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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale presents Community and Connection
DESCRIPTION:Community and Connection\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday May 18\, 2025 at 4pm\nAaron Copland\, selections from Old American Songs\nNathaniel Dett\, The Chariot Jubilee\nAlice Parker\, folk song and spiritual arrangements\nFred VanNess\, tenor\nDavid McFerrin\, baritone\nwith chamber instrumental ensemble and pianoA Commonwealth Composer Concert \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExperience community and connection through the diversity of American folk songs! We can all connect on different levels with what folk songs are about: work and labor\, losing or gaining freedom\, personal and social tragedies\, joy and romance\, historical events and movements\, faith and spirituality\, social or political issues\, and the ups and downs of everyday life. Folk songs also provide connections across generations\, by celebrating cultural and ethnic heritages or inspiring social activists. The music of Copland\, Dett\, and Parker explores many of these themes. \nIn his Old American Songs Aaron Copland arranges American folk songs that feature the pioneer experience\, the vastness of America’s natural landscapes\, political commentary\, and the simple pleasure of entertaining children. Some consider his arrangements to be the characteristic sound of American music. \nNathaniel Dett’s significant and diverse musical legacy includes arrangements of African American spirituals. These arrangements fuse the simple\, profound messages of these uniquely American folk songs with the European romantic classical music tradition. Inspired by the spiritual Swing Low Sweet Chariot\, Dett’s The Chariot Jubileeexemplifies his blending of these two traditions. The interplay between the chorus and the tenor soloist\, along with the dynamic orchestration\, creates a powerful and uplifting musical experience celebrating our common humanity. \nThis season’s Commonwealth Composer is Alice Parker. In her many decades as a composer\, she composed a wide variety of music. However\, she is especially well known for her classic arrangements of American folk songs\, folk hymns\, and spirituals. Her love of family and community is reflected in these arrangements. As she told NewMusic USA\, “When we sing something perfectly lovely together … and it really clicks\, you have this marvelous feeling of brotherhood in the room. We are all human beings. We are all feeling this emotion together at the same time. And this is uniting us. We are not separate.” \nJoin us to experience music representing a rich mix of collective memory\, cultural identity\, and emotional expression\, reflecting the diverse and evolving narrative of American life. \n\n\nFred VanNess\, tenor \n\nDavid McFerrin\, baritone
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-presents-community-and-connection/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale Presents " Reverent Praise"
DESCRIPTION:In November\, we bring you Johann Sebastian Bach’s beloved Magnificat and compositions by two well-known contemporary British composers: Jonathan Dove’s Köthener Messe and Cecilia McDowall’s Laudate. Dove and McDowall’s compositions both pay tribute to Bach and\, with the Magnificat\, provide respite for uncertain times
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-presents-reverent-praise/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T220000
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale presents The Dream Unfinished
DESCRIPTION:The Dream Unfinished\nSaturday\, May 11\, 2024 • 8:00pm\nCommonwealth Chorale performs The Dream Unfinished. Told through the voices of a diverse selection of composers\, the music for this concert celebrates the ideals of the American Dream\, by exploring racial injustice\, hope\, human resilience\, and the possibility of realizing a world where people are not enslaved and where people of all backgrounds can coexist harmoniously. \nFlorence Price:  Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight\nWilliam Grant Still:  Plain-Chant for America \nPlus works by Margaret Bonds\, Irving Berlin\, Randall Thompson\, André Thomas\, and Dorothy Rudd Moore.\nPhilip Lima\, baritone\nValerie Becker\, piano
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/the-dream-unfinished/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T150000
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale Presents "Fate and Faith"
DESCRIPTION:In March\, we explore fate and faith through the richly expressive music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Lobgesang\, Johannes Brahms’s Schicksalslied\, and Felix\nMendelssohn’s Psalm 42. \nThe concert will be with Professional Orchestra.\nDana Lynne Varga\, Soprano Soloist\nConducted by Artistic Director Dr. Michael Driscoll \nGeneral Admission $40; Students $10; EBT/WIC Cards- Free at Door\nOpen Seating – Purchase tickets online at: https://events.humanitix.com/test-event-n66hoxj7\nmarketing@CommonwealthChorale.com 617-527-7464 \nABOUT THE CONCERT\nChoral music of the 19th century is well known for its melodic\, romantic and expressive elements\, often exploring themes of faith and fate. Our March concert provides a delicious feast from two of this period’s best known composers\, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn\, and a third\, Fanny Mendelsshohn Hensel\, who but for the social mores of her day\, would likely be as well known. \nTo celebrate her son’s birth\, Hensel wrote Lobgesang using biblical texts to create a choral symphony celebrating spirituality and praising life. Given the hazards of child-birth in her time\, perhaps Hensel’s music also celebrates trust in fate and a leap of faith! Brahms’ much loved Schicksalslied is an elegant choral setting of a poem with the same name (Song of Destiny); it\, too\, explores the joys of human existence and the cruel whims of fate. Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42 provides vivid visual and sensual imagery of a stag or deer\, likening its desire for fresh water to the soul’s need for God and encouraging the reader to have faith that God will provide. \nWhatever your religious or theological beliefs\, the rich harmonic textures\, expressive melodies\, and meticulous craftsmanship of these compositions\, with their balance of classical form and romantic sentiment\, will lift your spirits and feed your soul!
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-presents-fate-and-faith/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T200000
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale presents Glory and Praise
DESCRIPTION:Glory and Praise\nSaturday\, November 18th\, 8:00 pm \nCommonwealth Chorale sings a new “composer concert” Glory and Praise at the Church of the Holy Name. With Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms\, Francis Poulenc: Gloria\, Salomon Sulzer: Psalm 111\, and César Franck: Psalm 150. Check out their website for complete program notes by Margarita Restrepo\, Ph.D.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-presents-glory-and-praise/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times\nJohn Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem\nFlorence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F\nWith organ and professional orchestra\nFor our final concert\, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms and biblical verses in English. An undeservedly overlooked and significant American composer\, Florence Price’s beautifully written Praise the Lord and selections from the Communion Service in F  are settings of familiar texts that reflect both her European influenced training at New England Conservatory and her Southern roots. Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Commonwealth Chorale is pleased and excited to introduce our audience to music by this talented composer.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-concert/2023-05-13/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T170000
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times\nJohn Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem\nFlorence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F\nWith organ and professional orchestra\nFor our final concert\, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms and biblical verses in English. An undeservedly overlooked and significant American composer\, Florence Price’s beautifully written Praise the Lord and selections from the Communion Service in F  are settings of familiar texts that reflect both her European influenced training at New England Conservatory and her Southern roots. Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Commonwealth Chorale is pleased and excited to introduce our audience to music by this talented composer.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-concert/2023-03-19/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221119T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221119T220000
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times\nJohn Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem\nFlorence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F\nWith organ and professional orchestra\nFor our final concert\, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms and biblical verses in English. An undeservedly overlooked and significant American composer\, Florence Price’s beautifully written Praise the Lord and selections from the Communion Service in F  are settings of familiar texts that reflect both her European influenced training at New England Conservatory and her Southern roots. Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Commonwealth Chorale is pleased and excited to introduce our audience to music by this talented composer.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-concert/2022-11-19/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T200000
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Chorale presents: Majestic Sounds
DESCRIPTION:This\, our final concert of the season\, is one not to be missed. It showcases our classical roots and celebrates the one who developed and fine-tuned them over the last 43 years. Artistic Director David Carrier is retiring and this\, his final concert\, is his magnificent finish: Joseph Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) and J.S. Bach’s Cantata 140 ( Wachet auf\, ruft uns die Stimme ) also known as Awake\, a voice is calling. Carrier will conduct orchestra\, chorus\, and soloists: soprano Dana Varga\, mezzo-soprano Vera Savage\, tenor Matthew Anderson\, and baritone David McFerrin. \nMajestic Sounds: sure to inspire joy and hope to the listener\, a concert to lift the spirits. \nTo purchase tickets\, click here.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-presents-majestic-sounds/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture and Education,Music,Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T160000
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SUMMARY:Canceled-Commonwealth Chorale presents: Country Sounds
DESCRIPTION:Classical or bluegrass? In our second concert of the season\, no need to choose. Composer Carol Barnett has combined the two styles in her bluegrass Mass\, The World Beloved. In her unusual approach Barnett has written what she calls “cheery sacred music\,” blending the usual solemnity of a Mass with down-home energy and rhythms of bluegrass. Please join us to hear Gwyneth Walker comment on her work and see how successful she is in her wonderful combination of styles. The performance will be accompanied by the renowned bluegrass band\, Monroe Crossing. \nIn addition\, the chorus will perform selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs: Long Time Ago\, At the River\, and Simple Gifts. Monroe Crossing will also perform a set of bluegrass music. \nTo purchase tickets\, click here.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/commonwealth-chorale-presents-country-sounds/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Name\, 1689 Centre Street\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture and Education,Music,Performing Arts
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