Auditions

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

April 20, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Verdi's Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem (“chamber oratorio” arrangement for piano, horn, double bass, marimba and percussion by Michael Betzner-Brandt). Helen Lyons, soprano; Amber Smoke, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Collier, tenor; Jeremiah Johnson, bass; Richard Riley, conductor. The concert commemorates the 150th anniversary year of its first performance on May 22, 1874. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

November 18, 2023 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Beethoven: Mass in C Major and Choral Fantasy. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C Major; Choral Fantasy (Claire Black, piano); Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

April 16, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Burlington Choral Society / Onion River Chorus [VT]: Deep in Song: Music from and to Ukraine. Michael Schachter: “At Times I Wonder” (set to a poem recited by a Ukrainian soldier on a snowy battlefield on the eighth day of the war); John Rutter: “A Ukrainian Prayer”; and choral music to showcase Ukraine’s unique choral identity. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Montpelier High School, 5 High School Drive, Montpelier VT 05602 ⓘⓘ 🔗

April 15, 2023 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society / Onion River Chorus [VT]: Deep in Song: Music from and to Ukraine. Michael Schachter: “At Times I Wonder” (set to a poem recited by a Ukrainian soldier on a snowy battlefield on the eighth day of the war); John Rutter: “A Ukrainian Prayer”; and choral music to showcase Ukraine’s unique choral identity. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2022 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Bohemian Baroque. Heinrich Biber: Requiem; Magnificat ; Jan Zelenka: Dixit Dominus (two settings). Mary Bonhag, soprano; Jane Snyder, soprano; Amy Frostman, alto; Adam Hall, tenor; Michael Galvin, bass; Richard Riley, director. With string ensemble. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

April 23, 2022 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Franz Schubert's Mass in E-Flat Major. Franz Schubert: Mass; Impromptu, Op. 90 (Jenny Bower, piano); Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile from the String Quartet Op. 11, arranged for string orchestra. Richard Riley, conductor. Tickets: $25 adult, $8 student, general admission. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

November 20, 2021 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: There Is a Day. Don Jamison: There Is a Day (text by Wendell Berry); J.S. Bach: Cantata 61, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Savior of the nations, come); Jake Runestad: two works. Sarah Cullins, soprano; Adam Hall, tenor; Erik Kroncke, bass. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Ave, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

December 18, 2019 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Messiah Sing. All singers and listeners are invited to join in the Christmas choruses of Handel's Messiah, plus the "Hallelujah" chorus and the final Amen. Sudie Marcuse, soprano; Julie Robbins, alto; Laura Rasco, tenor; Glenn Herring, bass; Jenny Bower, organ and piano; Richard Riley, conductor. Come as you are, bring your own score, borrow one at the door, or just be a listener. Admission is free; donations accepted for the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS). (The annual COTS Candlelight Vigil is at 5:30 pm, on the steps of Burlington City Hall on the Church Street Marketplace—see https://cotsonline.org/get-involved-2/newsevents/cots-candlelight-vigil/). For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ 🔗

November 23, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Baltic Heartbeat: Music from Lithuania. A joyful Magnificat and festive songs showcase Lithuania’s distinctive choral styles. Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Students For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ 🔗

May 14, 2019 (Tuesday)

4:00 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Sunset, Sunrise. Music for Lent and Easter that moves from tragic to festive. Bob Chilcott: St. John Passion (first Vermont performance); John Taverner Dum Transisset Sabbatum; Pietro Mascagni: Easter hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana. Adam Hall, tenor (Evangelist); Matt Sullivan, bass-baritone (Jesus); David Neiweem, baritone (Pontius Pilate), Chayah Lichtig, soprano; Jenny Bower, organ, Richard Riley, conductor. With orchestra. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Unitarian Church, 130 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602 ⓘ 🔗

May 13, 2019 (Monday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Sunset, Sunrise. Music for Lent and Easter that moves from tragic to festive. Bob Chilcott: St. John Passion (first Vermont performance); John Taverner Dum Transisset Sabbatum; Pietro Mascagni: Easter hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana. Adam Hall, tenor (Evangelist); Matt Sullivan, bass-baritone (Jesus); David Neiweem, baritone (Pontius Pilate), Chayah Lichtig, soprano; Jenny Bower, organ, Richard Riley, conductor. With orchestra. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ 🔗

April 14, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Sunset, Sunrise. Bob Chilcott: St. John Passion (first Vermont performance); John Taverner: Dum Transisset Sabbatum; Pietro Mascagni: Easter hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana. Adam Hall, tenor (Evangelist); Matt Sullivan, bass-baritone (Jesus), David Neiweem, baritone (Pontius Pilate), Chayah Lichtig, soprano; Jenny Bower, organ; Richard Riley, conductor. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Unitarian Church, 130 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602 ⓘ 🔗

April 13, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Sunset, Sunrise. Bob Chilcott: St. John Passion (first Vermont performance); John Taverner: Dum Transisset Sabbatum; Pietro Mascagni: Easter hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana. Adam Hall, tenor (Evangelist); Matt Sullivan, bass-baritone (Jesus), David Neiweem, baritone (Pontius Pilate), Chayah Lichtig, soprano; Jenny Bower, organ; Richard Riley, conductor. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ 🔗

November 17, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Birthday Odes. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; G.F. Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne; Henry Purcell: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, “Come Ye Sons of Art”. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ 🔗

April 28, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: A Baltic Heartbeat: Choral Music From Latvia. Lūcija Garūta: Dievs, Tava Zeme Deg! (God, Thy Earth is Aflame!) (cantata for tenor, baritone, choir, and organ); Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars with tuned wine goblets; Long Road; Pēteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence; Imant Raminsh: Ave Verum Corpus; and two pieces sung at the Latvian Song Festival: Līgo! (“Sway!”) and Pūt vējiņi ("Blow Winds"). For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

November 18, 2017 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Alexander's Feast. G. F. Handel Alexander's Feast. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2016 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ 🔗

November 20, 2015 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Exploring Estonian Music. Tõnu Kõrvits: Kreek's Notebook (based on Estonian sacred folk melodies collected by Cyrillus Kreek); Lembit Beecher: new commissioned work; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Estonian Lullaby; Estonian orchestral works; and three songs that from the Estonian Song Festival. Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 Students and Seniors. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ

April 25, 2015 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Music from Estonia, Home of the Singing Revolution. Works of Arvo Pärt; Tõnu Kõrvits; the premiere of a work by Estonian-American composer Lembit Beecher; with some well-known anthems from the Estonian Song Festival. With BCS string ensemble. Elley Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Ave, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ

November 22, 2014 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: George Frideric Handel: Solomon. Elley Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Ave, Colchester VT 05446 ⓘ

November 24, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Benjamin Britten Centenary Choral Concert. The Burlington Choral Society (Richard Riley, Artistic Director) celebrates the 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten. Included on the program are two of Britten's beloved cantatas, Saint Nicolas and Rejoice in the Lamb, as well as excerpts from the gorgeous Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings. St. Nicolas tells the story of the legendary fourth-century gift-giving saint, whose notable miracles included resurrecting three boys pickled in brine and saving sailors from a shipwreck. Rejoice in the Lamb sets portions of the remarkable Jubilate Agno written from an asylum by 18th-century poet-mystic Christopher Smart. Two songs from the elegiac Serenade will showcase lyric tenor Adam Hall. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 2 Cherry St., Burlington VT 05402

April 28, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: From Darkness To Light. Music of J.S. Bach, John Taverner, Ola Gjeilo and Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College St, Burlington VT 05401

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