🔆 The summer programs page lists 25 programs (last change 8/2/24).

Auditions

Auditions are open for Brattleboro Camerata, Brattleboro Concert Choir, Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Cantilena, Connecticut Choral Society, Metropolitan Chorale, Pilgrim Festival Chorus and Spectrum Singers. See the auditions page for more information.

June 23, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Summer Sing: Faure Requiem with Paige Graham. Come sing Gabriel Faure's Requiem with conductor Paige Graham, director of Hampshire Choral Society. We welcome singers of all experience levels. You can bring your own score or borrow a copy from us at the door. Instrumentalists are invited to join a pick-up chamber orchestra. Entry is by donation. Suggested donation is $15. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email boxoffice@pvso.org. Most Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, 120 Russell Street, Hadley MA 01035 ⓘ

May 28, 2024 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Summer Sing: Orff's Carmina Burana with Tianhui Ng. Come sing Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, conducted by PVS Music Director Tianhui Ng. We welcome singers of all experience levels. You can bring your own score or borrow a copy from us at the door. Instrumentalists are invited to join a pick-up chamber orchestra. Entry is by donation. Suggested donation is $15. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email boxoffice@pvso.org. Most Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, 120 Russell Street, Hadley MA 01035 ⓘ

May 11, 2024 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: 85th Season Finale: Visions of Hope. Margaret Bonds: Credo; Mary D. Watkins: selections from Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story; William Grant Still Symphony No. 2, "Song of a New Race". Brianna J. Robinson, soprano; Nicholas Lagesse, baritone; Tianhui Ng and Dr. Allegra Martin, conductors. Pre-concert talk at 6 p.m. by Dr. David Schneider, Georges Lurcy Professor of Music & History at Amherst College., Tickets: $15-$35 (sliding scale); $5 for youth up to age 18 and college students of any age; free for WIC and EBT cardholders, through Mass Cultural Council's Card for Culture program. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

October 28, 2020 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [MA]: Hidden Figures: Renaissance. Anna Marsh hosts this installment of the Discovery Series "Hidden Figures: Women Composers through the Ages." Explore the women singers, composers, patronesses and poets that shaped Western music from 1400-1600 such as Maddelena Casulana, Isabella d'Este and others For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Greenfield MA 01301 Online ⓘ

November 3, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: Animalia. Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; other choral works. Noah Horn, organ. Tickets: $25, senior $22; youth/student $5. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Second Congregational Church, 16 Court Square, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

November 18, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: Night and Day. Monteverdi: Ecco mormorar l’onde; Cole Porter: "Night & Day"; David Von Kampen: Afternoon on a Hill; and other works that evoke, or are inspired by, the times of day. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. The Episcopal Church of St. James and Andrew, : 8 Church St, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

June 16, 2018 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chamber Choir [MA]: Sharing in the Spring. Traditional music of Venezuela, New Zealand, and Bulgaria, as well as works of Brahms, Carissimi, Elizabeth Alexander, Maddalena Casulana, and more. Free admission. Donations accepted: on June 3 to benefit Stone Soup Cafe, and on June 16 to benefit the Amherst Survival Center. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 867 N. Pleasant St., Amherst MA 01002 ⓘ

June 3, 2018 (Sunday)

1:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chamber Choir [MA]: Sharing in the Spring. Traditional music of Venezuela, New Zealand, and Bulgaria, as well as works of Brahms, Carissimi, Elizabeth Alexander, Maddalena Casulana, and more. Free admission. Donations accepted: on June 3 to benefit Stone Soup Cafe, and on June 16 to benefit the Amherst Survival Center. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. All Souls Church, 399 Main Street, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

November 19, 2017 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: "and the birds will keep singing": Choral Music of the Spanish-Speaking World. Ernani Aguiar: Salmo 150; Beatriz Corona: Corazon, coraza; Javier Busto: Ave Maria; Lalo Schifrin: Mission: Impossible theme (arr Roger Emerson); Francisco Guerrero: Prado verde y florido; Tomás de la Victoria: O vos omnes; Pablo Casals: O vos omnes; Maria Guinand: Y se quedaran los pajaros cantando…; Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla. Michael Nix, guitar. A portion of the ticket sales will go to Nueva Esperanza, a local non-profit, in support of hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Second Congregational Church, 16 Court Square, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

November 13, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: The Voice Out of the Whirlwind: Choral Music on Prophecy. Works of Copland, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and others. Featuring the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus and Chamber Choir. Jonathan Harvey, conductor. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple Street, Hadley MA 01035 ⓘ

August 28, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chamber Choir [MA]: “Summer’s Bounty” Benefit Concert. A choral celebration featuring six centuries of a cappella music. Donations Welcome—All Proceeds go to benefit the Stone Soup Cafe (http://www.stonesoupgreenfield.org). For more information, email chorus@pvso.org. All Souls Church, 399 Main St, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

June 28, 2016 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Brahms Requiem Summer Sing. Perform Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem with members of the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Plentiful parking and air conditioning. We supply scores to borrow, the venue and the accompaniment. Tickets are $10 each, or you can buy a pass for all three for $25. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. Most Holy Redeemer Church, 120 Russell Street, Hadley MA 01035 ⓘ

December 19, 2015 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Parker 7 Carols: Annual Family Holiday Concert. Alice Parker: Seven Carols (in honor of her 90th birthday), plus holiday favorites including Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”—and a visit from Santa, of course! With mezzo soprano Emily Jaworski. Conducted by Paul Phillips For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 1 Lenox Ave, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

May 9, 2015 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. The Academy of Music, 274 Main St, Northampton MA 01060 ⓘ

December 13, 2014 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Annual Family Holiday Concert. Holiday classics and more. With the Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. Hess Center for the Arts, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA 01342 ⓘ

November 16, 2014 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Shakespeare On Shuffle. Works using Shakespeare texts from the Renaissance through the 21st century, including the premiere of a commission from Greg W. Brown. The audience decides the order of the performance. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. Second Congregational Church, 16 Court Square, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

May 17, 2014 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [MA]: A Sea Symphony. With David Kravitz, baritone; Natalie Polito, soprano; Hampshire Choral Society and the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus. Ralph Vaughan Williams's epic masterpiece, for the final concert in the 75th anniversary season. Pre-concert talk at 6:30; silent auction at 7 pm and after the concert. For more information, call 413-545-2511 or email pvsoffice@pvso.org. UMass Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Presidents Dr, Amherst MA 01002 ⓘ

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