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Friday, April 17, 2026
Con Brio Choral Society
Celebration of America's 250th
Con Brio's Gala Sprng Concert
Con Brio presents two glorious, uplifting, at times somber, rousing, and patriotic concerts to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday (1776-2026). These concerts feature a special program of All-American music with full orchestra and augmented brass section.
Featuring over 110 performers, with the Con Brio Chorus, the Con Brio Festival Orchestra, and with special guest soloists Lyndie Laramore, soprano and Ransom Bruce, tenor, conducted by Dr. Chris Shepard.
April 17, 2026 at 7 PM and April 19 2026 at 4 PM, Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417.
The Stars & Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa, USMC (orchestra)
The National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner, Smith, words Francis Scott Key, arr. Hayes (chorus and orchestra)
The Testament of Freedom, Randall Thompson, words from Thomas Jefferson, (chorus and orchestra)
I. A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774)
II. and III. Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (July 6, 1775)
IV. Letter to John Adams, (September 12, 1821)
The Mansions of the Lord, Glennie-Smith, arr. Harlan & Rickets, words Wallace, (chorus and string orchestra)
Battle Hymn of the Republic, Steffe, arr. Wilhousky, words Howe, (chorus and orchestra, with audience)
INTERMISSION
Will the Circle be Unbroken, Trad. Appalachian, arr. Moore, Words Rose, Winter & Taylor (a cappella chorus)
Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Dorsey arr. Sevier (a cappella chorus)
The Circus Band, Ives (chorus and 4-hand piano)
An Aaron Copland Suite
Old American Songs arr. Copland
At the River, words and music by Rev. Robert Lowery (1865),(chorus and orchestra)
The Little Horses, Trad. (soprano solo and orchestra)
Zion’s Walls, Revivalist Song, words and music by John McCurry (1821-1886, (baritone solo and orchestra)
The Tender Land
The Promise of Living Copland, words Everett (soprano & baritone soli, chorus and orchestra)
Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide, Bernstein, words Wilbur (soprano & baritone soli, chorus and orchestra)
Finale
God Bless America, Irving Berlin, arr. Martin (chorus and orchestra, with audience)
Venue: Valley Regional High School
256 Kelsey Hill Rd
Deep River, CT
Concert at 7 PM
Tickets: ConBrio.org to order online
or call Box Office 860 536 5399
$40 or $15 students
Contact: Box Office 860 536 5399
Website: www.conbrio.org
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Hartford Chorale
Hartford Chorale: Requiem Aeternam
Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 4:00 PM, Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford.
Hartford Chorale concludes its 2025–2026 season with Requiem Aeternam, featuring music by Scott
Perkins and Maurice Duruflé, including Duruflé’s beloved Requiem, Op. 9 on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 4:00 PM, Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford.
This reflective program offers an afternoon of remembrance, serenity, and transcendent choral sound.
Conducted by Jack Anthony Pott
Susan Carroll and Stephen Scarlato, Organ
Jolie Rocke, Soprano
Dylan Armstrong, Baritone
Venue: Immanuel Congregational Church
10 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Tickets: Tickets: $30 adults, $10 students General admission
More info: www.hartfordchorale.org
Contact: admin@hartfordchorale.org
Telephone: 860-547-1982
Website: www.hartfordchorale.org
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Con Brio Choral Society
Celebration of America's 250th
Con Brio's Gala Sprng Concert
Con Brio presents two glorious, uplifting, at times somber, rousing, and patriotic concerts to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday (1776-2026). These concerts feature a special program of All-American music with full orchestra and augmented brass section.
Featuring over 110 performers, with the Con Brio Chorus, the Con Brio Festival Orchestra, and with special guest soloists Lyndie Laramore, soprano and Ransom Bruce, tenor, conducted by Dr. Chris Shepard.
April 17, 2026 at 7 PM and April 19 2026 at 4 PM, Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417.
The Stars & Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa, USMC (orchestra)
The National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner, Smith, words Francis Scott Key, arr. Hayes (chorus and orchestra)
The Testament of Freedom, Randall Thompson, words from Thomas Jefferson, (chorus and orchestra)
I. A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774)
II. and III. Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (July 6, 1775)
IV. Letter to John Adams, (September 12, 1821)
The Mansions of the Lord, Glennie-Smith, arr. Harlan & Rickets, words Wallace, (chorus and string orchestra)
Battle Hymn of the Republic, Steffe, arr. Wilhousky, words Howe, (chorus and orchestra, with audience)
INTERMISSION
Will the Circle be Unbroken, Trad. Appalachian, arr. Moore, Words Rose, Winter & Taylor (a cappella chorus)
Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Dorsey arr. Sevier (a cappella chorus)
The Circus Band, Ives (chorus and 4-hand piano)
An Aaron Copland Suite
Old American Songs arr. Copland
At the River, words and music by Rev. Robert Lowery (1865),(chorus and orchestra)
The Little Horses, Trad. (soprano solo and orchestra)
Zion’s Walls, Revivalist Song, words and music by John McCurry (1821-1886, (baritone solo and orchestra)
The Tender Land
The Promise of Living Copland, words Everett (soprano & baritone soli, chorus and orchestra)
Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide, Bernstein, words Wilbur (soprano & baritone soli, chorus and orchestra)
Finale
God Bless America, Irving Berlin, arr. Martin (chorus and orchestra, with audience)
Venue: Valley Regional High School
256 Kelsey Hill Rd
Deep River, CT
Concert at 4 PM
Tickets: ConBrio.org to order online
or call Box Office 860 536 5399
$40 or $15 students
Contact: Box Office 860 536 5399
Website: www.conbrio.org
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Take Note!
Take Note! Benefit Concert
Benefit concert by Take Note! a cappella ensemble to support Partners in Development project work in Guatemala, Haiti and Mississippi
Take Note! a cappella ensemble will perform a broad range of musical styles and eras. Concert will be followed by a reception.
Venue: Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3:00 p.m., Christ Church Pomfret, 521 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, CT
Tickets: Donations to Partners in Development will be gratefully accepted at the door.
Contact: Take Note! Manager, Fran Jaffe at (860) 228-2390 or take-note@earthlink.net
Website: www.take-note.org
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Crescendo
Stepping into Song
A Choral Performance of Tango’s Rhythmic Spirit with Martín Palmeri’s Misatango and “Jüdische Kantate”* (Jewish Cantata) *U.S. Premiere Choral Sounds of Latin America
The Misa a Buenos Aires (Misatango), is a groundbreaking work by Argentine composer Martín Palmeri that blends the dramatic rhythm of tango with the powerful expression of choral music. It is a setting of the mass in Latin, and the music uses the style of the ‘nuevo tango’, following the model of Astor Piazzolla, and includes elements from the history of church music, such as extended fugues in the opening and closing movements. In similar style is Palmeri’s “Jüdische Kantate,” composed in 2022: variations on Yiddish and Hebrew songs on texts from the Old Testament in the original language, and in Latin.
Crescendo Chorus, soprano Nadia Aguilar, Rodolfo Marcelo Zanetti, bandoneón, and an instrumental ensemble with clarinet, piano, and strings, directed by Martín Palmeri and Christine Gevert
Venue: April 25, 2026 at 7pm
Trinity Church 484 Lime Rock Road Lakeville, CT, 06039
Tickets: General $45.00 ($48.10 w/ fees)
Premium $80.00 ($84.85 w/ fees)
Youth $15.00 ($16.60 w/ fees)
visit www.crescendomusic.org to purchase tickets.
Contact: crescendo@crescendomusic.org
Website: www.crescendomusic.org
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Cappella Cantorum
Cappella Cantorum 2026 Spring Concert
Shubert's Mass in G Major & a Tribute to American Composers
Celebrate spring with an afternoon of inspiring music! Join the chorus and orchestra of Cappella Cantorum on Sunday, April 26 for a Spring Concert featuring Schubert's Mass in G Major and a moving tribute to American composers & music.
Set in the historic Andrews Memorial Auditorium of Clinton Town Hall, this concert is sure to lift your spirits!
A complimentary reception will follow the concert.
Venue: Andrews Memorial Auditorium (Clinton Town Hall)
54 East Main Street, Clinton, CT
Tickets: Tickets are available at cappellacantorum.org, by calling 860-532-0454, or through any chorus member
Contact: visit our website at cappellacantorum.org, email us at info@cappellacantorum.org, or call 860-532-0454
Website: www.cappellacantorum.org
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Crescendo
Stepping into Song
A Choral Performance of Tango’s Rhythmic Spirit with Martín Palmeri’s Misatango and “Jüdische Kantate”* (Jewish Cantata) *U.S. Premiere
The Misa a Buenos Aires (Misatango), is a groundbreaking work by Argentine composer Martín Palmeri that blends the dramatic rhythm of tango with the powerful expression of choral music. It is a setting of the mass in Latin, and the music uses the style of the ‘nuevo tango’, following the model of Astor Piazzolla, and includes elements from the history of church music, such as extended fugues in the opening and closing movements. In similar style is Palmeri’s “Jüdische Kantate,” composed in 2022: variations on Yiddish and Hebrew songs on texts from the Old Testament in the original language, and in Latin.
Crescendo Chorus, soprano Nadia Aguilar, Rodolfo Marcelo Zanetti, bandoneón, and an instrumental ensemble with clarinet, piano, and strings, directed by Martín Palmeri and Christine Gevert
Venue: April 26, 2026 at 4pm
Saint James Place
352 Main Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Tickets: General $45.00 ($48.10 w/ fees)
Premium $80.00 ($84.85 w/ fees)
Youth $15.00 ($16.60 w/ fees)
visit www.crescendomusic.org to purchase tickets.
Contact: crescendo@crescendomusic.org
Website: www.crescendomusic.org
Sunday, April 26, 2026
GMChorale
GMChorale to present “Echoes of Resilience” in Middletown on April 26
GMChorale will present Joseph Haydn’s “Mass in Time of War” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy” at the Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School on Sunday, April 26, 2026
GMChorale will present Joseph Haydn’s “Mass in Time of War” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy” at the Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. The Middletown High School Advanced Choir, Saecula Singers, Orchestra New England, vocal soloists, and Eric Trudel on the piano will join the 90-voice GMChorale. Weaving all these musical threads together is Joseph D’Eugenio, Artistic/Executive Director of GMChorale.
Haydn composed the Mass in 1796, at a time when Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army was advancing across the European continent. From the very first measures of the Kyrie, the kettledrum introduces a sense of foreboding. This is intensified in the Agnus Dei, where it is said to evoke alarming images of an approaching army. This is then counterbalanced by the insistent and often bright tone of the Dona nobis pacem, implying that peace must eventually triumph over war.
Written in 1808, also during the Napoleonic Era, Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy” is said to have influenced his “Symphony No. 9,” the first-ever choral symphony. The final movement of the 9th Symphony, incorporating Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy,” echoes the familiar melodies heard in his “Choral Fantasy,” written 16 years earlier.
These two choral-orchestral works are frequently performed in the same program. Haydn was Beethoven’s teacher in the early 1790s. Pairing these pieces offers an example of the transition from Haydn’s Classical Era to the early Romantic Era in Beethoven. The Haydn Mass exudes optimism in the midst of dark times, a hallmark of resilience. In a way reminiscent of the thematic emphasis in Haydn’s work, Beethoven chooses themes of fraternal harmony, exuberant joy and human resilience.
Join us on April 26, 2026 in Middletown for these inspiring and joyful masterworks in the production of “Echoes of Resilience.” A pre-concert lecture at 3:00 p.m. with Wesleyan University’s Neely Bruce is included in the price of the tickets. Tickets are available online at gmchorale.org.
To learn more about the upcoming concert program, tune in to WMNR on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 8:00 p.m., to hear Bob Anderson’s interview with GMC’s Artistic Director, Joseph D’Eugenio. To find the FM station carrying the show in your area, go to wmnr.org.
Venue: 4:00 pm
Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School, 200 LaRosa Lane, Middletown, CT
Tickets: $25-$49
https://www.GMChorale.org/event
Website: www.gmchorale.org