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Events for Swanhurst Chorus
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December 17, 2016 (Saturday)

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 ⓘ 🔗

December 19, 2015 (Saturday)

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 ⓘ

December 5, 2015 (Saturday)

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 ⓘ

December 20, 2014 (Saturday)

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 ⓘ

December 21, 2013 (Saturday)

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

December 7, 2013 (Saturday)

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

December 22, 2012 (Saturday)

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

December 1, 2012 (Saturday)

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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  • Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Holiday Concert. Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King; George Frederick Handel: Concerto a Due Cori No. 2; Charles Ives: Three Places in New England. [12/5/2025] Arlington MA ⓘ
  • Brattleboro Women's Chorus [VT]: Circle Round, Our 30th Anniversary Fall Concerts. Joan Szymko: “Here”; “Nothing Short of Grace”; Jonathan Larson: “Seasons of Love” from Rent; Linda Hirschhorn: “Ilu Finu”; “Circle Chant”; Pete Sutherland (Anna Patton, arr.): “Out to Breakfast”; original works by Becky Graber and Anna Patton; other songs that explore the power of living in community. Cathy Martin, piano; Michelle Liechti, violin; Becky Graber and Anna Patton, directors. Tickets, in-person and live stream: $15-$30, sliding scale. Sunday’s show will be live streamed and recorded. [11/22/2025] Brattleboro VT ⓘ
  • Musica Sacra [MA]: The Requiem Masses of Gabriel Fauré and Eustache du Caurroy. You may know the sublimely beautiful Requiem by the 19th century composer Gabriel Fauré, but did you know that his predecessor by 300 years, Eustache de Caurroy, wrote a Requiem for the death of King Henry IV which was then used at the funerals of French kings for the next 200 years? [10/18/2025] Cambridge MA ⓘ Visit archive
  • Musica Sacra [MA]: ¡Feliz Navidad! Choral Music for Christmas. An array of motets and villancicos from past and present, including Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest for marimba, guitar and harp; plus villancicos, carols, and motets from the New World and the Old. In light of recent targeting of our immigrant communities by the federal government, Musica Sacra is donating a portion of the ticket proceeds to the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA). [12/13/2025] Cambridge MA ⓘ
  • 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 ⓘ