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Events for Swanhurst Chorus
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iCal 7:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: Annual Messiah and Carol Sing: The Christmas Story. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion); with beloved carols, plus selections by Swanhurst’s Chamber Singers and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along or just listen. Scores will be available for rent. A festive “Wassail Bowl” reception for all will follow. Admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and under, and $25 maximum per family. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church, 40 Dearborn St, Newport RI 02840 ⓘ 🔗

iCal 7:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: The 23rd Annual Messiah and Carol Sing: The Christmas Story. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion); with beloved carols, plus selections by Swanhurst’s Chamber Singers and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along or just listen. Scores will be available for rent. A festive “Wassail Bowl” reception for all will follow. Admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and under, and $25 maximum per family. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church at the corner of Spring & Dearborn Streets, Newport RI 02840 ⓘ

iCal 8:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: Tis the Season: A Traditional Christmas. Carols old & new by Rutter, Willcocks, Vittoria, Des Pres, and others. Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 at the door, $10 for full-time students. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church, 40 Dearborn St, Newport RI 02840 ⓘ

iCal 7:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: The 22nd Annual Messiah and Carol Sing: The Christmas Story. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion); with beloved carols, plus selections by Swanhurst’s Chamber Singers and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along or just listen. Scores will be available for rent. A festive “Wassail Bowl” reception for all will follow. Admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and under, and $25 maximum per family. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church at the corner of Spring & Dearborn Streets, Newport RI 02840 ⓘ

iCal 7:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: Messiah and Carol Sing: The Christmas Story. A beloved tradition of Christmas in Newport, this special evening will feature much of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah as well as beloved carols, plus selections by Swanhurst’s Chamber Singers and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along or just sit and be immersed in the glorious sounds of the season. Scores will be available for rent. A festive “Wassail Bowl” reception for all will follow. Admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and under, and $25 maximum per family. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn Street, Newport RI 02840

iCal 8:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: Music Of Glory. Performed under the direction of conductor Jonathan Babbitt in conjunction with Christmas in Newport. John Rutter: Gloria; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Jonathan Wilcocks: Magnificat, as well as other offerings. Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 at the door, and $10 for full-time students. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn Street, Newport RI 02840

iCal 7:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: 20th Annual Messiah & Carol Sing: The Christmas Story. A beloved tradition of Christmas in Newport, this special evening will feature much of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah as well as beloved carols, plus selections by Swanhurst’s Chamber Singers and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along or just sit and be immersed in the glorious sounds of the season. Scores will be available for rent. A festive “Wassail Bowl” reception for all will follow. Admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and under, and $25 maximum per family. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. Emmanuel Church, corner of Spring and Dearborn Streets, Newport RI

iCal 8:00 PM. Swanhurst Chorus [RI]: Rossini by Candlelight. Swanhurst will offer Giaochino Rossini’s romantic, sometimes playful, sometimes dramatic, always fabulous Petite Messe Solennelle. The composer himself described his work as “the last of my sins of old age,” and though liturgical in content, it often belies the true comic and operatic heart of its creator. Candlelight tours of beautiful St. John’s on The Point and pre-concert music will begin at 7:30. Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 at the door, and $10 for full-time students. Street parking, as well as parking at the Gateway Center available. Handicap parking available at the church. For more information, call 401-682-1630 or email info@swanhurst.org. St. John's on The Point, Washington & Willow Streets, Newport RI

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Archived Online Events

  • Arts Empowering Life: John Rutter: The Man, The Music, The Heart. Arts Speak Lecture - Online Only. A special interview with the beloved British composer and conductor, just in time for his 81st birthday. John will speak of his love for music, and the power of music to literally create harmony, bringing people together—exactly what humans need in times of division and strife. [9/19/2026] Visit archive
  • Stile Antico [MA]: Polyphonic Postcards: Music from Europe’s greatest Renaissance cities. A tour across great cities of Renaissance Europe, featuring music by Monteverdi, Palestrina, Tallis, Guerrero, Lassus, and many others—three works from each of Paris, Seville, Munich, Rome, Lisbon, and Venice. The program concludes with Christopher Cerrone’s It looks quite curious, commissioned for this program. [10/16/2026] Cambridge MA Visit archive
  • The Tallis Scholars [MA]: Mother & Child: English music for the Virgin Mary. Music from the English repertoire about the Virgin Mary, including Thomas Tallis’s Missa Puer natus, Benjamin Britten’s A Hymn to the Virgin, and a newly commissioned piece by Matthew Martin. [12/5/2025] Cambridge MA