Cathedral Singers. Since moving to the USA\, she has been a member of several professional choirs in New York City\, Charleston\, SC and Boston\, MA. Ms Taylor has a Master’s degree and an Artist Diploma in Vocal Performance from The Aaron Copland School of Music in New York City where she studied with Sherry Overholt. She continues private study with Metropolitan Opera singer\, Jennifer Rowley and Dramatic Soprano\, Barbara Quintiliani and coaches with former Metropolitan Opera conductor\, Steven Crawford. She also has degrees in French Studies from the British Institute in Paris and a Maîtrise in French Language Teaching from La Sorbonne\, Paris.\n \n \n \n \n \n Daniel McGrew\, tenor\n \nA winner of the 2021 Young Concert Artists International auditions\, Daniel McGrew is an active performer of a broad range of repertoires spanning opera\, musical theatre\, early\, and new music. Most recently\, Daniel has been seen at the Marlboro Music Festival in performances of Beethoven and Schumann\, as a guest artist at Songfest for the world premiere of John Harbison’s Poems for Robin and as a guest at the Tanglewood Music Center for the American-premiere of George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Lessons in Love and Violence\, under the baton of the composer. His upcoming performances include debuts at The Kennedy Center and New York’s Merkin Hall as a recent winner of the 2021 Young Concert Artist Auditions in addition to appearances with the Buffalo Chamber Music Society\, Pro Musica Columbus and Mirror Visions Ensemble. \nRecent operatic appearances include Harlekin in Ullman’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis\, and the title roles in Bernstein’s Candide and Charpentier’s La descente d’Orphée aux enfers\, each at the University of Michigan and under the direction of Matthew Ozawa. As part of the Tanglewood Music Center’s celebration of the Bernstein centennial\, Daniel performed François in A Quiet Place\, directed by Peter Kazaras. Additional highlights include title roles in Britten’s Albert Herring and Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo\, Contino Belfiore in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera\, Ecclitico in Haydn’s Il mondo della luna\, and Toquemada in Ravel’s L’heure Espagnole\, all at the Oberlin Conservatory. He recently joined Opera Colorado for the recording of Gerald Cohen and Deborah Brevoort’s Steal a Pencil for Me\, which the company premiered in 2018. \nAlso at Tanglewood\, Daniel received mentorship from Dawn Upshaw\, Sanford Sylvan and Stephanie Blythe\, culminating in performances of Britten’s Les illuminations\, sacred works of Heirich Schütz\, Schubert ensembles with Emmanuel Ax\, and\, for the Festival of Contemporary Music\, Kurtág’s Three Ancient Inscriptions. On his performance of those songs\, the Boston Globe lauded Daniel’s “viciously beautiful timbre;” Classical Scene praised his “intense concentration\,… clarity\, and ferocity.” Additional performances of new music include the role of Jesus in the premier of Robert Kyr’s oratorio\, Transfiguration\, with Yale Camerata\, Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us\, with Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415\, and a concert on the NYFOS Next series exploring the music of James Primosch. He is currently collaborating with Guggenheim Fellow\, Matthew Ricketts on a new cycle written for him and pianist Nathanial LaNasa. \nDaniel performed in the symphonic premiere of James Lapine’s revue\, Sondheim on Sondheim\, with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He later joined Kate Baldwin\, Liz Calloway\, and other Broadway actors in David Loud’s\, A Good Thing Going\, for which his “most beautiful\, longing-imbued tenor” was celebrated as “a find!” (Woman Around Town). \nAn early music specialist\, Daniel has performed Bach with numerous conductors including Matthew Halls\, John Harbison\, David Hill\, Kenneth Slowik\, and Masaaki Suzuki\, including a one-on-a-part B Minor Mass at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. He has made multiple appearances with Gamut Bach Ensemble at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the Bach Vespers series at Holy Trinity Lutheran. Daniel joined Elm City Consort for Douce Dame: Woman and the Ars Nova\, a program exploring women’s voices in the 14th century through the music of Guillaume de Machaut and Phillipe de Vitry. As a soloist with Yale’s Schola Cantorum\, he appeared in Bach’s Mass in A Major at Alice Tully Hall\, Arvo Pärt’s Passio in performances throughout Russia and the Baltic region\, Bach’s Magnificat throughout India\, and the Monteverdi Vespers 1610 and Händel’s Occasional Oratorio in New York and New Haven. He twice attended the Bach Institute at Emmanuel Music in Boston. \nDaniel is deeply committed to recital performance and the art of song—he very recently joined the Five Boroughs Music Festival and Brooklyn Art Song Society to present a complete cycle of Wolf’s Mörike Liederbuch with Martin Katz. In the spring of 2020 Daniel joined the Mirror Visions Ensemble\, with whom he now appears regularly. He has also made numerous appearances with the New York Festival of Song and University Music Society. In 2019\, he attended Stephanie Blythe’s Fall Island Vocal Seminar\, performing the songs of living American composers. \nDaniel holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Yale University; in the spring of 2020 he completed his doctorate at the University of Michigan. He is a committed teacher and pedagogue\, having taught studio voice\, lyric dictions\, and music history at University of Michigan\, Oberlin Conservatory\, Bowling Green State University\, and Adrian College. He currently maintains a private studio in Stamford\, Connecticut.\n \n \n \n \n \n Jermaine Woodard Jr.\, baritone\n \nJermaine Otis Woodard Jr (Virginian-baritone & recording-artist) is passionately devoted to an eclectic professional performing career spanning choral\, opera\, musical-theater\, oratorio\, contemporary-inspirational\, pop\, jazz\, liturgical\, and sacred music.  With a distinguished passion for ensemble collaboration\, this chiefly has kept him deeply involved in New England’s performing arts scene since the completion of his undergraduate vocal studies at The Hartt School.  \nWoodard actively serves on the roster of:  Voce\, Inc (Signum records); CONCORA; Voices of Concinnity (Consonare Chamber Ensemble); Crescendo; Cathedral of Saint Joseph’s Schola Cantorum/Cathedral Quartet; premier recording ensembles Composer’s Choir and Vox Futura; Handel & Haydn Society; and the newly-emerged Voices of Hartford.  Opera-and-concert-affiliates include Berkshire Opera Festival\, Hartford Symphony Orchestra\, Music Worcester\, Panopera\, Opera Connecticut\, Opera Theatre of CT\, and Hartford Opera Theatre.  Jermaine serves as Baritone section-leader/soloist at Asylum Hill Congregational Church\, with Crescendo\, and with The Hartford Chorale; also serving on the board of governors with The Hartford Chorale and Consonare.  Jermaine cantors at Sacred Heart Parish of Bloomfield\, University of Saint Joseph’s\, Cathedral of St. Joseph’s\, and Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center (West Hartford).  Most notably\, Woodard recently celebrated an artistic and career milestone inaugurating a leading role\, for a regional theater house contract\, for a new musical premiere.\n\nCareer highlights include: Baritone soloist – Rene Clausen’s A New Creation; King Balthazar – Margaret Bond’s The Ballad of the Brown King; Baritone soloist – J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor BWV 232 and Eric Weitzner’s Hebrew Prayer in B Minor (world premiere); (a) Singer – Peter Rothstein’s All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 – film adaptation (Playhouse on Park\, West Hartford); Fiorello & Ufficiale – Rossini’s Barber of Seville; Adam – Henry Mollicone’s Beatitude Mass: For The Homeless; (a) Baritone soloist – Craig Hella Johnsons’ Considering Matthew Shepard; Baron Duphol – Verdi’s La Traviata; Jim Conley – Jason Robert Brown’s Parade; Baritone soloist – Duruflé’s Requiem\, op. 9; Jesus – J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion; Mr. Jenks – Copland’s The Tender Land; (a) soloist – Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy\, op. 80 (Hartford Symphony Orchestra); and Coalhouse Walker – Flaherty’s Ragtime.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Zeugner\, Telegram & Gazette\n In any event\, there was\, as always\, in Music Worcester’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah\, a soul healing\, community-building moment\, for all listeners. The stupendous sounds of that music in the soft blue-white silk of Mechanics Hall\, amid dark almost indistinguishable portraits on high\, is surely tonic to overcome the despicable antics of our national politics. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/handel-messiah/ LOCATION:ON DEMAND\, Pre-recorded concert with flexible viewing option(s). CATEGORIES:choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/messiah-slide-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221002T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221002T160000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115644 CREATED:20220801T192050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T191701Z UID:10000114-1664719200-1664726400@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Verdi Requiem at Carnegie Hall DESCRIPTION:This presentation is not part of Music Worcester’s 2022-2023 Season of Events.\nAll tickets are on sale through Carnegie Hall’s box office.\nTickets $11-$98\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n CARNEGIE HALL881 7th Ave\, New York City\, NY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE PROGRAM\n The Masterwork and Worcester (MA) Choruses join forces again with the Worcester Festival Orchestra and Worcester Children’s Chorus in a reprise performance of Verdi’s breathtaking Requiem – a musical tour de force guaranteed to provide an unforgettable afternoon. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sunday\, October 2\, 2022 2:00 pmCarnegie HallNew York CityConductor: Chris Shepard \nDiscount codes if purchased online by September 15\, 202210% off First Tier (boxes) and Prime Parquet. Use code: MWF3987630% off Regular Parquet. Use code: MWP39823 \nLearn more and purchase tickets through Carnegie Hall here: \n \n \n \n Learn More and Purchase Tickets URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/carnegie/ LOCATION:Carnegie Hall\, 881 7th Ave\, New York City\, NY\, 10019\, United States CATEGORIES:choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/nyc-event-page-slidde.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220319T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220404T220000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115644 CREATED:20220129T160026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T174323Z UID:10000090-1647720000-1649109600@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:On Demand: The Worcester Chorus I Bach B-Minor Mass DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE PERFORMANCE ON DEMAND$20\n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus I Mass in B-Minor by J.S. Bach\n Join us for a historic evening featuring The Worcester Chorus in a performance of J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor. This live performance will take place for an in-person audience at Mechanics Hall\, but will also be broadcasted via Live Stream for anyone unable to attend in person. \nThe Worcester Chorus\, formed in 1858\, performs several choral classics with full orchestra annually from the stage at historic Mechanics Hall. Recent programs have included Mozart’s Requiem\, Verdi’s Requiem\, Brahms’ Requiem\, Bach’s St. John Passion\, Orff’s Carmina Burana\, and an annual holiday presentation of Handel’s Messiah. \nIn addition to Worcester Chorus directors Chris Shepard and Mark Mummert\, this presentation will feature the Worcester Festival Orchestra and vocal soloists Jennifer Ferrand Kelly (soprano I)\, Louise Fauteux (soprano II)\, Agnes Vojtko (alto)\, Matthew Anderson (tenor)\, and Jonathan Stinson (bass). \nDid you know artistic director Chris Shepard has a podcast series called Conductor In Sweatpants? Released last summer\, this episodic series highlights the historical context and significance of history’s great choral works. \nEnjoy his episode on Bach’s B-Minor Mass below.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joyce Tamer—Worcester Telegram & Gazette\n The Worcester Chorus is truly a local gem. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\nArtistic Director\, Conductor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\nAssociate Conductor\, Accompanist\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jennifer Ferrand Kelly\nSoprano I\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Louise Fauteux\nSoprano II\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agnes Vojtko\nAlto\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Matthew Anderson\nTenor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jonathan Stinson\nBass\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ON VIMEO\n \n \n \n \n \n Conductor in Sweatpants\nIn this episodic podcast\, Chris Shepard\, conductor of The Worcester Chorus (MA) and Masterwork Chorus (NJ) discusses aspects of and moments from his favorite choral works and yours.\n \n More on Vimeo URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/bminormass/ LOCATION:ON DEMAND\, Pre-recorded concert with flexible viewing option(s). CATEGORIES:choral,classical,contemporary,ensemble,orchestral,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/slide-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211219T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211219T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115645 CREATED:20210615T171418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T010016Z UID:10000080-1639929600-1639936800@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble DESCRIPTION:TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH\n 73 Lancaster StWorcester\, MA \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets\n Adult | $25Student | $17.50Youth | $7.50 \nSeating for this event is general admission and will be available on a first-come\, first-serve basis.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PANDEMIC POLICY\n Before buying tickets\, please be advised that all attendees will be required to 1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 regardless of age\, 2) wear masks while inside the venue\, and 3) sit in socially distanced groups of seats during the performance. Anyone unable to follow these three protocols will be asked to leave without a refund.  \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Led by Worcester Chorus Assistant Director and Accompanist Mark Mummert\, the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble returns to the stage for their first holiday performance since 2019’s Welcome Yule holiday presentation at Trinity Lutheran Church. \nPANDEMIC POLICY \nBefore buying tickets\, please be advised that all attendees will be required to 1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 regardless of age\, 2) wear masks while inside the venue\, and 3) sit in socially distanced groups of seats during the performance. Anyone unable to follow these three protocols will be asked to leave without a refund.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\nDirector URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/womensensemble/ LOCATION:Trinity Lutheran Church\, 73 Lancaster St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609 CATEGORIES:choral,ensemble,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/wcwe-new-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220101 DTSTAMP:20240329T115645 CREATED:20190519T233824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T001858Z UID:10000066-1638748800-1640995199@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:The Worcester Chorus | Handel Messiah DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n ON DEMAND VIEWING$20 per household \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n This live performance was recorded via Live Stream on Saturday\, December 4 at Worcester’s Mechanics Hall. \nBuyers may purchase a ticket to view the full performance recording as an On Demand video at the button below. Unlimited viewing is available during the month of December\, 2021. \n \n \n \n Buy On Demand Ticket \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DIRECTOR & SOLOISTS \nChris Shepard\, conductorMark Mummert\, assistant conductorSarah Callinan\, soprano soloistAgnes Vojtko\, alto soloistSteve Mitchell\, tenor soloistCailin Marcel Manson\, bass soloist \nOn Demand viewing is now on sale at $20/household for unlimited viewing during the month of December 2021. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n These ears have rarely encountered so glorious a version as that presented at Mechanics Hall as part of Music Worcester’s 160th anniversary season. \n —Tyran Grillo on the spring 2019 performance of Handel's messiah\n Worcester Telegram \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sarah Callinan\, soprano soloist\n \nPraised for her ‘pure\, lustrous voice’ and ‘Lucille Ball-like energy\,’ soprano Sarah Callinan has performed a wide variety of operatic roles across the U.S. Some favorites include Despina (Cosi Fan Tutte) with Opera Carolina\, Blondchen (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) with Arizona Opera\, Frasquita (Carmen) with both Michigan Opera Theater and Opera New Jersey\, Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and the title role in La Fille du Régiment with Connecticut Concert Opera\, Gilda (Rigoletto) and Amina (La Sonnambula) with Salt Marsh Opera\, Norina (Don Pasquale) and Valencienne (The Merry Widow) with Cape Cod Opera\, and Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute) with Boston Lyric Opera’s educational tour. She sang the role of Blondie in the “Star Trek” production of The Abduction from the Seraglio\, she appeared with Abilene Opera in role of Veronique for the Texas premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s The Hotel Casablanca\, and sang the role of Marianne in The New Moon and Helen de Vazquez in Victor Herbert’s Orange Blossoms with Light Opera of New York. A recording of Orange Blossoms was released in 2015 on the Albany Records label. \nMost recently\, Ms. Callinan sang with Vox New England for a special New Year’s Eve presentation of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus; she sang with the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra for both their Holiday Concert and their Magically Mozart Concert in the Park series\, and is a frequent performer at the Sanibel Music Festival. This season\, Sarah is delighted to return to Sanibel for a concert performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber: Superstar of Song and Stage. She will also reprise the role of Rosina in The Barber of Seville with Opera Theater of Connecticut. \nAmong her many concert performances\, she has performed as soprano soloist in the Verdi Requiem with The Chorus of Westerly and Capella Cantorum; Samson\, Carmina Burana\, and Rutter’s Mass of the Children with the Falmouth Chorale; Mozart’s Coronation Mass\, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Faure’s Requiem with the Farmington Valley Chorale\, and has appeared in several concert events with the Hartford Symphony and Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra. \nWhen she’s not singing opera\, Ms. Callinan is a frequent soloist with Dan Gabel and The Abletones\, an authentic 18-piece Big Band\, as well as The High Society Orchestra\, a 1920s hot jazz orchestra. In 2019 she was honored to sing with The Abletones for Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s second inaugural\, and is featured on their recent Christmas album By the Fireside. Ms. Callinan is also the leader of the new Moon Maids\, a vintage vocal group that was originally founded in 1945 and performed with Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra. \nMs. Callinan\, a native of Worcester\, MA\, attended the Hartt School of Music\, graduated Magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music and a Performer’s Certificate in Voice. In addition to her performance schedule\, she is also a private voice instructor at The Hanover Conservatory and The Joy of Music Program in Worcester. She is a proud alumna of the former Holy Name High School\, where she served as Choral Director and Theater Arts teacher from 2015-2020. \n \n \n \n \n \n Agnes Vojtko\, alto soloist\n \nWhether in opera or on the concert stage\, Hungarian mezzo-soprano Agnes Vojtko has established herself as a versatile and genuine artist. It is largely her musical formation what has put her dynamic profile in the international spotlight. She completed a bachelor degree in music at the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. Later\, she moved to the United States as a Fulbright fellow to attend the Butler School of Music of The University of Texas at Austin\, where she obtained the degree of Doctor in Musical Arts. Her vocal flexibility and magnetic dramatic presence are\, therefore\, infused with the best from the Austro-Hungarian tradition and her American music training. \nIn 2006\, Agnes made her opera debut to critical acclaim with Opera in the Heights’s production of Norma as Adalgisa. The Houston press raved\, calling her performance “a revelation”. Either “pouring out Adalgisa’s legato remorse or scaling the heights in ‘Mira\, O Norma’… she’s a force to be reckoned with.” She has also appeared in Austin Lyric Opera’s Madame Butterfly as Ms. Pinkerton\, and in several productions of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Opera Center\, which include Menotti’s The Medium (as Mrs. Nolan)\, Puccini’s Suor Angelica (as La Badessa)\, the American Premiere of Luis Jaime Cortez’s La Tentación de San Antonio (as Helena)\, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (as Olga)\, and Peter Brook’s La Tragédie de Carmen (as Carmen)\, for which she was nominated for an Austin Critics Table Award. It is because of her “rich voice” (The Austin Chronicle) that Agnes delves into these roles with natural ease and grace. Meanwhile\, her scholarly approach to earlier repertoire shows the span of her vocal versatility. She has sung with the Ars Classica Chamber Opera as Fidalma in Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage\, as Second Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute\, as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro\, as Zerlina in Don Giovanni\, as well as Proserpina in L’Orfeo with the Budapest Chamber Opera\, and as Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea with the Sarah and Ernest Butler Opera Center. Recent highlights of her solo concert activity also include Mahler’s Songs of the Wayfarer\, Donald Crockett’s The Cinnamon Peeler\, and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. \nAgnes’ talent and trajectory has earned her recognition at some of the most prestigious vocal competitions\, including the Nyiregyhazi International Music Competition in Takasaki\, Japan; the S. Mercadante International Singing Competition in Italy\, the International Händel Competition in Hungary\, the Händel Singing Competition in England\, the Dallas Opera Guild\, and the W. Stenhammar International Vocal Competition in Sweden. Because of her accomplished performance at this last event she was invited to sing at the Gala Concert of the Cairo Opera\, where the press praised her as “tall\, slender\, and beautiful\, with a captivating mezzo timbre.” \n \n \n \n \n \n Steve Mitchell\, tenor soloist\n \nA graduate of the University of Miami and veteran public school music teacher\, Steve Mitchell is recognized as a distinguished choral conductor\, choreographer\, and soloist. He was co-founder of the Cutler Ridge Middle School Ridge ARTS Program\, recognized by The Executive Educator magazine and The School Board Journal as “…one of the 25 most effective instructional programs in North America.” In addition to public school\, Mr. Mitchell has conducted The Miami Boy Choir\, University of Miami Summer Choral Camp\, University of Wisconsin Music Clinics\, CT Northern Regional Middle School and High School Choirs\, the Berkshire League Music Festival\, CT Southern Regional High School Honor Choir\, and the NCCC Festival Choir.  His instrumental and orchestral conducting experience includes the Hartford Symphony Orchestra\, as well as concerts featuring musicians and ensembles of the American Federation of Musicians Local 400\, as well as numerous temple and church choirs. As a clinician\, Mr. Mitchell has worked with CT Region 1 & Region 7 music teachers and is a regular adjudicator with Fantastic Festivals. He continues to work with area schools and choral organizations as a clinician and workshop leader focusing on choral tone\, vocal health\, repertoire\, and style development. \nMr. Mitchell came to Connecticut in 2000 to serve as Minister of Music & Arts at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford where his responsibilities included direction of the Sanctuary Choir\, worship development\, children’s music programming\, adult studies in art\, drama & music\, and the Asylum Hill Concert Series. In 2012\, he founded the John & Edie Murphy Music for Humanity Concerts – an endowed concert fund that uniquely marries live concert performances with community outreach featuring such wide ranging productions as the Mozart Requiem and the Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts. In the fall of 2016\, Mr Mitchell was appointed the Director of Choral Music at Kingswood Oxford School – a prestigious independent day-school in West Hartford\, CT\, where he directs and/or oversees the nine vocal ensembles in the Middle and Uppers School programs. \nIn addition\, Mr. Mitchell is a sought after soloist. His solo credits include: The Miami Bach Society\, the Florida Grand Opera\, Connecticut Concert Opera\, Summer Wind\, CONCORA\, VOCE\, Café Eiko @Japanalia\, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and The New World Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Tilson-Thomas.  Mr. Mitchell teaches privately for a select group of singers and conductors in the region. \n​Mr. Mitchell is Co-Founder and Technical Director of Nightfall: a free\, live\, outdoor arts experience celebrating the changing season.  This annual event features the creative genius of artist & puppeteer Anne Cubberly and performing artists from the Greater Hartford region. \n \n \n \n \n \n Cailin Marcel Manson\, bass soloist\n \nCailin Marcel Manson\, baritone and conductor\, is currently Associate Professor of Practice in Music and Director of Music Performance at Clark University\, Music Director of The Keene Chorale\, Music Director of Barn Opera\, and Artistic Director of the New England Repertory Orchestra. Cailin\, a Philadelphia native\, has toured as a soloist and master teacher at major concert venues throughout the United States\, Europe and Asia with many organizations\, including the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart\, SWR Sinfonieorchester\, Taipei Philharmonic\, Bayerische Staatsoper – Münchner Opernfestspiele\, Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia\,Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia\, Teatro La Fenice\, Teatro San Carlo\, Konservatorium Oslo\, and the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. \nHe has also been a guest cantor and soloist at some of the world’s most famous churches and cathedrals\, including Notre Dame\, Sacré-Coeur\, and La Madeleine in Paris\, San Marco in Venice\, Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence\, San Salvatore in Montalcino\, Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome\, Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche in Leipzig\, and Wieskirche in Steingaden. \nCailin has held positions as Music Director of the Vorarlberger Musikfest\, Music Director and Conductor Laureate of the Chamber Symphony of Atlantic City\, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Montgomery County Youth Orchestra\, Chair of Vocal Studies at the Hazleton Conservatory for the Performing Arts\, Director of Music at The Putney School\, and as the Music Director of the Bennington County Choral Society. \nHe has served as a member of the faculty of the Vermont Governor’s Institute on the Arts and the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary. Cailin also founded and directed the Germantown Institute for the Vocal Arts and the Germantown Concert Chorus. \nCailin is a frequent guest conductor\, clinician\, presenter\, panelist\, and adjudicator for conventions\, conferences\, competitions\, and music festivals. Cailin studied voice performance at Temple University\, and opera performance and orchestral conducting at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\nTHE WORCESTER CHORUSArtistic Director \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\nTHE WORCESTER CHORUSAssistant Director\, Organ & Harpsichord \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\nEnsemble URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/messiah/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/messiah-slide-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211015T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211015T220000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115645 CREATED:20190522T194840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T174316Z UID:10000068-1634328000-1634335200@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Worcester Chorus | Brahms Requiem DESCRIPTION:Chris Shepard\, conductor \nMark Mummert\, assistant conductor & accompanist \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PANDEMIC POLICY \nBefore buying tickets\, please be advised that all attendees will be required to 1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 regardless of age\, 2) wear masks while inside the venue\, and 3) sit in socially distanced groups of seats during the performance. Anyone unable to follow these three protocols will be asked to leave without a refund.  \n \n Buy Tickets \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n Requiem Brahms \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In their first public performance since the pandemic began\, The Worcester Chorus returns to the stage at historic Mechanics Hall for a performance of Brahms Requiem for the first choral presentation of the 2021-2022 Concert Season. \nDirected by Chris Shepard\, this performance of the Requiem will feature the full Worcester Chorus with dual piano accompaniment. \nAll attendees must provide proof of vaccination\, wear a mask at the venue\, and follow all social distancing guidelines in order to attend this performance. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “The Worcester Chorus is truly a local gem.” \n —Jim Caton \n MassRealty.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\nWORCESTER CHORUSArtistic Director \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\nWORCESTER CHORUSAssistant Director\, Organist \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Worcester Chorus\nEnsemble URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/brahmsrequiem/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,classical,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/brahms-slide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210725T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210725T193000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115646 CREATED:20200521T225522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T213504Z UID:10000071-1627236000-1627241400@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n Premium Seats: $55General Seats: $25-35 \nClick below to purchase tickets through The Hanover Theatre’s Box Office: \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds Of Zamar has undoubtedly made a name for themselves in the music industry by performing with gospel greats like William McDowell\, Kierra “Kiki” Sheard\, Brian Courtney Wilson\, and James Fortune. Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar is fresh off a competition win for their rendition of “Chasing After You\,” which afforded them a feature on GRAMMY® award-nominated artist Vashawn Mitchell’s “Triumphant“ (Deluxe Edition) DVD. \nMcLaughlin and this anointed group are known for their rich harmonies and beautiful blends. With their expressive vocals and intricate arrangements of contemporary gospel\, Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds Of Zamar is one of the brightest and prolific groups on the gospel scene. \nIn addition to the ballads and anthems giving glory to God one can find on their “Limitless” project\, TMSOZ creatively and powerfully arrange and execute covers that are like none other. This group continues to touch the souls of all whom they encounter.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trey McLaughlin\nComposer\, Performer\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Sounds of Zamar\nEnsemble URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/treymclaughlin/ LOCATION:The Hanover Theatre\, 2 Southbridge Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,contemporary,jazz,scheduled ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tmsoz-slideWEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210806 DTSTAMP:20240329T115646 CREATED:20210715T181039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210806T195132Z UID:10000082-1626393600-1628207999@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Esther Heideman: Unrestricted Travel DESCRIPTION:ON DEMAND\n This virtual presentation is free to watch On Demand for all who complete their order via the button below. Your link to view will be delivered to you in your confirmation email upon completion of your sign-up. \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Soprano Esther Heidemann\, who has sung with the Worcester Chorus on many occasions\, joins Chris Shepard in a recital featuring music from throughout Europe. \nThe program\, Unrestricted Travel\, was designed during COVID by Esther as a way to escape to her favorite places– Ireland\, Germany\, Portugal\, among many others. \nThis wonderful program reminds all of us why the Boston Globe called Esther’s instrument a “drop dead gorgeous voice”.  The recital was filmed at Chris’ house on the Connecticut coast in March 2021. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n ItalyMattinata — R. Leoncavallo \nGermanyGanymed — SchubertWanderers Nachtlied — SchubertDie Forelle — Schubert \nSpainAl Amor — ObradorsDel cabello mas sutil — Obradors \nBrazilAzulao — Jayme Ovalle \nFranceJe t’aime — Oscar StrausSerenade — Gounod \nRussiaVocalise — Rachmaninoff \nIrelandLeaving LimerickTis The Last Rose of Summer — T. Moore \nIf I Had My Way — Linda Eder \nThe Physician — Cole Porter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Esther Heideman\nSoprano \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\nAccompanist URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/esther/ LOCATION:ON DEMAND\, Pre-recorded concert with flexible viewing option(s). CATEGORIES:choral,classical ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/esther-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115646 CREATED:20200609T204959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210520T180751Z UID:10000073-1621710000-1621717200@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Lawrence Brownlee DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LIVE STREAM\nLawrence Brownlee\, tenorMyra Huang\, pianist \nThis live stream performance serves as a community benefit concert for these partner organizations: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets\n Watch the performance via livestream: $15 \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n Visit Artist Website \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Music Worcester proudly announces this engagement of acclaimed vocalist Lawrence Brownlee as a community benefit concert via Live Stream from Worcester’s BrickBox Theater at the JMAC.  All ticket sales proceeds from this virtual concert will be passed on to several programs and organizations addressing systemic racism and racial injustice in the Greater Worcester community. With your ticket purchase you will be supporting the Worcester Black History Project\, OurStory Edutainment\, and the Black Heritage Juneteenth Festival. \nFollowing his 2018 Cycles Of My Being project\, Brownlee brings a new program to Worcester: “Songs Of My Youth.” \nInterested in sponsoring this event? CLICK HERE to learn more! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Partnership with The College of the Holy Cross:\nStatement from students: The “Music\, Performance\, and Community” seminar announces a partnership with Music Worcester in support of the upcoming Lawrence Brownlee concert and racial justice initiatives. Members of the seminar are raising funds to sponsor this performance\, serving as both a fundraiser for Music Worcester and a student introduction to fundraising and development within arts administration. To learn more about the class\, or to make a donation to their fundraiser (all funds to directly benefit Music Worcester)\, please visit siacomposingcommunity.com.  \nClick below to view the full program for this performance: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Full Program Information\n \nSelections from the 24 Italian Songs & AriasCaccini – Amarilli mia bella Torelli – Tu lo sai Legrenzi – Che fiero costume Scarlatti – Già il sole dal Gange  \nGerman Art SongsSchubert – Der Jüngling an der Quelle Schubert – Nacht und Träume Strauss – Heimliche AufforderungStrauss – Cäcilie  \nFrench Art SongsFauré – Après un rêve Poulenc – Montparnasse  \nLiszt – Oh! Quand je dors  \n– Intermission – \nMozart – “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön” from Die Zauberflöte \nMozart – “Il mio tesoro” from Don Giovanni  \nBritten – Down by the Salley Gardens \nWeill – “Lonely House” from Street Scene  \nSpirituals arranged by Damien Sneed \n\n \n \n Click Here to Download Lyrical Texts & Translations\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Is there a finer Rossini tenor than Lawrence Brownlee? \n --Alex Ross\n The New Yorker \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lawrence Brownlee\nTenor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Myra Huang\nPiano URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/lawrencebrownlee/ LOCATION:LIVE STREAM\, Concert can be viewed ONLY during the time indicated. CATEGORIES:choral,classical,contemporary,scheduled ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Brownlee-slide-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210326T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210427T235900 DTSTAMP:20240329T115647 CREATED:20210308T210621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T002531Z UID:10000078-1616785200-1619567940@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Mozart Requiem | The Worcester Chorus\, CONCORA\, & Masterwork Chorus DESCRIPTION:ON DEMAND\n$10 AdmissionUnlimited On Demand Viewing through April 27\, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mozart Requiem\n Following the success of December 2020’s Virtual Messiah Sing\, Music Worcester invites you to return\, this time joining us to sing Mozart’s Requiem\, or simply to listen to our wonderful musicians as they present Mozart’s timeless masterpiece. \nDirected by Chris Shepard\, our ensemble features guest soprano Esther Heideman along with seven singers from CONCORA – Agnes Vojtko\, Kirk Bobkowski\, Jonathan Stinson\, Jennifer Ferrand Kelly\, Pamela Johnson\, Jack Pott\, and Jermaine Woodard – accompanied by the Worcester Festival Chamber Orchestra. \nThis event is hosted by three ensembles whose performances have been sidelined this year: The Worcester Chorus\, the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey\,  and CONCORA\, Connecticut’s oldest professional choir.  All three choirs have performed in Worcester’s beautiful Mechanics Hall\, where this performance has been filmed and recorded. \nTickets to enjoy the presentation for a full month of unlimited\, On Demand viewing are $10 per household. Viewing for all buyers ends on April 27\, 2021 at 11:59 PM.  You will be emailed a link to view the concert immediately following purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Follow Along With The Score\n Click the button below to link to a downloadable PDF of the complete sheet music score for Mozart’s Requiem. \n \n \n \n Download Mozart Requiem Score\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mozart’s final major choral work is one of the most universally beloved pieces in the western classical repertoire\, and an especially relevant work for the challenging times we are facing… \n \n Chris Shepard\, Director (The Worcester Chorus\, CONCORA\, Masterwork Chorus) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Educational Videos\n Want to dive deeper into the music? Check out these educational videos from director Chris Shepard and music students at Worcester’s College of the Holy Cross\, each addressing a diverse range of historical and cultural highlights about Mozart’s timeless classic and what it means to listeners and choral performers in Worcester and beyond. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performing Ensemble\n CONDUCTORChris Shepard \nSOLO QUARTETEsther Heideman\, SopranoAgnes Vojtko\, AltoKirk Bobkowski\, TenorJonathan Stinson\, Bass \nCHORAL QUARTETJennifer Ferrand Kelly\, SopranoPamela Frigo-Johnson\, AltoJack Pott\, TenorJermaine Woodard\, Bass \nWORCESTER FESTIVAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRAPeter Sulski\, Violin IAngel Hernandez\, Violin IISusan Kirchhausen\, ViolaAriana Falk\, CelloAndrew Arceci\, Double BassJan Halloran\, Clarinet INicolas Brown\, Clarinet IIStephanie Busby\, Bassoon ITracy McGinnis\, Bassoon IIJonathan Clark\, Trumpet IErich Ledebuhr\, Trumpet IIHans Bohn\, TrombonePieter Struyk\, TimpaniMark Mummert\, Organ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Esther Heideman\nSolo Soprano \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agnes Vojtko\nSolo Alto \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kirk Bobkowski\nSolo Tenor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jonathan Stinson\nSolo Bass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jennifer Ferrand Kelly\nChoral Soprano \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pamela Frigo-Johnson\nChoral Alto \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jack Pott\nChoral Tenor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jermaine Woodard\nChoral Bass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\nThe Worcester Chorus\nDirector\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\nThe Worcester Chorus\nAssociate Director\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Enjoy a clip of the Requiem’s Kyrie movement from the concert above.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency. URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/mozartrequiem/ LOCATION:ON DEMAND\, Pre-recorded concert with flexible viewing option(s). CATEGORIES:choral,classical,scheduled,worcester_chorus_only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.musicworcester.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mr-5-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210101 DTSTAMP:20240329T115648 CREATED:20201026T202928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201214T024545Z UID:10000074-1607817600-1609459199@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:Virtual Messiah Sing | The Worcester Chorus\, CONCORA\, & Masterwork Chorus DESCRIPTION:ON DEMAND\n$10 Admission \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring\n Chris Shepard\, Conductor \nLouise Fauteux\, Soprano \nAgnes Vojtko\, Mezzo-Soprano \nKirk Bobkowski\, Tenor \nAlexander Patrie\, Bass \nWorcester Festival Chamber Ensemble \n College of the Holy Cross “Intro to Music” Class & Prof. Megan Ross \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keeping The Tradition Alive!\n The holiday season may not be the same without our annual Messiah performance– but instead\, YOU can be part of the tradition!  Our presentation features a quartet of (socially distanced) soloists from the Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA) leading us in a sing-along of Handel’s beloved masterpiece.  They will sing the entire Christmas portion\, as well as all the choruses from Parts II and III\, joined by a chamber ensemble from the Worcester Festival Orchestra.  You can sing along at home\, or just enjoy the festive music! \nThis event is hosted by three ensembles whose annual Messiah performances have been sidelined this year– the Worcester Chorus\, whose tradition began in 1900… the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey\, who have been performing the work each year at Carnegie Hall for more than half a century… and CONCORA\, Connecticut’s oldest professional choir.  All three choirs have performed in Worcester’s beautiful Mechanics Hall\, the site of this year’s Virtual Messiah Sing.  We hope you can join us for this live event and help us keep the tradition alive. \nTickets to enjoy the On Demand presentation are $10.  You will be emailed a link to view the event after your purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Handel's Messiah Through the Ages\n Music Worcester is pleased to present a special opportunity this December – an audio-visual\, pre-concert experience detailing the historical development of this oratorio from 1741 down to the present day. This collaboration between Prof. Megan Ross‘s “Introduction to Music” class at the College of the Holy Cross and Music Worcester features a local perspective on this work with interviews from members of the Worcester Chorus.  A link will be provided here prior to December 13 – please check back soon!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For Conductors\n If you would like to use a recording of the live event for your own virtual rehearsal with your choir\, we will make a recording available between December 15th and 24th.  You can find information about this project and purchase a Conductor ticket at the link below.\n \n \n \n Virtual Messiah Sing for Conductors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Follow Along With The Score\n Click the button below to link to a downloadable PDF of the complete sheet music score for Handel’s Messiah. \n \n \n \n Download Messiah Score\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n These ears have rarely encountered so glorious a version as that presented at Mechanics Hall as part of Music Worcester’s 160th anniversary season. \n --Tyran Grillo\n Telegram & Gazette \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Louise Fauteux\nSoprano\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agnes Vojtko\nMezzo-Soprano\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kirk Bobkowski\nTenor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alexander Patrie\nBass\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Shepard\nThe Worcester Chorus\nDirector\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Mummert\nThe Worcester Chorus\nAssociate Director URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/handelsmessiah/ LOCATION:ON DEMAND\, Pre-recorded concert with flexible viewing option(s). CATEGORIES:choral,classical,scheduled,worcester_chorus_only END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191002T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191002T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115648 CREATED:20190517T014722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T045559Z UID:10000065-1570044600-1570050000@www.musicworcester.org SUMMARY:An Evening with Audra McDonald DESCRIPTION:Songs from the American Music Theater\nAndy Einhorn\, piano Michael Kuennen\, bass Gene Lewin\, drums \nAdult: $65-$125 Student: $25 Youth: $25 \n \n \n \n Purchase Balcony Tickets \n \n Purchase Floor Tickets \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n Program to be announced from the stage \n \n \n \n Visit Artist Website \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tony®\, Grammy®\, and Emmy® Award winner Audra McDonald makes her Mechanics Hall debut. In this concert\, McDonald performs her trademark mix of hits from Broadway and the Great American Songbook. In addition to a record-breaking six Tony Awards— distinguishing her as the most decorated performer in American theater—she is the recipient of two Grammy® Awards\, an Emmy® Award\, and a 2015 National Medal of Arts bestowed on her by President Barack Obama. Tony-winning performances include Carousel\, Master Class\, Ragtime\, A Raisin in the Sun\, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess\, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. \nBlessed with a luminous soprano voice and an incomparable gift for dramatic truth-telling\, she is as much at home on Broadway and concert stages as she is on film and television. As a recording artist\, she has released six solo albums. Her training in classical voice at Juilliard has led to appearances with leading opera companies and orchestras around the world. For one-night-only in Worcester\, McDonald will be joined onstage by Andy Einhorn on piano\, Michael Kuennen on bass\, and Gene Lewin on drums. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for:\n \n \n \n Music Worcester\, Inc.\n 319 Main Street | Mechanics Hall | Worcester MA | 01608-1511 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A soprano who can swing as freely as she can soar\, McDonald is also one of the most stirring stage actors of her generation. She interweaves in musical numbers these divine gifts\, dazzling us with her effortless vocal athleticism and assured musicianship while moving us with the exquisite sensitivity of her characterizations. \n —Charles McNulty\n Los Angeles Times \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Audra McDonald\nActor\, singer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Andy Einhorn\nPiano \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Kuennen\nBass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gene Lewin\nPercussion URL:https://www.musicworcester.org/event/an-evening-with-audra-mcdonald/ LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608 CATEGORIES:choral,contemporary END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR