🔆 The summer programs page lists 20 programs (last change 5/18/24).

September 12, 2022 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Open Sing & Auditions. MCS is welcoming new and returning singers! Our first rehearsal is Monday, September 12 at 7 pm (Bethany Covenant Church Pavilion). Pot luck, bring a dish to share! For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Bethany Covenant Church Pavilion, 1 Covenant Way, Bedford NH 03110 Online (View flier) ⓘⓘ

May 22, 2022 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Song of Praise & Ruminations. Felix Mendelssohn: Lobgesang (Song of Praise); Jennifer Higdon: Ruminations (on Poems of Rumi). "We have fallen into the place where everything is music." -Rumi. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 senior, or pay what you are able. Free admission for students in grades K-Undergraduate. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Ste. Marie Parish, 378 Notre Dame Avenue, Manchester NH 03102 Online (View flier) ⓘⓘ

December 19, 2021 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: MCS Family Holiday Pops Concert. Holiday Favorites, Carols and Sing-a-longs for all ages to enjoy! Free admission for students K-12 (at Brookside Congregational Church only). For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Brookside Congregational Church, Ucc, 2013 Elm Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

December 12, 2021 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: MCS Family Holiday Pops Concert. Holiday Favorites, Carols and Sing-a-longs for all ages to enjoy! Free admission for students K-12 (at Brookside Congregational Church only). For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Labelle Winery, 345 Nh Route 101, Amherst NH 03031 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

November 14, 2021 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Annelies. James Whitbourn: Annelies. The oratorio brings to life the diary written by Annelies Marie Frank between 1942 and 1944 when she and her family hid in an Amsterdam warehouse. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. The Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester NH 03101 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

November 13, 2021 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Annelies. James Whitbourn: Annelies. The oratorio brings to life the diary written by Annelies Marie Frank between 1942 and 1944 when she and her family hid in an Amsterdam warehouse. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Brookside Congregational Church, UCC, 2013 Elm St., Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

June 27, 2021 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Great American Songbook Concert. Come and hear the sounds of Porter, Ellington, Gershwin, Berlin and more, with familiar favorites such as Blue Skies, My Funny Valentine, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Embraceable You, Singin' In the Rain, Night and Day, and Begin the Beguine. Bring a chair, umbrella, blanket and picnic basket. Admission is free (donations welcome). For more information, call 603-359-4368 or email musicldy67@gmail.com. Stark Park in Manchester, NH, 550 River Road, Manchester NH 03053 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

June 26, 2021 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Great American Songbook Concert. Come and hear the sounds of Porter, Ellington, Gershwin, Berlin and more, with familiar favorites such as Blue Skies, My Funny Valentine, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Embraceable You, Singin' In the Rain, Night and Day, and Begin the Beguine. Bring a chair, umbrella, blanket and picnic basket. Admission is free (donations welcome). For more information, call 603-359-4368 or email musicldy67@gmail.com. Stark Park in Manchester, NH, 550 River Road, Manchester NH 03053 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

December 15, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Manchester Choral Society Winter Performance-Lux. Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna; Dan Forrest: LUX: The Dawn from On High. Collaboration and performances by the 2G MCS Youth Choir and Symphony NH. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. First Congregational Church, 508 Union Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘ

December 14, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Manchester Choral Society Winter Performance-Lux. Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna; Dan Forrest: LUX: The Dawn from On High. Collaboration and performances by the 2G MCS Youth Choir and Symphony NH. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. First Congregational Church, 508 Union Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘ

September 9, 2019 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Manchester Choral Society Fall Open Sing. Calling all Singers!! The Manchester Choral Society cordially invites all interested singers from high school and beyond to join us for our first fall rehearsal and Open Sing. Come and sing with the group, and meet current members! For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Manchester Community Music School, 2291 Elm Street, Manchester NH 03045 (View flier) ⓘ

May 19, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Those Who Wait. William Grant Still: Those Who Wait; R. Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee; Kirke Mechem: Songs of the Slave. With orchestra. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Saint Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 ⓘ

May 18, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Those Who Wait. William Grant Still: Those Who Wait; R. Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee; Kirke Mechem: Songs of the Slave. With orchestra. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Saint Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 ⓘ

December 16, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Family Holiday Pops Concert. All of your holiday favorites plus a narrated version of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" with the orchestra and an audience sing-along with the Manchester Choral Society and Orchestra, the MCS children's chorus (2G MCS), and the New England Youth Choir. Enjoy post-concert holiday treats and photos with Santa. Admission is free for students K-Undergraduate! For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. LaBelle Winery, 345 NH Route 101, Amherst NH 03031 (View flier) ⓘ

December 15, 2018 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Family Holiday Pops Concert. All of your holiday favorites plus a narrated version of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" with the orchestra and an audience sing-along with the Manchester Choral Society and Orchestra, the MCS children's chorus (2G MCS), and the New England Youth Choir. Enjoy post-concert holiday treats and photos with Santa. Admission is free for students K-Undergraduate! For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. St. Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘ

December 8, 2018 (Saturday)

12:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Caroling at the Currier. Join the Manchester Choral Society at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester for our annual visit where we will perform selections from our concert material and traditional holiday carols. NH residents are free with entry prior to noon. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash Street, Manchester NH 03104 ⓘ

December 15, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: On Earth Peace. Including Dietrich Buxtehude: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein (The Newborn Baby); Gerald Finzi: In terra pax; Herbert Howells: Gloucester Magnificat; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; carol singing with the audience. Featuring soloists Jennifer Fijal and Daniel Brevik, the 2G MCS Youth Chorus, and the Manchester High School Central Chamber Singers. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Bethany Covenant Church, 1 Covenant Way, Bedford NH 03110 (View flier)

December 14, 2013 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: On Earth Peace. Including Dietrich Buxtehude: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein (The Newborn Baby); Gerald Finzi: In terra pax; Herbert Howells: Gloucester Magnificat; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; carol singing with the audience. Featuring soloists Jennifer Fijal and Daniel Brevik, the 2G MCS Youth Chorus, and the Manchester High School Central Chamber Singers. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Bethany Covenant Church, 1 Covenant Way, Bedford NH 03110 (View flier)

May 19, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass. A sacred classical work by Carol Barnett made accessible and contemporary through an infusion of the down-home sparkle of bluegrass. Performed in collaboration with the bluegrass band Chasing Blue. Saint Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier)

May 18, 2013 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass. A sacred classical work by Carol Barnett made accessible and contemporary through an infusion of the down-home sparkle of bluegrass. Performed in collaboration with the bluegrass band Chasing Blue. LaBelle Winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst NH 03031 (View flier)

December 16, 2012 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: The Peacemakers. Joined by 2G MCS ( Second Generation MCS youth choir), Nashua High School South Concert Choir, and full orchestra, we celebrate the holiday season with Karl Jenkins' newest choral work. The Peacemakers incorporates texts from some of history's iconic figures and symbols of peace and tolerance, including Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, and the Dalai Lama. The 13th century Persian mystic poet Rumi sums up the essence of the complete work: All religions, all singing one song: Peace be with you. See https://www.facebook.com/events/298979426886279/ For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. St. Joseph Cathedral - 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH (View flier)

December 15, 2012 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: The Peacemakers. Joined by 2G MCS ( Second Generation MCS youth choir), Nashua High School South Concert Choir, and full orchestra, we celebrate the holiday season with Karl Jenkins' newest choral work. The Peacemakers incorporates texts from some of history's iconic figures and symbols of peace and tolerance, including Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, and the Dalai Lama. The 13th century Persian mystic poet Rumi sums up the essence of the complete work: All religions, all singing one song: Peace be with you. See https://www.facebook.com/events/298979426886279/ For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. St. Joseph Cathedral - 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH (View flier)

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