Fairfield County Children's Choir presents: Celebrating Composers Past & Present

Fairfield County Children’s Choir Celebrates Spring with Concert

 With Spring comes all things fresh and alive, and the vibrant repertoire planned for Fairfield County Children’s
Choir’s spring performance is no exception.  The FCCC will close its 17^thseason with a celebration of “Composers Past & Present” scheduled for May 12^th , 7pm at the Norwalk Concert Hall.    The performance theme highlights and honors composers both from the past (Mozart,
Handel, Puccini) and the present (Chilcott, Dilworth).   Representing contemporary composers will be special guest Robert Hugh, who wrote 6 of the pieces in the Choir’s program, including a premiere piece commissioned especially for the evening.  An extra bonus for this concert will be songs composed by the FCCC’s own Morgan Morse and Raeann Fetcho, both members of the choir.  
The program will feature a robust mix of pieces old and new across a wide spectrum of genres, including
opera, folk, gospel, and Renaissance.   There’s sure to be something for everybody as the FCCC dips into traditional favorites like “O Mio Babbino Caro” and “Shenandoah”, while venturing forth boldly in new directions with
Robert Hugh’s “Once More to the Sea” and “The Cliffs of Dooneen”. 

The Fairfield County Children’s Choir, conducted by Jon Noyes, Lisa Bettke, Cindy Holberg and Kevin Cottolese, is a community-based choral program made up of over 300 children in grades 4 through 12 from communities in Fairfield County and beyond. The FCCC program provides instruction in vocal technique, choral technique, music literacy and the appreciation of music through the practice and performance of great choral repertoire. The FCCC has performed throughout New England as well as in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Maryland, New Orleans, San Francisco, Oakland and Canada. They have shared the
stage with such artists as Renee Fleming, Charles Strouse, Stephen Schwartz,Lawrence  Gilgore, Sam Waterston, Nick Page, Bob Chilcott, Jean Ashworth Bartle, Rob Hugh and Dianne Legro.  Last fall, the choir performed “O Canada” at the NHL pre-season ice hockey game between the Islanders and the Bruins at the Webster Arena in Bridgeport.

Tickets to the FCCC Spring Concert are $15 and $20 and will be sold at the Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk and can be purchased at the door day of the
performance, or call 203-414-4292, www.SingFCCC.org