Auditions

Auditions are open for Convivium Musicum. See the auditions page for more information.

April 19, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Celebrating our Nation’s 250th Birthday. Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom; Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living; Glennie-Smith/Wallace, arr. Harlan & Rickets, The Mansions of the Lord; Trad./Howe, arr. Wilhousky: Battle Hymn of the Republic; and others. Chris Shepard, conductor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 17, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Celebrating our Nation’s 250th Birthday. Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom; Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living; Glennie-Smith/Wallace, arr. Harlan & Rickets, The Mansions of the Lord; Trad./Howe, arr. Wilhousky: Battle Hymn of the Republic; and others. Chris Shepard, conductor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Sir John Rutter’s Christmas. John Rutter: Magnificat; Fancies; What Sweeter Music; carols; with traditional carol arrangement, many with audience participation. Chris Shepard, conductor. Louise Fauteux, soprano. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. Tickets: $40, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 12, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Sir John Rutter’s Christmas. John Rutter: Magnificat; Fancies; What Sweeter Music; carols; with traditional carol arrangement, many with audience participation. Chris Shepard, conductor. Louise Fauteux, soprano. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. Tickets: $40, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 6, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2025. Puccini: Kyrie and Gloria from Messa di Gloria; Britten: Ordination in Myra (movement V) from St. Nicholas; Rheinberger: Kyrie from Mass in E flat, Op. 109; Biebl: Ave Maria, Brahms: Schaffe in mir Gott, ein rein Herz; Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Handel: "Worthy is the Lamb" and Amen from Messiah; Smith (arr.): "Ride the Chariot"; Hairston (arr.): "In that great"; Hampton (arr.): "Praise his Holy Name". Ransom Bruce, tenor. Tickets: $40 general, $15 students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 5, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2025. Puccini: Kyrie and Gloria from Messa di Gloria; Britten: Ordination in Myra (movement V) from St. Nicholas; Rheinberger: Kyrie from Mass in E flat, Op. 109; Biebl: Ave Maria, Brahms: Schaffe in mir Gott, ein rein Herz; Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Handel: "Worthy is the Lamb" and Amen from Messiah; Smith (arr.): "Ride the Chariot"; Hairston (arr.): "In that great"; Hampton (arr.): "Praise his Holy Name". Ransom Bruce, tenor. Tickets: $40 general, $15 students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 15, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2024. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K 339; J.S. Bach: Sanctus, from Mass in B minor; Hugo Distler: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Felix Mendelssohn: "Then shall a Star from Jacob come forth" from Christus; Morten Lauridsen: "Sure on this shining night"; and other seasonal songs and carols. Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce, and Christopher Grundy, tenor; bass. With orchestra. Tickets: $40, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2024 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2024. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K 339; J.S. Bach: Sanctus, from Mass in B minor; Hugo Distler: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Felix Mendelssohn: "Then shall a Star from Jacob come forth" from Christus; Morten Lauridsen: "Sure on this shining night"; and other seasonal songs and carols. Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce, and Christopher Grundy, tenor; bass. With orchestra. Tickets: $40, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 14, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2024. John Rutter: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV807; Maurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; Carl Jenkins: Exsultate Jubilate; Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David; W.A. Mozart: Credo, from Coronation Mass KV 317; Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3; Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby; Moses Hogan (arr.): Elijah Rock; John Rutter (arr.): Battle Hymn of the Republic. Carley DeFranco and Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce and Terrence Fay, tenor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 12, 2024 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2024. John Rutter: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV807; Maurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; Carl Jenkins: Exsultate Jubilate; Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David; W.A. Mozart: Credo, from Coronation Mass KV 317; Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3; Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby; Moses Hogan (arr.): Elijah Rock; John Rutter (arr.): Battle Hymn of the Republic. Carley DeFranco and Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce and Terrence Fay, tenor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 10, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2023. Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Gratias agimus tibi (13th Mass); seasonal music by Z. Randall Stroope, J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst, David Willcocks (with audience), John Tavener, Donald McCullough, Peter-Anthony Togni, and others. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, alto; Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 9, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2023. Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Gratias agimus tibi (13th Mass); seasonal music by Z. Randall Stroope, J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst, David Willcocks (with audience), John Tavener, Donald McCullough, Peter-Anthony Togni, and others. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, alto; Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 8, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Zelenka: Fanfare for brass; Dixit Dominus in D, ZWV 68; Carol: "Angels we have heard on high"; Rutter: Gloria; Fasch: Motet in 16 voices, Cum Sancto Spiritu; Scheidt: In dulci Jubilo; Nelhybel: Estampie natalis; Ola Gleilo: "The First Nowell"; Whitacre: Glow; Susa: Chanticleer’s Carol; Robinovitch: Prayer Before Sleep; arr Hayes: Jingle Bells; Jagoda arr. Beale: Ocho Kandelikas; Forrest: Hark the Herald. Featuring the Con Brio Choral Society, Con Brio Festival Orchestra, Danielle Munsell-Howard, soprano; Allison Messier, alto; Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass; Dr. Stephen Bruce, conductor. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email info@conbrio.org. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 6, 2019 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Zelenka: Fanfare for brass; Dixit Dominus in D, ZWV 68; Carol: "Angels we have heard on high"; Rutter: Gloria; Fasch: Motet in 16 voices, Cum Sancto Spiritu; Scheidt: In dulci Jubilo; Nelhybel: Estampie natalis; Ola Gleilo: "The First Nowell"; Whitacre: Glow; Susa: Chanticleer’s Carol; Robinovitch: Prayer Before Sleep; arr Hayes: Jingle Bells; Jagoda arr. Beale: Ocho Kandelikas; Forrest: Hark the Herald. Featuring the Con Brio Choral Society, Con Brio Festival Orchestra, Danielle Munsell-Howard, soprano; Allison Messier, alto; Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass; Dr. Stephen Bruce, conductor. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email info@conbrio.org. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 9, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Jan Zelenka: Te Deum in D, ZWV 146; J.S. Bach: Christen ätzet diesen Tag, (BWV 63 – first movement); Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium); William Matthias: Sir Christèmas; other holiday music. With soloists, double chorus and orchestra, Stephen Bruce, conductor. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email info@conbrio.org. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 7, 2018 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Jan Zelenka: Te Deum in D, ZWV 146; J.S. Bach: Christen ätzet diesen Tag, (BWV 63 – first movement); Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium); William Matthias: Sir Christèmas; other holiday music. With soloists, double chorus and orchestra, Stephen Bruce, conductor. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email info@conbrio.org. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 15, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Spring Concert 2018: Lord Nelson Mass. F.J. Haydn, Missa in Angustiis ("Lord Nelson" Mass), Hob. XXII/11. Also featuring a preview of the concert programming for Con Brio’s 2018 Concert Tour of Croatia and Slovenia For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email rolf.p@comcast.net. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 10, 2017 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. John Rutter: Magnificat; Michael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros; Pieters Sweelinck: Hodie Jan; Pietro Yon: Jesu Bambino; David Brunner: Still, Still, Still; Claude Debussy: Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain; Morten Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night; Michael Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo; Giovanni Gabrieli: Buccinate; and other holiday songs. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email info@conbrio.org. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 9, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. John Rutter: Magnificat; Michael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros; Pieters Sweelinck: Hodie Jan; Pietro Yon: Jesu Bambino; David Brunner: Still, Still, Still; Claude Debussy: Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain; Morten Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night; Michael Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo; Giovanni Gabrieli: Buccinate; and other holiday songs. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email info@conbrio.org. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 23, 2017 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Gala 20th Anniversary Concert. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C; Pietro Mascagni, Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana; G.F. Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1: "Zadok the Priest"; Johannes Brahms: Psalm 51, Op. 29, No. 3, "Tröste mich wieder mit deiner Hülfe"; Felix Mendelssohn: Heilig; Antonio Lotti: "Crucifixus" from Credo in F; Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV 807 (Final Chorus); Harberg/Arlen, arr. Hayes: "Over the Rainbow"; Heyman/Young, arr. Azelton "When I fall in love"; J.S. Bach: Organ Fugue in G minor BWV 578, in the style of Ward Swingle; Jester Hairston (arr.): In Dat Great Gittin’ Up Mornin’; Leonard Bernstein: "Make our Garden Grow", from Candide. Patricia Schuman, soprano; Clea Huston, mezzo soprano; Steven Humes, tenor; Matthew Cossack, bass; Susan Saltus, organ; Dr. Stephen Bruce, conductor. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email rolf.p@comcast.net. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 11, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. J.S.Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (selections) and other holiday works, including favorite Christmas Carols with Chorus, Orchestra, Soloists and audience participation. Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 9, 2016 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. J.S.Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (selections) and other holiday works, including favorite Christmas Carols with Chorus, Orchestra, Soloists and audience participation. Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2015 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2015. Jürate Švedaite, soprano; Steven Humes, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass; with the Con Brio Festival Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Stephen Bruce. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hodie; Fantasia on Christmas Carols; other seasonal music and carols. Tickets $30, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

December 11, 2015 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2015. Jürate Švedaite, soprano; Steven Humes, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass; with the Con Brio Festival Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Stephen Bruce. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hodie; Fantasia on Christmas Carols; other seasonal music and carols. Tickets $30, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

April 19, 2015 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: J.S. Bach: Mass in F Major BWV 233. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

December 14, 2014 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: A Star-Spangled Christmas. A joyous celebration of Christmas spanning five centuries of music, with Christmas Carols and audience participation, with Adele Paxton, soprano; Karli Gilbertson, mezzo soprano; Ransom Bruce, tenor; Greg Flower, bass. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

December 12, 2014 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: A Star-Spangled Christmas. A joyous celebration of Christmas spanning five centuries of music, with Christmas Carols and audience participation, with Adele Paxton, soprano; Karli Gilbertson, mezzo soprano; Ransom Bruce, tenor; Greg Flower, bass. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

May 4, 2014 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: W. A. Mozart: Vesperae de Dominica (complete), K.321. With Patricia Schuman, soprano. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

December 15, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Giovanni Gabrieli: Angelus ad pastores; Z. Randall Stroope: Winter. The second half of the program ranges among settings of traditional carols, new carols, and sacred texts of the season. With soloiist Cythia Mellon and Con Brio Festival Orchestra conducted by Dr. Stephen Bruce. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

December 13, 2013 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Giovanni Gabrieli: Angelus ad pastores; Z. Randall Stroope: Winter. The second half of the program ranges among settings of traditional carols, new carols, and sacred texts of the season. With soloiist Cythia Mellon and Con Brio Festival Orchestra conducted by Dr. Stephen Bruce. For more information, call 860-526-5399. Christ the King, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

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