A choral arts organization that is building community through choral music in Connecticut.
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Online concert recording -- watch now
Spring 2022, Voices of Concinnity performed a special collaborative concert on our connection to the stars and the equity of seeing the night sky. To watch selections from this performance for free and to learn more about the topic and watch the pre-concert discussion:
Concerts Performed this Season to Date
MOVED
When music allows us to feel... moved.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
7:00pm
St. Bernard Church in Vernon
25 St Bernard's Terrace, Vernon, CT
Tickets: $10
(no one is turned away)
Why does music move us to tears or give us chills? Can experiencing a live concert provide the atmosphere we need allow us to feel? Through exquisitely crafted choral sound that spans the spectrum of emotions and styles of music, Voices of Concinnity will take the audience on an exploration of how music affects us.
In addition to Concinnity’s signature harmonies, there will be an interactive component for those interested in learning more about the connection between music and our feelings. This April will be the second time Concinnity has presented such a program and the feedback of some of the emotions experienced by the last audience are included in the graphic above.
This concert will feature soaring cathedral choral classics, jazz, folk, sacred harp, spirituals, and stunning contemporary choral works by living composers, with a number of new songs to share with the audience. Music by Imogen Holst, Edie Hill, Moses Hogan, Anton Bruckner, Cheryl Engelhardt, Kerensa Briggs, William Harris, and more. Concinnity has crafted this special program to bring chills, thrills, and tears that leaves the audience... moved.
Tickets can be purchased online through the "Get Ticket" link above. The ticket cost will be processed through PayPal, but it is not necessary.for you to have a PayPal account - your can select "Pay with debit or credit card option".
If we do not sell out, tickets will be available at the door.
Voices of Concinnity has been invited to participate a special concert collaboration between The Hartt Choirs, Hartt Wind Ensemble
Featuring Susan Botti's Vespers
VESPERS
A special collaboration
Saturday, March 25, 2023
7:30pm
Lincoln Theater
Hartt School of Music
Admission Free
(Live Stream Available)
Concinnity by Candlelight
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 5:00pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford
Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 5:00pm
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Hebron
Come find beauty amid darkness at our second annual “Concinnity by Candlelight” holiday concerts this December. This special candlelit concert will feature beautiful holiday music favorites and soon-to-be favorites. A candlelit evening of exquisitely sung holiday music, filled with warmth and mystery, awaits.
This special candlelit concert will feature beautiful holiday music by Reena Ismail, Herbert Howells, Melissa Dunphy, Anna Lapwood, Benjamin Britten, Ellen Voth, Eleanor Daley, Tamsin Jones, and more. This concert also includes an opportunity for the audience to sing some well-known carols with Concinnity
Audience reviews from last years' "Concinnity by Candlelight" concert:
"Voices like I imagine angels might sound."
"This group blends so well and breathes as one."
"The quality of voices and music selection is extraordinary."
“A joyful, heart warming experience which brought tears to my eyes. Beautifully blended voices singing lovely, well-chosen selections.”
$20 Suggested Donation / Students Free
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS:
At this time, we are asking the audience to wear face masks to ensure that our performers may sing unmasked.. However, we will update these protocols here as needed and as situations change.
PARKING:
Saturday concert in Hartford: Parking lot for Trinity Episcopal Church is available (entrance is off Farmington Ave.) and the lot for Ahern Funeral Home, directly next door
Sunday concert in Hebron: Parking is available in the church parking lot and an open lot located directly across the street which will be aided by a traffic personnel. We are kindly asking that the parking nearest the church be reserved for those with mobility concerns. Thank you!
In addition to Concinnity’s signature healing harmonies, there will be an interactive component for those interested in learning more about the connection between music and our feelings. Concinnity has crafted this special program to bring chills, thrills, and tears that leaves the audience moved, inspired... changed.
MOVED
Friday, October 21, 2022 at 7:00pm
Storrs Congregational Church
A recent audience member described Concinnity’s sound as “healing.” Why does music move us to tears or give us chills? Through exquisitely crafted choral sound that spans the spectrum of emotions, Voices of Concinnity will take the audience on an exploration of how music affects us by performing iconic choral works, such as Herbert Howell’s Requiem and Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere mei, and new choral pieces destined to thrill composed by Sarah Rimkus, Moses Hogan, Kerensa Briggs, Edie Hill, Joshua Shank, and more.
Admission: $15 (students/children free)
Featuring the premiere of "It May Be" composed for Voices of Concinnity by one of our singers, Brian Jones, as well as works by Sarah Quartel, Nadia Boulanger, Jack Zaino, Caroline Shaw, Marques L.A. Garrett, Laura Mvula, Antonio Vivaldi, and more.
Belonging: songs to bring us together
Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 7:00pm
St. Mary's Willimantic
featuring performances by:
Choir Matrix
Voices of Concinnity
Consonare Youth Choir
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.
Admission is free - donations accepted**
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 needed and as situations change.
Website address: concinnityct.org Email: concinnityct@gmail.com
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Funded in part by:
Voices of Concinnity is sponsored by Consonare Choral Community,
a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization