The musicians of Voices Chorale NJ really miss singing together, and with no end in sight for this forced time away, we wanted to share music from our December 2019 concert. The text by composer Kyle Pederson seems particularly poignant in these troubled times.
We look forward to sharing more music with you in the future, and wish all of us peace, safety and good health, now and always.
Can We Sing the Darkness to Light? - Kyle Pederson
What if instead of more violence
We let our weapons fall silent?
No more revenge or retribution
No more war or persecution.
It could be beautiful.
What if instead of our judgment
We soften our hearts that have hardened?
Instead of certainty and pride
We love and sacrifice.
It could be beautiful.
Can we see the other as our brother?
Can we sing the darkness to light?
Sounding chords of compassion and grace
Set the swords of judgement aside
Let mercy's eyes
See the other human face.

About Voices Chorale NJ

Voices Chorale NJ is a Princeton-area chorus founded thirty-two years ago to perform sacred and secular music from across the eras and around the world. With the leadership of Artistic Director Dr. David A. McConnell, we continue to fill our mission, including community engagement and musical education opportunities for youth and adults. We come together for the joy of singing... and it shows.
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Voices Chorale NJ is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation and a New Jersey non-profit corporation.
Programs are made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Meet Our Director

Dr. David A. McConnell

Dr. David A. McConnell founded Vox Philia in 2012, a chamber choir comprised of professional and gifted amateur singers, and co-founded the Berks Sinfonietta chamber orchestra in 2014, both of which feature an intergenerational approach.

Dr. McConnell teaches music courses at Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus and Alvernia University in Reading, PA. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
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Dec. 5, 2018 article on PrincetonInfo.com - the online site for the US1 publication