A Premier Auditioned Chorale in the Greater Princeton Area
All Are Welcome to Our Winter-Spring 2021 Online Performances!
~~~ Monday, March 15 and Monday, April 19 ~~~ Details below ~~~
Irish Coffee House Concert with "Uncle" Gerry Dignan
Monday, March 15 - 7:30 p.m.
A troubador for our times, acclaimed musician, recording artist and song leader "Uncle" Gerry delights audiences around the world with his charismatic warmth and charm. A long-time friend of Voices and Music Together, Gerry will be sharing his music and story-telling at this special online event. Dedicated to keeping the Celtic heritage alive, he will perform a range of music from ballads to fast Irish "mouth music." Listeners will be encouraged to sing along (muted) on Zoom. "I just want to impart to the audience the joy I know in my life, the joy that I know is real... I want to tickle the audience with humor, to include surprises, and to expose listeners to the tenderness of the Celtic spirit."
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Cost is $15.00
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An Evening of Late 19th & 20th Century Song and Lecture
Monday, April 19 - 7:30 p.m.
Alex Meakem, soprano, and Michael Banks, baritone, will present vocal selections "a piacere," or "as we like it," drawn from the late 19th and 20th centuries. The concert will feature works by Puccini, Sondheim and Lloyd Weber, with commentary by Dr. David A. McConnell.
Cost is $15
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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
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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
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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. - more - |