A choral arts organization that is building community through choral music in Connecticut.
Community Division Choirs | Concerts & Events
Our community division choirs include:
Choir Matrix
A soprano-alto choir focusing on healthy vocal technique and exploring music by historically excluded composers.
Consonare Youth Choir
A vibrant group opportunity for youth singers to practice healthy vocal technique and collaboration.
Consonare Community Choir
A community choir open to all in the community with a mission to collaborate with other music ensembles.
Upcoming Community Concerts
Escape Among Trees
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
7:00pm
von der Mehden Recital Hall
(UConn Music Department)
Featuring:
Consonare Community Choir
Consonare Youth Choir
Hop River Chamber Music
Admission Free (Donations very welcome!)
Join us for a special concert for international Make Music Day of music for choir and string quartet, featuring songs of nature and connection.
Earlier this season...
We are the stories being composed
Saturday, April 1, 2023
5:00pm
First Church of Christ in Mansfield
529 Storrs Road, Mansfield, CT (Rt. 195/Rt. 89)
Featuring:
Choir Matrix
Consonare Youth Choir
Beck 'n Call**
Admission Free (Donations very welcome!)
We all have a story. Stories have traveled the world and centuries through songs passed down orally, which we often refer to as "folk songs". This concert will feature our Choir Matrix, Consonare Youth Choir, and special guest, Beck 'n Call, sharing songs both old and new from Scotland, Newfoundland, Cuba, Norway, and more. Featuring choral arrangements by Ivette Herryman-Rodriguez, Eleanor Daley, Diana Woolner, Wyndreth Berginsdottir, and more. It may even include a new composition from the "Being Composed" workshop our singers engaged in early March.
Come join us on a journey of how our stories are passed down through song.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS:
At this time, masks will be worn by performers for this concert. However, we will update these protocols here as situations change.
**Beck 'n Call are a 6-member band from CT’s Quiet Corner playing Americana, blues, newgrass, new Celtic, and offbeat- and retro-pop. After meeting through a music jam in Woodstock, the band formed in 2011 from a collective love of harmony and experimentation and because they couldn't get enough of Tim O'Brien, Gillian Welch, and Patsy Cline. Their style blends acoustic and electric guitar, rich bass, sweet mandolin, and vocals from smooth to smoky, with a folksy sound that will make you want to tap your toes and sing along. Known for playing the Vanilla Bean, Woodstock’s Twilight Concert Series, and local wineries, they also enjoy performing at community events and non-profit fundraisers.
Belonging: songs that bring us together
Saturday, November 19, 2022
7:00pm
St. Mary's Church
Willimantic, CT
Featuring:
Voices of Concinnity
Choir Matrix
Consonare Youth Choir
Admission Free (Donations very welcome!)
Join us this fall 2022 for a special homecoming performance with our first concert with all of our choirs together once again since fall 2019. "Belonging" will feature songs to bring us together after so long apart -- celebrating the people, places, and space where we feel we belong.
Featuring the premiere of "It May Be" composed for Voices of Concinnity by Brian Jones, as well as works by Sarah Quartel, Nadia Boulanger, Jack Zaino, Caroline Shaw, Marques L.A. Garrett, Tracy Wong, Laura Mvula, Antonio Vivaldi, and more.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS:
At this time, we expect that masks will be worn by performers and audience for this concert. However, we will update these protocols here as situations change.
Performances & Events from Previous Years...
