Connecticut's premier professional choir, delighting audiences since 1974. Connecticut Choral Artists - CONCORA presents choral music at the highest level, from the Baroque to the present day. CONCORA programs challenge, excite, educate, and inspire audiences across New England. Under the direction of Chris Shepard, Artistic Director, the ensemble’s versatility is displayed in its wide range of repertoire and in the crafting of ensembles from among the choir’s roster of singers.
CONCORA has been praised as “one of the premier musical forces in the state,” “one of our region’s priceless musical assets,” and “a model of choral artistry.” Choral music has the power to cross cultural boundaries and to move hearts; CONCORA’s mission to reach a broad and diverse audience extends not only to the choral aficionado, but also to those who may be touched by the beauty of the choral art for the first time.
Description
CONCORA's Annual Summer Festival Concert is Bach! Avocational and emerging professional singers from throughout the region come together to rehearse and perform alongside CONCORA's professional members as the CONCORA Summer Festival Chorus. Led by CONCORA Artistic Director Chris Shepard, this year's program Glorious Bach Choruses features choruses from Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion and B Minor Mass, as well as three of his cantatas Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV50, Nun komm der heiden Heiland BWV62, and Das neuegeborne Kndelein BWV122. Glorious Bach Choruses takes place at Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin, CT on Saturday, July 27 at 3:00PM.
Date & Time
Sat, Jul 27, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM