Auditions

Auditions are open for Assabet Valley Mastersingers. See the auditions page for more information.

November 24, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: Baroque Brilliance. Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo for double chorus accompanied by brass ensemble; Domenico Scarlatti: Iste confessor; Cibavit eos; G.F. Handel: selections from Solomon; J.S. Bach: Der Gerechte kommt um; “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”. Barbara Jones, director. With brass, winds and strings. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Dive, Maynard MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 2, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: The Bard’s Song: a Celtic Celebration. A musical trip to the British Isles. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ 🔗

April 7, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Mighty Mozart! W.A. Mozart: Mass in C minor; Piano Concerto #20 in D-minor (Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome, piano). Logan Trotter and Aurora Martin, soprano. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ 🔗

December 9, 2023 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Christmas Magic. Holiday pops concert with the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ 🔗

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Christmas Magic. Holiday pops concert with the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Beauty in Birdsong. Christopher Tin: The Lost Birds; Antonio Vivaldi: “The Goldfinch” Concerto for Flute in D; Camille Saint-Saens: “The Swan” arranged for harp and cello; Margaret Lowe: “Dawn Carol” for multiple flutes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending.” For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ 🔗

April 2, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Joyous Voices - Winsome Winds. F.J. Haydn: Harmoniemesse; W.A.Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds. Jessica Cooper, soprano; Krista River, mezzo; Jason Wang, tenor; Mark Cleveland, bass/baritone. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

November 20, 2022 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Dona Nobis Pacem: Four Visions. Settings of "Dona nobis pacem" from four great works: Bach’s B-minor Mass, Haydn’s Harmoniemesse, Schubert’s Grand Mass in E-flat, and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. Emily Siar, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo; Jason Wang, tenor; Mark Cleveland, bass/baritone. With Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome, piano, who will also play Cesar Franck’s Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 🔗

November 21, 2021 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: A New Beginning. Thomas Adès: Dawn; Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; Adolphus Hailstork: "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes" (Fred VanNess, tenor); Christopher Tin: Sogno di Volare. Tickets: $25, $20 students/seniors, $10 under 18. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

October 25, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: James Dargan: "Oh Glory 2" recital. Sounds of Stow Chorus & Orchestra sponsors baritone soloist James Dargan in a free livestream concert with pianist Mark Whitlock. The program, which is tailored to this important moment in our lives,will range from pieces by Duke Ellington and Moses Hogan to Mr. Dargan's own compositions. In lieu of tickets, please consider donating to Mr. Dargan’s chosen non-profit: the recently opened Violence in Boston Social Impact Center (http://www.violenceinboston.org), whose mission it is to improve the quality of life & life outcomes of individuals from disenfranchised communities by reducing the prevalence of violence and the impact of associated trauma. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email info@soundsofstow.org. MA Online ⓘ 🔗

March 8, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Antonin Dvorak: Stabat Mater. Dana Varga, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano; Ray Bauwens, tenor; Ulysses Thomas, bass baritone. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

November 24, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus & Orchestra [MA]: J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Sounds of Stow will return to its 2014 version of this glorious work, in which the entire narrative is preserved, all choral material is presented, and moving arias are rendered by superb vocal and instrumental soloists: Nicole Estima, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo; Jason Wang, tenor; James Dargan, baritone; Kyle Spraker, trumpet. Recitatives are replaced by dramatic readings narrated by Margot Law. For more information, call 978-707-9887 or email info@soundsofstow.org. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 ⓘ 🔗

May 19, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Songs of the Earth. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

March 24, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Concerto for Flute & Harp in C (Katherine Kleitz, flute; Deborah Feld-Fabisiewicz, harp). Margot Law, soprano; Martha Remington, mezzo-soprano; Ray Bauwens, tenor; Jason Jordan, baritone. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

November 18, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Samson. G.F. Handel: Samson. Jessica Cooper, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore,mezzo-soprano; Charles Blandy, tenor; Mark Cleveland, bass-baritone; Ulysses Thomas, bass-baritone. With full orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

March 25, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: The Silver Chain of Sound. Franz Schubert: Grand Mass in E-flat (Vale Southard, soprano; Michael Pfitzer, tenor; Giovanni Spanu, baritone); Aaron Copland: Quiet City (Charles Anderson, trumpet; Bobby Kipp, English Horn); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending (Siri Smedvig, violin). With full orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 🔗

March 20, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: Schumann, Mendelssohn, Fauré, and Rutter. Felix Mendelssohn: Lauda Sion; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; and John Rutter: Hymn to the Creator of Light (newly orchestrated). Johanna Geremia, soprano; Hannah Klein, mezzo-soprano; Lucas Guzman, baritone; Womsikuk James, baritone-bass (from Handel and Haydn’s prestigious Vocal Arts Program for outstanding high school singers); New England Conservatory senior Timothy Ayers-Kerr, tenor. With Robert Schumann’s piano concerto, Mana Tokuno, pianist. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 seniors and adult students, $10 for students ages 5 to 18. Open Rehearsal on Saturday, March 19 at 1:30 PM ($5 donation requested). Hale School is fully handicapped accessible. A shuttle provided by Stow Council on Aging will be available from parking areas near routes 117 and 62. For more information, call 978-897-2846 or email rickmlent@aol.com. Hale School auditorium, 55 Hartley Rd, Stow MA 01775 ⓘ

August 31, 2015 (Monday)

7:30 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: Sing with Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra. The Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra welcomes singers in all voice categories to join us in preparing for our fall concert Sunday, Nov. 22. Artistic Director and Conductor Barbara Jones has selected Monteverdi’s “Vespers of 1610”, which will be presented with full orchestral accompaniment and some of Boston’s outstanding Baroque singers. The “Vespers” is alternately large scale and intimate, and it is considered the first major work for chorus and orchestra. It is unusual for a community chorus to perform this piece; do not miss this opportunity to appreciate its wonders as we work together through weekly rehearsals. Sounds of Stow first performed this splendid work in 2010 and we return to it now because it was such a memorable experience for performers and audience alike. Open rehearsals are Monday evenings from 7:30-9:30 starting August 31. Participation in the SATB chorus is open to all—no auditions required—and offers the opportunity to learn exciting and challenging music in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. For more information, call 978-707-9887 or email barbjonz@me.com. First Parish Church, 353, Great Rd. Stow MA 01775 ⓘ

May 17, 2015 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Festival Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: Songs of the Civil War. A concert of historic selections to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the conclusion of the American Civil War. First Parish Church, 353 Great Road (Rte 117), Stow, MA 01775 ⓘ

March 22, 2015 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Festival Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: John Rutter: Mass of the Children; Psalm 150; “This is the Day” (composed for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, 2011); “For the Beauty of the Earth”; Bert Appermont: Colors, (Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone). Laura Troisi, soprano; Jonathan Eldridge, baritone; Weston Middle School Concert Singers, Jonathan Eldridge, director. With full orchestra. Hale Middle School, 55 Hartley Rd, Stow MA 01775 ⓘ

November 23, 2014 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Festival Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (choruses, arias and chorales). Erika Vogel, soprano; Laryssa Doohovskoy, mezzo-soprano; Jason Wang, tenor; James Dargan, baritone; Andrew Sorg, baroque trumpet; Margot Law, narrator. Hale Middle School, 55 Hartley Rd, Stow MA 01775 ⓘ

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