Auditions

Auditions are open for Burlington Choral Society, Crescendo Inc, Old North Festival Chorus and Old North Church and Shir Joy Chorus. See the auditions page for more information.

May 9, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: The Fruit of Silence: Choral Meditations on Peace. Peteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence (setting a prayer by Mother Teresa: “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace”); Undine Smith Moore: “Bound for Canaan’s Land”; “Striving After God”; “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace”; Louis Lewandowski: Psalm 84 for chorus and organ; Geoffrey Hudson: Four Sacred Pieces (premiere); Osbert Parsley: Haec dies; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria from All Night Vigil; William Byrd: Dona nobis pacem from Mass for Four Voices; Henry Purcell: “Alleluia”; Te Deum and Jubilate in D. With string quartet, organ, and two trumpets. Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 8, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: The Fruit of Silence: Choral Meditations on Peace. Peteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence (setting a prayer by Mother Teresa: “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace”); Undine Smith Moore: “Bound for Canaan’s Land”; “Striving After God”; “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace”; Louis Lewandowski: Psalm 84 for chorus and organ; Geoffrey Hudson: Four Sacred Pieces (premiere); Osbert Parsley: Haec dies; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria from All Night Vigil; William Byrd: Dona nobis pacem from Mass for Four Voices; Henry Purcell: “Alleluia”; Te Deum and Jubilate in D. With string quartet, organ, and two trumpets. Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. All Saints Church, 7 Woodbridge St, South Hadley MA 01075 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 22, 2025 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Love is Here to Stay. Emanuel Astorga: Stabat mater for chorus and strings; Pärt Uusberg: Muusika; George and Ira Gershwin (newly arranged by Geoffrey Hudson): “They Can’t Take That Away From Me; “They All Laughed”; “Love Is Here to Stay”. Geoffrey Hudson, director. With instrumentalists Sarah Briggs, Charlotte Malin Collins, Colleen Jennings, and Karl Knapp. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 21, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Love is Here to Stay. Emanuel Astorga: Stabat mater for chorus and strings; Pärt Uusberg: Muusika; George and Ira Gershwin (newly arranged by Geoffrey Hudson): “They Can’t Take That Away From Me; “They All Laughed”; “Love Is Here to Stay”. Geoffrey Hudson, director. With instrumentalists Sarah Briggs, Charlotte Malin Collins, Colleen Jennings, and Karl Knapp. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. All Saints Church, 7 Woodbridge St, South Hadley MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 2, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Last Words of the Unarmed, and Heavenly Hurt. Joel Thompson: "Last Words of the Unarmed" Black Men before they were killed by police officers; Alice Parker: "Heavenly Hurt: Songs of Love and Loss", a setting of 7 poems of Emily Dickinson. Hanif Lawrence, tenor; Gregory Hayes, piano; Karl Knapp, cello. For more information, call 413-341-0214 or email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 12, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Fall Semester Auditions. Pioneer Valley Cappella (PVC) is a Northampton-based auditioned ensemble that has been performing unaccompanied choral music for over thirty years. Our fall concert pairs Pēteris Vasks's haunting Dona nobis pacem with songs, service music, and spirituals on the theme of peace by Aluoch & Anyango, Burleigh, Byrd, Gibbons, Gibbs, Johnson, Morely, Tallis, & Weelkes. Experienced singers are invited to join us for a rehearsal and audition on September 12. Auditions are friendly. Singers should have a short piece prepared, and be ready for simple exercises to determine voice part. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Northampton Community Music Center, 139 South St, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 4, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Niccolò Jommelli's Requiem. Niccolò Jommelli's Requiem in Eb (1756); and short choruses by Handel and Mozart, which place Jommelli’s music in contrast with typical examples of the Baroque and Classical styles. With string ensemble. Geoffrey Hudson, conductor. Free-will donations accepted. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. All Saints' Episcopal Church, 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley MA 01075 ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Niccolò Jommelli's Requiem. Niccolò Jommelli's Requiem in Eb (1756); and short choruses by Handel and Mozart, which place Jommelli’s music in contrast with typical examples of the Baroque and Classical styles. With string ensemble. Geoffrey Hudson, conductor. Free-will donations accepted. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 ⓘ 🔗

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