Auditions

Auditions are open for The A Cappella Singers, Cantemus Chamber Chorus, GMChorale, Halalisa Singers, New Haven Oratorio Choir, Sheepscot Chorus, Spectrum Singers and St. Cecilia Chamber Choir. See the auditions page for more information.

May 5, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Fauré Requiem and musical potpourri. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Eric Whitacre: "Sing Gently"; Christopher Tin: "Hope is the thing with feathers"; Thomas Weelkes: Thule, the Period of Cosmography; Charles Wood (arr.): "High Barbary"; "Full Fathom Five"; "The Mermaid"; and more. Marybeth McCaffrey, soprano; Jonathan Scott, baritone; Sean Fleming, organ; Linda Blanchard, director. With professional chamber orchestra. Tickets: $20, free for students. For more information, call 207-548-3632 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Damariscotta Baptist Church,, 4 Bristol Rd,, Damariscotta, ME 04543, Damariscotta ME 04543 ⓘ

May 4, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Fauré Requiem and musical potpourri. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Eric Whitacre: "Sing Gently"; Christopher Tin: "Hope is the thing with feathers"; Thomas Weelkes: Thule, the Period of Cosmography; Charles Wood (arr.): "High Barbary"; "Full Fathom Five"; "The Mermaid"; and more. Marybeth McCaffrey, soprano; Jonathan Scott, baritone; Sean Fleming, organ; Linda Blanchard, director. With professional chamber orchestra. Tickets: $20, free for students. For more information, call 207-548-3632 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Damariscotta Baptist Church,, 4 Bristol Rd,, Damariscotta, ME 04543, Damariscotta ME 04543 ⓘ

December 10, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season. Seasonal music by Christopher Moore ("Balulalow"), Bob Chilcott ("Good King Wenceslas"), Richard Francis ("People, Look East"), John Rutter ("King Jesus Hath A Garden"), and Eric Whitacre ("Glow"), and audience sing-along to carols. Sean Fleming, piano; Linda Blanchard, conductor. With string quartet. Tickets: $25 Saturday (Bowdoin Chapel), $20 for (Damariscotta), free for students and 18-and-under. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta ME 04543 ⓘ

December 9, 2023 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season. Seasonal music by Christopher Moore ("Balulalow"), Bob Chilcott ("Good King Wenceslas"), Richard Francis ("People, Look East"), John Rutter ("King Jesus Hath A Garden"), and Eric Whitacre ("Glow"), and audience sing-along to carols. Sean Fleming, piano; Linda Blanchard, conductor. With string quartet. Tickets: $25 Saturday (Bowdoin Chapel), $20 for (Damariscotta), free for students and 18-and-under. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Bowdoin Chapel, 14 North Campus Drive, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

May 7, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Musical Potpourri. J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden; John Dowland: “Come Again, Sweet Love”; Josquin des Prez: “El Grillo”; Harry Balfour Gardiner: “Evening Hymn”; Gabriel Fauré: Tantum Ergo,; Morten Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night,; Frank Tichelli: Earth Song,; and chant by Hildegard of Bingen, folk songs of the British Isles, and Sam Pottle's setting of "Jabberwocky." Tickets: $15 adults, free for students. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta ME 04543 ⓘ

May 6, 2023 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Musical Potpourri. J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden; John Dowland: “Come Again, Sweet Love”; Josquin des Prez: “El Grillo”; Harry Balfour Gardiner: “Evening Hymn”; Gabriel Fauré: Tantum Ergo,; Morten Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night,; Frank Tichelli: Earth Song,; and chant by Hildegard of Bingen, folk songs of the British Isles, and Sam Pottle's setting of "Jabberwocky." Tickets: $15 adults, free for students. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta ME 04543 ⓘ

December 8, 2018 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Christmas Lessons & Carols. Thomas Weelkes: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo"; Javier Busto: Ave Maria; Judith Weir: "Drop Down Ye Heavens"; Richard Francis: "People Look East"; Peter Wishart: "There is No Rose"; "Alleluya, a New Work is Come On Hand"; Herbert Howells: "A Spotless Rose" ; Simon Preston: "I Saw Three Ships"; Eric Whitacre: "Glow"; and other seasonal music, including audience sing-along caroling. With a professional string quartet. Linda Blanchard, conductor; Sean Fleming, piano and organ. Tickets: $20 adults, free for students. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email sean68@email.com. Bowdoin College Chapel, 255 Maine Street, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

December 7, 2018 (Friday)

7:30 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Christmas Lessons & Carols. Thomas Weelkes: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo"; Javier Busto: Ave Maria; Judith Weir: "Drop Down Ye Heavens"; Richard Francis: "People Look East"; Peter Wishart: "There is No Rose"; "Alleluya, a New Work is Come On Hand"; Herbert Howells: "A Spotless Rose" ; Simon Preston: "I Saw Three Ships"; Eric Whitacre: "Glow"; and other seasonal music, including audience sing-along caroling. With a professional string quartet. Linda Blanchard, conductor; Sean Fleming, piano and organ. Tickets: $20 adults, free for students. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email sean68@email.com. Second Congregational Church, 51 Main Street, Newcastle ME 04553 ⓘ

May 7, 2017 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Duruflé Requiem, with works by Brahms, Finzi, Haydn, Holst, Josquin, Purcell, and Söderman. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Josquin Desprez: El Grillo (“The Cricket”); Mille Regretz (“A thousand regrets at deserting you and leaving behind your loving face”); Henry Purcell: “O give thanks unto the Lord,” Z 33; Joseph Haydn: Der Greis; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied; August Söderman: Ett Bondbröllop (“The Peasant Wedding”), for male chorus; Gustav Holst: “Hymn to the Waters” from Rig Veda, for women’s chorus and harp; Gerald Finzi: “God Is Gone Up”. Jazmin DeRice, mezzo-soprano; John David Adams, bass-baritone; Linda Blanchard, conductor. With professional chamber orchestra. For more information, email info@ceciliachoir.org. Second Congregational Church, 51 Main St, Newcastle ME 04553 ⓘ

May 6, 2017 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Duruflé Requiem, with works by Brahms, Finzi, Haydn, Holst, Josquin, Purcell, and Söderman. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Josquin Desprez: El Grillo (“The Cricket”); Mille Regretz (“A thousand regrets at deserting you and leaving behind your loving face”); Henry Purcell: “O give thanks unto the Lord,” Z 33; Joseph Haydn: Der Greis; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied; August Söderman: Ett Bondbröllop (“The Peasant Wedding”), for male chorus; Gustav Holst: “Hymn to the Waters” from Rig Veda, for women’s chorus and harp; Gerald Finzi: “God Is Gone Up”. Jazmin DeRice, mezzo-soprano; John David Adams, bass-baritone; Linda Blanchard, conductor. With professional chamber orchestra. For more information, email info@ceciliachoir.org. Second Congregational Church, 51 Main St, Newcastle ME 04553 ⓘ

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