Auditions

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September 27, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Connecticut Choral Artists / Brattleboro Concert Choir [CT]: A Passion for the Planet. Geoffrey Hudson: A Passion for the Planet. Part of a New England tour in collaboration with local professional musicians, community choirs, children's choruses, environmental organizations, faith communities, colleges, and local audiences, in a shared expression of active hope for our planet. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. St. John's Episcopal Church, 16 Church Street, Waterbury CT 06702 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Alchemy Vocal Chamber Ensemble.: Songs of Richard Winslow. Richard Winslow: Psalm settings; Kevin Siegfried: Shaker Songs. Free admission. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Center for the Arts, 50 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown CT 06459 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 16, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: The Old Church. Along a well-worn road, The Old Church opens its doors to centuries of sacred harmony. Voce bridges the quiet majesty of William Byrd with the luminous modern landscapes of Eric Whitacre, uniting ancient polyphony and contemporary choral classics into a singular tapestry of song. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, West Hartford CT 06117 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 17, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: The Old Church. Along a well-worn road, The Old Church opens its doors to centuries of sacred harmony. Voce bridges the quiet majesty of William Byrd with the luminous modern landscapes of Eric Whitacre, uniting ancient polyphony and contemporary choral classics into a singular tapestry of song. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. St. Peters Episcopal Church, 30 Church Street, Hebron CT 06248 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 24, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Danbury Concert Chorus [CT]: Mozart 270. W.A. Mozart: Regina Coeli; Tantum Ergo; Ave Verum Corpus; selections from the Requiem. Jennifer Gliere, soprano. A Celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 270 Birthday! For more information, call 203-748-1716 or email dmc@danburymusiccentre.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 14, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Civic Orchestra of New Haven / New Haven Chorale [CT]: Outrunning Time. Lili Boulanger: Vielle priére bouddhique; Gordon Duncan: Sleeping Tune for bagpipes and organ (Jerry Anne Dickel, bagpipes; Stephen Gaboa-Diaz, organ); Vassili Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1. Tickets: $20, $10 students/seniors, free under age 18. For more information, email info@civicorchestraofnewhaven.org. Battelle Chapel, 400 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 15, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Britten and Brand. Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; Thomas Brand: Sing On! (Premiere). For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 ⓘ 🔗

November 21, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Songs of Justice: Healing and Peace. J.S. Bach: Dona Nobis Pacem from B minor Mass; Mark Kaplan & Colin Britt: "Be the Change"; Rollo Dilworth: "United in Purpose"; Melissa Dunphy: "Wake Up"; Craig Hella Johnson: "All of Us" (from Considering Matthew Shepard); John Leavitt (arr.): "Ani Ma’amin" (I Believe); Jacob Narverud: "Hope for the World"; Diane Saez and Suzzette Ortiz: "Canto E’Libertad"; Kyle Pederson: "Does the World Say?"; Rosephanye Powell: "To Sit and Dream"; Rosephanye Powell: "I Dream a World"; Andrea Ramsey: "Hope Lingers On"; Jake Rumestad: "Let My Love Be Heard"; Moira Smiley (female soloist): "How Can I Cry"; Joan Szymko: "It Takes A Village". For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church Street, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ 🔗

November 22, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Holiday Prelude Concert. Including a special feature, "An Eastern European Holiday" with music from Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. For more information, call 203-775-2602 or email info@cmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 28, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Orchestra New England / GMChorale [CT]: Colonial Concert, with Alchemy Vocal Chamber Ensemble. The annual Colonial Concert features music that could have been presented in a concert in New Haven in 1786, with musicians dressed in period clothes. W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (“Haffner”); J.S. Bach: organ works; G.F. Handel: concluding music from Messiah; ,and orchestral and vocal excerpts from plays and operas. A festive pre-concert dinner will take place at 6 pm at the Elm City Club; there will be a post-concert reception at the meetinghouse. For more information, call 203-777-4690 or email info@orchestranewengland.org. United Church on the Green, 270 Temple Street, New Haven CT 06511 ⓘ 🔗

November 29, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Messaiah. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Second Congregational Church of Middle Haddam, 52 Middle Haddam Road, Middle Haddam CT 06456 ⓘ 🔗

December 6, 2026 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. Cappella Cantorum MasterWorks Chorus [CT]: Winter Concert 2026. Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio; with other seasonal music. A complimentary reception will follow the concert. For more information, call 860-526-1038 or email Contact@CappellaCantorum.org. John Winthrop Middle School, 1 Winthrop Rd, Deep River CT 06417 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Danbury Concert Chorus [CT]: Handel's Messiah. For more information, call 203-748-1716 or email dmc@danburymusiccentre.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Music for Christmas. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 183 William St, Portland CT 06480 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Sounds of the Season: A Festive Journey. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections); G.F. Handel: Messiah (selections); Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs (selections); choral music from Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Israel, the Philippines, and South Africa. For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. St. Joseph Church of Blessed Michael McGivney Parish, 129 Edwards Street, New Haven CT 06511 ⓘ 🔗

December 12, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Ceremonies of Carols. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols. Op 28; with other seasonal music. Sarah Armstrong, soprano; Dr. Chris Shepard, conductor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Morgan School, 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton CT 06413 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Carols & Lullabies. Conrad Susa: Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest; Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; more. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main Street, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Ceremonies of Carols. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols. Op 28; with other seasonal music. Sarah Armstrong, soprano; Dr. Chris Shepard, conductor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Morgan School, 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton CT 06413 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Carols & Lullabies. Conrad Susa: Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest; Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; more. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main Street, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Music for Christmas. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1 East High Street, East Hampton CT 06424 ⓘ 🔗

4:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: A British Christmas. Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; and other British Christmas songs and carols. Staging by Malena Dayen; with the Norwalk High School Chamber Chorus and the Fairfield County Children’s Choir; and including audience participation. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 18, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Christmas Carol Sing. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Second Congregational Church of Middle Haddam, 52 Middle Haddam Road, Middle Haddam CT 06456 ⓘ 🔗

December 19, 2026 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Festival of Carols. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, Cheshire CT 06410 ⓘ 🔗

December 20, 2026 (Sunday)

1:30 PM. Cappella Cantorum MasterWorks Chorus [CT]: Messiah Sing or Listen. G.F. Handel: Messiah Part I (movements 1-21) and the Hallelujah Chorus. Sit in the back and listen, or sit up front and sing along. Singers should arrive early and be seated in voice sections by 1:30 pm for a short warmup/rehearsal. Bring your own Messiah score, or scores will be available on loan for a $10 refundable deposit. Tickets are required for entry, and may be purchased in advance at https://thekate.org or by calling the box office at 860-510-0453. For more information, call 860-526-1038 or email Contact@CappellaCantorum.org. Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook CT 06475 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Choir Matrix [CT]: The Light of Hope Returning. Shawn Kirchner: The Light of Hope Returning, a folk oratorio for winter solstice. With Immanuel Congregational Church choirs and other area choirs For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 7, 2027 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Lift Every Voice: 250 Years of the American Journey. A program exploring 250 years of the American narrative through the lens of Black choral artistry, including traditional spirituals and gospel music as well as music of contemporary composers. For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. Battelle Chapel, 400 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 ⓘ 🔗

March 12, 2027 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Brahms German Requiem. Johannes Brahms, German Requiem; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4. Carolyn Kuan, conductor. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

March 13, 2027 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Brahms German Requiem. Johannes Brahms, German Requiem; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4. Carolyn Kuan, conductor. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

March 14, 2027 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Brahms German Requiem. Johannes Brahms, German Requiem; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4. Carolyn Kuan, conductor. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

March 20, 2027 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale / Stamford Chorale / Norwalk Symphony Orchestra [CT]: Messa da Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem. Kathryn Lewek, soprano; Zach Borichevsky, tenor. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘⓘ 🔗

March 21, 2027 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Spring Concert. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main Street, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ 🔗

April 3, 2027 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus [CT]: Boundless Beethoven! Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (Eva Virsik, piano). For more information, call 860-443-2876 or email sheri@ectsymphony.org. Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London CT 06320 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: A Journey Less Traveled. Florent Schmit: Feuillets de voyage, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op.112; Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives, op. 85; G.F. Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, "Zadok the Priest"; Coronation Anthem No. 3, "The King Shall Rejoice"; Randall Thompson: Frostiana. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 4, 2027 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Creation. Dan Forest: Creation. Louise Fauteux, soprano. With orchestra. For more information, call 203-775-2602 or email info@cmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Winter's End Concert. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. St. Peter Church, 30 St. Peter's Lane, Higganum CT 06441 ⓘ 🔗

April 11, 2027 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Winter's End Concert. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell CT 06416 ⓘ 🔗

April 17, 2027 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Gala 30th Anniversary Concerts. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C, Op. 86; Turkish March from Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113; Moses Hogan: "Ride the Chariot"; Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. McDowell: "Orpheus with His Lute"; Randall Thompson: "The Pasture" from Frostiana; Simon & Garfunkel, arr. Shaw: "Bridge over Troubled Water"; J. S. Bach: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Cantata BWV 33, Mvts 1 & 6; Ola Gjello: "The Lake Isle"; Rolf Løvland and Brendan Graham, arr. Hayes: You Raise Me Up. With orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Valley Regional H.S., 256 Kelsey Hill Rd, Deep River CT 06417 ⓘ 🔗

April 18, 2027 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Waterbury Symphony Orchestra / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Lief Bjaland, conductor. For more information, call 203-346-2000 or email info@waterburysymphony.org. Fine Arts Center, CT State Community College, Naugatuck Valley, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury CT 06708 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 25, 2027 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Verdi Requiem. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 ⓘ 🔗

May 1, 2027 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Danbury Concert Chorus [CT]: The Choral Music of Sir Paul McCartney. For more information, call 203-748-1716 or email dmc@danburymusiccentre.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2027 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Spring Sing! Vivaldi Gloria. This series offers the general public an informal, single-evening opportunity to sing great choral masterworks with Hartford Chorale. May 3: Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi; May 10: Requiem, Gabriel Fauré; May 17: Magnificat, J.S. Bach. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 ⓘ 🔗

May 10, 2027 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Spring Sing! Fauré Requiem. This series offers the general public an informal, single-evening opportunity to sing great choral masterworks with Hartford Chorale. May 3: Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi; May 10: Requiem, Gabriel Fauré; May 17: Magnificat, J.S. Bach. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 ⓘ 🔗

May 15, 2027 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: The Eternal Road. Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul; Luminous Night of the Soul; Ian Gabriel Corpuz: New work, world premiere; Elaine Hagenberg, Aeterna Via (new work). For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Sacred Echoes. Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis; works by Pēteris Vasks, Arvo Pärt, and Franz Liszt. Andrew Henderson, organ. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. St. Augustine Cathedral, 399 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport CT 06604 ⓘ 🔗

May 16, 2027 (Sunday)

4:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Sacred Echoes. Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis; works by Pēteris Vasks, Arvo Pärt, and Franz Liszt. Andrew Henderson, organ. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road, Fairfield CT 06824 ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2027 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Spring Sing! Bach Magnificat. This series offers the general public an informal, single-evening opportunity to sing great choral masterworks with Hartford Chorale. May 3: Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi; May 10: Requiem, Gabriel Fauré; May 17: Magnificat, J.S. Bach. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 ⓘ 🔗

May 22, 2027 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Orchestra and Chorale Pops Concert: Americana. Peter J. Wilhousky (arr.): "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; John Williams: "Hymn to the Fallen"; Carmen Dragon (arr.): "America the Beautiful"; Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom: 1. The God Who Gave us Life; John Rutter (arr.): "When the Saints go Marching In"; Roland Carter (arr.): "Lift Every Voice and Sing"; Stephen Foster: "Nelly Bly"; Aaron Copland: "Zion’s Walls"; "Simple Gifts"; Duke Ellington: "Mood Indigo"; George and Ira Gershwin: "‘S Wonderful"; Cole Porter: "You Do Something to Me"; with orchestral classics. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 6, 2027 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Major Works Concert. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Maurice Duruflé: Requie. With soloists and organ. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 25 South Street, Litchfield CT 06759 ⓘ 🔗

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