AVM 2009 - 2010 Season

2009- 2010 Season

	Plainsong to Broadway Sunday, November 15, 2009, 3:30 PM Evangelical Congregational Church, Westborough Chichester Psalms- Leonard Bernstein Mass #2- György Orbán, Festival Te Deum- Benjamin Britten With Willam Ness, organist Samuel Long, soloist The delightful and exuberant Festival Te Deum introduces two eclectic and popular choral works. Orbán contrasts Plainsong with contemporary harmonies and syncopated rhythms, while Chichester Psalms combines Broadway theater elements with flowing, lyrical melodies, and dramatic and exciting rhythms. This will be a real musical feast. About Chicester Psalms About Mass #2 About Festival Te Deum Ticket Information Return to Top
	Messiah Sing Sunday, December 20, 2009, 3:30 PM First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury With soloists: Margaret Felice, soprano Christina English, mezzo-soprano Daniel Hershey - tenor David Walther - baritone Malcolm Halliday - organist An annual Holiday Tradition — Join the Mastersingers and soloists to sing the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. Come listen or bring/borrow from us a score and sing along in this informal, exhilarating event. Directions: To First Congregational Church, 19 Church St, Shrewsbury, MA From the east: Take 290 West to exit 23A (Route 140 South). Merge onto 140 and go about 1.5 miles almost to the center of town and the common. As the road begins to curve to the left, the church will be on your right. From the west: Take either 290 East and follow directions above from 140, or travel along Route 9 East to the intersection of 9 and 140. Follow signs for 140 North. Once you reach the light at the Shrewsbury Common, the church will be the large white building on your left as the road begins to curve. Ticket Information Return to Top
	Elijah - An Oratorio Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:30 PM St. Mark’s School, Southborough Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn with orchestra, and Philip Lima – Elijah Andrea Matthews - Soprano Catherine Hedberg - Mezzo Soprano Matthew DiBattista - Tenor Ben Rutan, Youth for Elijah Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Elijah one of the most popular choral works and perhaps second only to Handel’s Messiah. An outstanding cast of soloists, performed in the stunning concert hall at St. Mark’s school make this an event not to be missed. This romantic work is considered one of the greatest of Mendelssohn's works. The work features the dramatic story of the prophet Elijah from the Old Testament of the Bible, told in harmonies both alluring and lurid. Mendelssohn uses these Biblical episodes, doubtless well fitted to the taste of Mendelssohn's time, with a Victorian sentimentality detectable in places. The Story of Elijah and Concert Notes Ticket Information Return to Top
	An American Perspective Saturday, May 22, 2010, 8:00 PM Chapel of the Cross, Westborough Jubilant Song- Norman Dello Joio Old American Songs- Aaron Copland The Mask- William Bolcom Six American Hymns- John Gardner with Judy Yauckoes, Piano and David Bonneau, Baritone We end this season with a joyous celebration of American composers. Each on their own way present a unique, yet harmonious interpretation of music in 20th century America. Dello Joio’s exciting Jubilant Song provides an exciting fanfare to three unique perspectives of American Music. Bolcom’s Mask is contemporary setting of text by Afro-American poets, while Copland’s Old American Songs” retain some of that early American simplicity and starkness. Six American Hymns arranges six familiar hymn tunes some in gospel style, some in Jazz style, but all fresh and engaging. Ticket Information Return to Top