🔆 The summer programs page lists 16 programs (last change 5/2/25).

Auditions

Auditions are open for Boston Jazz Voices and Gloriae Dei Cantores. See the auditions page for more information.

August 3, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs. Soloists are Josh Miller, baritone; Bronwyn Kortge, soprano. Admission: $20. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m.. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. Criterion Theater, 35 Cottage St, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 2, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs. Soloists are Josh Miller, baritone; Bronwyn Kortge, soprano. Admission: $20. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m.. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. Ellsworth High School, 24 Lejok Street, Ellsworth ME 04605 ⓘ 🔗

August 3, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Nathan De'shon Myers, baritone; Kyla Mccarrel, soprano; Eric Flyte, tenor; Clayton W. Smith and Colin Graebert, piano. Pre-concert talk at 7 pm. Admission by donation: pay what you can (reserved seats available in advance for $25 or $100 donation). For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 2, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Nathan De'shon Myers, baritone; Kyla Mccarrel, soprano; Eric Flyte, tenor; Clayton W. Smith and Colin Graebert, piano. Pre-concert talk at 7 pm. Admission by donation: pay what you can (reserved seats available in advance for $25 or $100 donation). For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 4, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Elijah. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. Gordon Hawkins, baritone (Elijah). For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 3, 2018 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Elijah. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. Gordon Hawkins, baritone (Elijah). For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

July 28, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Summer Chorale Gala. A lighthearted concert featuring favorite choruses from past MDSC concerts and songs and arias performed by our resident artists. MDSC Conductor Emeritus George Emlen makes a special guest appearance. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Mary's By-The-Sea, 35 S Shore Rd, Northeast Harbor ME 04662 ⓘ 🔗

August 5, 2017 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Bach and Haydn. J.S. Bach: Cantata 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott," and F.J. Haydn: "Lord Nelson" Mass. Anne Leonardi-Merchant, soprano; Miriam Schildkret, mezzo-soprano; Philip Morgan, tenor; Ryan Downey, bass-baritone; Timothy Olsen, organ; with members of the Bangor Symphony. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance, reserved seats; $15 donation suggested at the door. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 4, 2017 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Bach and Haydn. J.S. Bach: Cantata 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott," and F.J. Haydn: "Lord Nelson" Mass. Anne Leonardi-Merchant, soprano; Miriam Schildkret, mezzo-soprano; Philip Morgan, tenor; Ryan Downey, bass-baritone; Timothy Olsen, organ; with members of the Bangor Symphony. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance, reserved seats; $15 donation suggested at the door. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 6, 2016 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Acadia Centennial Concert: In Nature's Realm. Craig Courtney: "I Am Bound for the Promised Land" (world premiere); Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; John Rutter: "For the Beauty of the Earth"; "All Things Bright and Beautiful"; Eric Whitacre: "Seal Lullaby"; Antonín Dvořák: "Melodies Steal Into My Heart" and "Slender Young Birch" from Songs of Nature; Allister MacGillivray: "Song for the Mira" (Gerard Reuter, oboe); Stephen Chatman: "The Cloud"; Johannes Brahms: Waldesnacht, Opus 62, No. 3; Samuel Barber: "Sure on this Shining Night"; Joseph Haydn: "The Heavens are Telling" from The Creation; Samuel A. Ward (arr. Wilberg): "America, the Beautiful". Caroline Homer, soprano; Rhiannon Vonder Haar, mezzo-soprano; Ethan Craigo, tenor; Logan MacDonald, bass. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 5, 2016 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Acadia Centennial Concert: In Nature's Realm. Craig Courtney: "I Am Bound for the Promised Land" (world premiere); Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; John Rutter: "For the Beauty of the Earth"; "All Things Bright and Beautiful"; Eric Whitacre: "Seal Lullaby"; Antonín Dvořák: "Melodies Steal Into My Heart" and "Slender Young Birch" from Songs of Nature; Allister MacGillivray: "Song for the Mira" (Gerard Reuter, oboe); Stephen Chatman: "The Cloud"; Johannes Brahms: Waldesnacht, Opus 62, No. 3; Samuel Barber: "Sure on this Shining Night"; Joseph Haydn: "The Heavens are Telling" from The Creation; Samuel A. Ward (arr. Wilberg): "America, the Beautiful". Caroline Homer, soprano; Rhiannon Vonder Haar, mezzo-soprano; Ethan Craigo, tenor; Logan MacDonald, bass. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ 🔗

August 8, 2015 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Music of Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers for a Confessor, K. 339; Requiem (Suessmayr completion), K. 626. With a professional orchestra and soloists. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret each evening at 7 p.m. New members welcome! Rehearsals (generally once per week) begin on July 1. A complete calendar and registration information are available on the website. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Episcopal Church, 41 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ

August 7, 2015 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Music of Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers for a Confessor, K. 339; Requiem (Suessmayr completion), K. 626. With a professional orchestra and soloists. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret each evening at 7 p.m. New members welcome! Rehearsals (generally once per week) begin on July 1. A complete calendar and registration information are available on the website. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Episcopal Church, 41 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ

August 3, 2013 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Verdi Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi's Manzoni Requiem, with soloists Amy Mahoney, soprano; Robyn Rocklein, mezzo-soprano; David Parks, tenor; Donald Wilkinson, baritone; and members of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. With a pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret each evening at 7 p.m. For more information, email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Parish, 41 Mt. Desert Street, Mt. Desert Street Bar Harbor ME 04609

August 2, 2013 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Verdi Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi's Manzoni Requiem, with soloists Amy Mahoney, soprano; Robyn Rocklein, mezzo-soprano; David Parks, tenor; Donald Wilkinson, baritone; and members of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. With a pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret each evening at 7 p.m. For more information, email summerchorale@gmail.com. St. Saviour's Parish, 41 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609

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