Auditions

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

January 6, 2019 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols: “This Little Babe”. A service of readings and carols celebrating the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons. The Lessons and Carols service was begun in the 19th Century at King’s College, Cambridge, and is now performed by choirs all over the world. Our services will feature nine texts read by members of the host venues, carols sung by the audience, and choral selections sung by Schola Nova from A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten for voices and harp, featuring harpist Tara Alterman. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 33 Adams St., Easthampton MA 06905 ⓘ 🔗

January 5, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols: “This Little Babe”. A service of readings and carols celebrating the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons. The Lessons and Carols service was begun in the 19th Century at King’s College, Cambridge, and is now performed by choirs all over the world. Our services will feature nine texts read by members of the host venues, carols sung by the audience, and choral selections sung by Schola Nova from A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten for voices and harp, featuring harpist Tara Alterman. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. John's Lutheran Church, 60 Broad St., Westfield MA 06905 ⓘ 🔗

December 2, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols: “This Little Babe”. A service of readings and carols celebrating the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons. The Lessons and Carols service was begun in the 19th Century at King’s College, Cambridge, and is now performed by choirs all over the world. Our services will feature nine texts read by members of the host venues, carols sung by the audience, and choral selections sung by Schola Nova from A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten for voices and harp, featuring harpist Tara Alterman. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. Anne Parish, 30 College St., Chicopee MA 01020 ⓘ 🔗

December 1, 2018 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols: “This Little Babe”. A service of readings and carols celebrating the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons. The Lessons and Carols service was begun in the 19th Century at King’s College, Cambridge, and is now performed by choirs all over the world. Our services will feature nine texts read by members of the host venues, carols sung by the audience, and choral selections sung by Schola Nova from A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten for voices and harp, featuring harpist Tara Alterman. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow MA 01106 ⓘ 🔗

June 3, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Ain’t Got Time to Die. Sacred music from two distinct time periods and musical styles. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (published 1590); with American spirituals by William Dawson, Norman Luboff, Jester Hairston, Hall Johnson, and Joseph Jennings. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady Of The Valley, 33 Adams Street, Easthampton MA 01027 ⓘ 🔗

June 2, 2018 (Saturday)

6:30 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Ain’t Got Time to Die. Sacred music from two distinct time periods and musical styles. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (published 1590); with American spirituals by William Dawson, Norman Luboff, Jester Hairston, Hall Johnson, and Joseph Jennings. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. Anne Parish, 30 College st, Chicopee MA 01020 ⓘ 🔗

January 7, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols. Schola Nova is a choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of sacred choral music and Artists in Residence at Our Lady of the Valley Church, Easthampton. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady of the Valley, 33 Adams St., Easthampton MA 01027 ⓘ 🔗

January 6, 2018 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols. Schola Nova is a choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of sacred choral music and Artists in Residence at Our Lady of the Valley Church, Easthampton. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Blessed Sacrement, 127 Holyoke Rd, Westfield MA ⓘ 🔗

December 3, 2017 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols. Schola Nova is a choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of sacred choral music and Artists in Residence at Our Lady of the Valley Church, Easthampton. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady Of Peace, 90 7th St., Turner Falls MA 01376 ⓘ 🔗

December 2, 2017 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols. Schola Nova is a choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of sacred choral music and Artists in Residence at Our Lady of the Valley Church, Easthampton. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow MA ⓘ 🔗

June 8, 2014 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Spring Concert. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1 Porter Rd, East Longmeadow MA 01028

June 7, 2014 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Spring Concert. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady of the Valley Church, 33 Adams St, Easthampton MA 01027

April 16, 2014 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Tenebrae Service. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow MA 01106

April 15, 2014 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Tenebrae Service. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady of the Valley Church, 33 Adams St, Easthampton MA 01027

April 9, 2014 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Seventh Schola Nova Invitational Choral Concert. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady of the Valley Church, 33 Adams St, Easthampton MA 01027

March 29, 2014 (Saturday)

6:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Sicut Cervus. Schola Nova eagerly revisits repertoire from our 2012-2013 season with a performance of the Sicut Cervus concert, various and complimentary settings of Psalm 42, As a Hart Longs for Flowing Streams by William Billings, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Felix Mendelssohn, and J. P Sweelinck. We will also perform Arvo Pärt's The Beatitudes. Once again, we are delighted to make this music with our friend and colleague Larry Picard, Organist and Director of Music at South Congregational Church, Springfield. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Holy Name Catholic Church, 323 Dickinson St, Springfield MA 01108

January 5, 2014 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols, In Dulci Jubilo. The familiar Lessons and Carols service is a tradition practiced in sites of Christian worship all over the world. The nine texts read from the books of Genesis, Isiah, Luke, Matthew, and John remain the same from year to year. Our presentation will feature these texts as read by members of the host venues. The music sung varies from year to year and church to church. This year, Schola Nova will perform choral selections by David Willcocks, John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Culloton, John Tavener, Bob Chilcott, Peter Philips, and Eric Whitacre. We also are pleaesd to introduce Schola Brassa Nova, a brass ensemble comprised of members of Schola Nova plus a few family friends. Schola Brassa Nova will accompany the audience in the singing of favorite carols for the season. Admission to all Schola Nova events is free, although a goodwill offering to benefit charity is encouraged. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Our Lady of the Valley Church, 33 Adams St, Easthampton MA 01027

January 4, 2014 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols, In Dulci Jubilo. The familiar Lessons and Carols service is a tradition practiced in sites of Christian worship all over the world. The nine texts read from the books of Genesis, Isiah, Luke, Matthew, and John remain the same from year to year. Our presentation will feature these texts as read by members of the host venues. The music sung varies from year to year and church to church. This year, Schola Nova will perform choral selections by David Willcocks, John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Culloton, John Tavener, Bob Chilcott, Peter Philips, and Eric Whitacre. We also are pleaesd to introduce Schola Brassa Nova, a brass ensemble comprised of members of Schola Nova plus a few family friends. Schola Brassa Nova will accompany the audience in the singing of favorite carols for the season. Admission to all Schola Nova events is free, although a goodwill offering to benefit charity is encouraged. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Church in the Acres, 1383 Wilbraham Rd., Springfield MA 01119

December 8, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols, In Dulci Jubilo. The familiar Lessons and Carols service is a tradition practiced in sites of Christian worship all over the world. The nine texts read from the books of Genesis, Isiah, Luke, Matthew, and John remain the same from year to year. Our presentation will feature these texts as read by members of the host venues. The music sung varies from year to year and church to church. This year, Schola Nova will perform choral selections by David Willcocks, John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Culloton, John Tavener, Bob Chilcott, Peter Philips, and Eric Whitacre. We also are pleaesd to introduce Schola Brassa Nova, a brass ensemble comprised of members of Schola Nova plus a few family friends. Schola Brassa Nova will accompany the audience in the singing of favorite carols for the season. Admission to all Schola Nova events is free, although a goodwill offering to benefit charity is encouraged. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. John's Lutheran Church, 60 Broad St, Westfield MA 01085

December 7, 2013 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Lessons and Carols, In Dulci Jubilo. The familiar Lessons and Carols service is a tradition practiced in sites of Christian worship all over the world. The nine texts read from the books of Genesis, Isiah, Luke, Matthew, and John remain the same from year to year. Our presentation will feature these texts as read by members of the host venues. The music sung varies from year to year and church to church. This year, Schola Nova will perform choral selections by David Willcocks, John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Culloton, John Tavener, Bob Chilcott, Peter Philips, and Eric Whitacre. We also are pleaesd to introduce Schola Brassa Nova, a brass ensemble comprised of members of Schola Nova plus a few family friends. Schola Brassa Nova will accompany the audience in the singing of favorite carols for the season. Admission to all Schola Nova events is free, although a goodwill offering to benefit charity is encouraged. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow MA 01106

November 3, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Schola Nova [MA]: Sicut Cervus. Schola Nova eagerly revisits repertoire from our 2012-2013 season with a performance of the Sicut Cervus concert, various and complimentary settings of Psalm 42, As a Hart Longs for Flowing Streams by William Billings, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Felix Mendelssohn, and J. P Sweelinck. We will also perform Arvo Pärt's The Beatitudes. Once again, we are delighted to make this music with our friend and colleague Larry Picard, Organist and Director of Music at South Congregational Church, Springfield. For more information, email info@scholanova.org. Mittineague Congregational Church, 1840 Westfield St, West Springfield MA 01089

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