FALL
Sunday, October 17, 3:00 PM - Vassar College Chapel
Homecoming: A return to singing
Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir
Repertoire and ticket information will be available soon.
Sunday, November 14, 4:00 PM - St. John’s Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie
Fall Concert
Cappella Festiva Treble Choir & Children’s Cor Capriccio Choir
Repertoire and ticket information will be available soon.
Sunday, December 5, 7:00 PM - Vassar College Chapel
Lessons and Carols
Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir
This annual Advent service includes readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols that culminates in a stunning candle lighting ceremony. Featuring the Vassar College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorus; and Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, December 18, 2:00 PM - Bardavon 1869 Opera House
MESSIAH*
Hudson Valley Philharmonic & Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir
*This is a concert, not a sing-in.
Ticket information will be available soon.
SPRING
Saturday,
February 19 - Christ Church, Poughkeepsie
Evensong
Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir
Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 3; Thursday, March 4; Friday, March 5 - Bardavon
Flowers (from Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe)
Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir
Ticket information will be available soon.
Saturday, March 26 ~ 3:00pm - Vassar College Chapel
Sounds of Earth: Resilient Voices
featuring Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir, Treble Choir, Cor Capriccio and Boys & Girls Club
In collaboration with the Vassar College Earth Science and Music Departments.
Concerts, lectures, and light installation by Rick Jones. Premiere of commissioned work by Shavon Lloyd.
Sunday, May 15, 3:00 PM - Vassar College Chapel
Duruflé Requiem
Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir and Treble Choir with chamber orchestra
Ticket information will be available soon.
Please enjoy some of our past virtual performances during Covid19
Put One Foot in Front of the Other
This virtual performance was presented on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm
featuring Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir, Treble Choir and Cor Capriccio Children's Choir
Christine Howlett, Matt Zydel, and Elizabeth Clifton, conductors
Susan Brown, piano, James Fitzwilliam, organ
Our Virtual concert begins with Bach’s B Minor Mass BWV 232: Dona nobis pacem that was produced in honor of the late Maestro Craig Fleishman and under the baton of Christine Howlett.
There were shepherds abiding in the fields composed by Brian Mann and Louis Viernne’s piece Messe Solennelle Op. 16: Kyrie is performed by the Chamber Choir.
The Treble Choir performs In the Bleak Midwinter inspired by the poet Christina Rosetti and a spiritual I’m on My Way, under the baton of Matthew Zydel.
Cor Capriccio Children’s Choir present Christoph Praetorius’ Rise Up Old Flame and is especially pleased to present our concert title song, Put One Foot in Front of the Other, both songs conducted under the direction of Elizabeth Clifton.
Click here to view virtual concert.
Click here for Handel's Messiah which aired on Saturday, Dec 19, 2020 at 2:00pm
HANDEL’S MESSIAH: A VIRTUAL EVENT
This was a sing along at home to excerpts from the 2019 performance of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Cappella Festiva, with lyrics on the screen and commentary by Guest Conductor Christine Howlett.
VIRTUAL MESSIAH 2020
Recorded at the December 18, 2019 performance at the Bardavon Opera House
Hudson Valley Philharmonic with Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir
Katherine Whyte, soprano, Christina English, mezzo-soprano,
Dann Coakwell, tenor, Tyler Duncan, baritone
Christine Howlett, guest conductor
OVERTURE
TENOR Recit: Comfort ye my people
TENOR Aria: Every Valley shall be exalted
CHORUS: And the Glory of the Lord
BASS Recit: Thus saith the Lord
BASS Aria: But who may abide the day of his coming
CHORUS: And he shall purify
ALTO Recit: Behold a virgin shall conceive
ALTO Aria and CHORUS: O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
CHORUS: For unto us a Child is born
PIFA
SOPRANO Recit: There were shepherds abiding in the field; And lo, the angel of the Lord; And the angel said unto them; And suddenly there was with the angel
CHORUS: Glory to God
SOPRANO Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
ALTO Recit: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
DUET: He shall feed his flock
CHORUS:His Yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
CHORUS: Hallelujah
Using the 1912 G. Schirmer edition of Messiah
The score will be visible on the screen or you can link to
THE ENTIRE SCORE HERE
Made possible through the generous support of Rhinebeck Bank, the Dr. Edwin Ulrich Charitable Trust, the Bruderhof and WMHT FM 89.1 Schenectady and WRHV.
Lessons & Carols ~ A virtual Advent Service - December 6, 2020
Click here for Lessons & Carols webcast
Vassar College Commencement 2020 ceremony
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to enjoy a virtual performance at Vassar College Commencement Ceremony
