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Four choirs present Great Choral Masterworks November 18 in WH
Three talented youth choirs join CONCORA to sing a breathtaking program of choral classics, old and new
Handel, Mozart, Fauré, Mendelssohn...Their music has been at the heart of the choral repertoire from the beginning. Randall Thompson, Leonard Bernstein, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen... Theirs are newer voices whose music has been embraced as classics for our time. And all of it is breathtakingly beautiful.
On Saturday, November 18, CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) will join with three of the best high school choirs in Connecticut to present a selection of classic choral masterworks. The concert begins at 7:30PM in the acoustically and visually splendid sanctuary of Saint Thomas the Apostle Church at 872 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford.
CONCORA's Artistic Director Chris Shepard reminds listeners that "masterworks" include not only the "big" choral works such as masses, requiems, and passions, but smaller works that take on "masterwork" status due to their beauty and musical merit, of course, but perhaps more importantly, because of the degree to which singers and listeners like you embrace them and hold them close.
CONCORA's November 18 "Extraordinary Concert" demonstrates this to a T, with a selection of masterworks large and small, each one a gem in this concert of crown jewels. CONCORA will offer fresh interpretations of a treasury of choral masterworks, performing them as you might never have heard them before. Joining the all-professional ensemble are three of Connecticut’s finest young choirs: the select high school choruses from Bristol, Ledyard, and Litchfield. CONCORA and each of the three guest choirs will perform on their own, then join for a climactic conclusion: three movements from the Mozart Requiem.
A member of the audience at last year’s edition of this concert said, “What a treat to sit and be bathed in glorious sound! The young voices were so fresh and clear and the ensemble sound quite breathtaking. The variety of musical offerings was a delight to the listener and perfectly suited to that grand space.”
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TICKETS: Tickets ($10-$55) are on sale now; purchase online (CLICK HERE) or contact the CONCORA office (860-293-0567 or contact@concora.org). Online sales will continue until concert time, and tickets will also be available at at the door. Advance purchase is recommended for preferred seating. Bring some friends and take advantage of group rates for parties of eight or more adult and senior general admission tickets.
DIRECTIONS: Saint Thomas the Apostle Church is at 872 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford, just a few blocks east of Trout Brook Drive. Click HERE to open Google maps for this location.
PARKING: Parking is available on streets around the church, and the Beth David Synagogue lot on Dover Street is available for CONCORA concert patrons. Because of another event taking place that evening at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, we recommend that you arrive early to park.
ENTRY: Enter through the large central front door on the Farmington Ave side. If you need to use an elevator, enter through the door off the church parking lot on the west side of the building (to the left as you face the church).
