Auditions

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

May 5, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Bach B Minor Mass. J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor. Susan Consoli, soprano; Kendra Colton, soprano; Krista River, alto; Matthew Anderson, tenor; David McFerrin, bass. With the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music. Pre-concert talk by Richard Giarusso, Dean of Academic Affairs at New England Conservatory, at 3 pm in Washburn Hall. Tickets: $45-$55 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

February 25, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Voices of Eternal Light. Linda Tutas Haugen: Anne Frank: A Living Voice; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. Mark Mummert and Chris Shepard, conductors. For more information, call 508-754-3231. First Baptist Church, 111 Park Avenue, Worcester MA 01609 🔗

December 2, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Travis Benoit, tenor; John Salvi, baritone. Chris Shepard, conductor. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

April 28, 2023 (Friday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Ellington Sacred Concert. Duke Ellington: Sacred Concert. With the Clark University Concert Choir and White Heat Swing Orchestra. Janinah Burnett, soprano. Pre-concert talk by Jazz scholar and educator Ben Young at 7 pm. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

December 3, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Handel's Messiah. With vocal soloists and the Worcester Festival Orchestra. Chris Shepard, conductor. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

December 19, 2021 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. Led by Worcester Chorus Assistant Director and Accompanist Mark Mummert, the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble returns to the stage for their first holiday performance since 2019. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ 🔗

December 4, 2021 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. With a full orchestra, acclaimed vocal soloists. Chris Shepard, conductor. Tickets: $49 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

March 25, 2021 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: B Minor Mass. J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor. Chris Shepard, director. Tickets: adult $49, student $17.50, youth $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

December 7, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Handel’s Messiah. Chris Shepard, conductor. Tickets: $39-$55 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

November 8, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: The English Cathedral. Works by Parry, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, & more. Mark Mummert, organ. Tickets: adults $25, students $15, youth $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Wesley Methodist Church, 114 Main St, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

April 13, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. With a full orchestra, acclaimed vocal soloists. Tickets: $49 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

March 31, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Verdi Requiem. Robin Marie Lamp, soprano; Sahoko Sato Timpone, mezzo-soprano; Jorge Pita Carreras, tenor; Dashon Burton, bass; Chris Shepard, conductor. Tickets: adults $39–55, students & youths $25. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

December 1, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Bach's Magnificat. J. S. Bach: Magnificat (BWV 243); "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (BWV 1); "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" (BWV 51). Susan Consoli, soprano; Krista River, mezzo-soprano; Charles Blandy, tenor; Stephan Barnicle, bass. Tickets: adults $49, students $17.50, youths $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

October 28, 2018 (Sunday)

6:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Chris Shepard 10th Anniversary Celebration. Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring; Martin Sedek: Nature Has a Thousand Choirs (premiere, commission); G.F. Handel: Zadok the Priest; Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy (Simone Dinnerstein, piano); Symphony No. 9 (mvt. 4) "Ode to Joy". Featuring the Worcester Chamber Music Society. Tickets: adults $49, students $17.50, youths $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

April 20, 2018 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: St. Matthew Passion. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion. Christopher Shepard, conductor. Tickets: $49 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

December 2, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. With a full orchestra, acclaimed vocal soloists, and The Festival Singers: a group of Worcester-area vocal students coached by members of The Worcester Chorus leading up to the performance. Tickets: $49 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

April 23, 2017 (Sunday)

6:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Salisbury Cultural District Bach Festival. J.S. Bach: selected works. With CONCORA. Chris Shepherd, conductor. Tickets: adult: $49.00; student $17.50; yout: $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. WamsWorks, 6 Institute Road, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ 🔗

March 24, 2017 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Beethoven's Mass. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C Major, Op. 86; Wolfgang Mozart: Regina coeli in C Major, KV 108. Tickets: adult $49.00, student $17.50, youth $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

December 3, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. Free pre-concert lecture at 7 pm in Washburn Hall, open to all ticket holders. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

November 4, 2016 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Worcester Chorus sings the Beatles. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. WamsWorks, 6 Institute Road, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ 🔗

April 29, 2016 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Celebrating America through classic choral works! Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Constant Lambert: Rio Grande; Joan Tower: Second Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman; selected Spirituals. With the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

March 4, 2016 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Francis Poulenc: Gloria. Esther Heideman, soprano; Pamela Dellal, alto; Ryan Turner, tenor; Stephan Barnicle, bass. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

December 5, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. Roberta Anderson, soprano; Emily Marvosh, contralto; William Hite, tenor; Woodrow Bynum, bass. Tickets: Adult $49, Student $17.50, Youth $7.50. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

October 30, 2015 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Carmina, Gala, & Cabaret! Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Cabaret show, arranged and accompanied by Dr. Christopher Shepard. Lauren Jelencovich, soprano; Ryland Angel, countertenor; Dana Whiteside, baritone. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email chorus@worcesterchorus.com. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

May 30, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Songs of Love & War. Randall Thompson: Testament to Freedom; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace); Paul Moravec: Songs of Love and War (settings of letters of American servicemen and their loved ones). For more information, call 508-754-3231. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

March 13, 2015 (Friday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: J.S. Bach: St. John Passion. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

December 6, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Handel: Messiah. For over 100 years, the annual Messiah holiday concert has served as a local tradition and an integral part of the Worcester Music Festival. The chorus is joined by high school students through the Festival Singers program, an educational outreach effort of the Chorus for interested local students, currently including participants from South Community High School and Wachusett Regional High School. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

October 24, 2014 (Friday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to The Ruins of Athens; Concerto for Violin, Cello, & Piano in C major, Op. 56 "Triple" (Susanna Ogata, violin; Guy Fishman, cello; Ian Watson, piano); Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral." Andrea Chenoweth, soprano; Emily Marvosh, alto; Stefan Reed, tenor; Woodrow Bynum, bass; the Arcadia Players, Ian Watson, Artistic Director. Opening night concert; a special announcement will be made to celebrate the Chorus, which has been integral to Mechanics Hall concerts and events since Music Worcester's founding in 1858. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

March 7, 2014 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Rossini: Petite messe solennelle. An unjustly neglected work written a few years before his death, it is part of a group of works and is vintage Rossini, containing wonderful melodies that suggest an opera rather than a Mass. The performance will feature special guest soloists and the newly restored Hook Organ of Mechanics Hall. Mechanics Hall, Worcester MA

December 7, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Handel's Messiah. An annual holiday tradition that has continued for 113 years! With the Festival Orchestra and special guest soloists. Mechanics Hall, Worcester MA

May 18, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Carmen the Musical. Bizet's Carmen holds allure for those new to opera and those who love opera. In this slimmed-down concert version, which will be sung in English, the choruses and arias will omit the less enchanting recitatives, but will offer a wonderfully accessible introduction for all ages to this masterpiece in particular and opera in general. Conducted by Christopher Shepard and featuring soloists Krista River, Karen Driscoll, Charles Blandy, and Dimitrie Lazich, with the Worcester Children's Chorus. Free Pre-Concert Talk at 7 pm with Stephen Ledbetter. Tickets: $40 Adults, $15 Students, $5 under age 18. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester MA 01608

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