Join our Choral Repertoire Sessions this Summer!
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This summer we offer FIVE WEEKS OF CHORAL REPERTOIRE SESSIONS in Great Barrington, MA and Lakeville CT, led by Crescendo‘s founding artistic director Christine Gevert.
Sing together in a small group, and learn more about the music and its background as we explore works from different eras and styles. Three groups with different levels of experience will be offered.
Do you want to find out more about the “behind the scenes” of choral singing? Sit in on one or more sessions – auditors are welcomed.
The repertoire ranges from Irish and English Folk Music, Broadway Showtunes, Latin American Music, Renaissance Motets by Vicente Lusitano, Baroque Opera Choruses by Monteverdi, Purcell and Handel to lesser performed choral works by J.S. Bach.
The sessions start mid July in both locations. Afternoon and evening times are offered.
How we train
the next generation of music-lovers.
Dream it.
CRESCENDO’S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
Education is a core part of Crescendo’s mission and its programming. We have offered programs for young musicians – both for instrumentalists, and for singers. Our most recent program, the “Young Baroque Artists” in 2017 featured four extraordinarily talented teenage singers alongside four professional singers. The young singers received individual coaching for a complete academic year. Chorus rehearsals include detailed analysis of the works and their historical context. The Artistic Director gives talks in our communities about upcoming concerts and other musical subjects. The illustrated concert programs help place the music within the context of art and social history and include the complete text of vocal music in both English and original language.