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Calvary
Chorale
Formed in 1973, the Calvary Chorale
consists primarily consisting of Calvary’s Adult Choir members, but
also attracts other area singers. The Chorale
presents both sacred and secular choral music with its intended instrumentation. It
performs in its own series of four concerts per year, and sponsors
another four or five concerts or recitals by various other artists.
The Chorale Series has proven to be quite successful over the past
thirty years, attracting audiences from far and near to enjoy music in
the splendor of a beautiful space. Many types of music are performed:
large sacred choral works, pops concerts, organ recitals, vocal
recitals, operatic concerts, folk music, vocal jazz, and more. The
Chorale depends solely on contributions from its audience, and, we hope,
a continuing grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, to
fund its concerts. All soloists are paid, professional orchestras are
hired for many of our performances, and, of course, visiting artists are
also paid.
CONCERTS
ARE SUNDAYS AT 3:00 PM
September 9: Lyra
The award-winning Russian vocal ensemble in their Calvary debut
October 21: Organ Recital
The return of Louis Perazza, director of St. Ignatius of Antioch
Church in Yardley, PA
November 11: Dual
Keyboards
Kay Healy-Wadsworth returns to join Jim Little for this annual
celebration of music for four hands
December 2: Bach
Christmas Oratorio
The Chorale, soloists and orchestra
perform Bach's season-spanning cantatas
January 13: Tour de
France with ETA3
A Julliard-based trio of Russian clarinetist, Japanese pianist and
American flautist
February 10: Mainstreet
Brass Quintet
The third appearance by this most
engaging group from Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley
March 9:
Duruflé Requiem
The Choral in
Duruflé's meditative and chant-based setting of the traditional Requiem
Mass
April 13: Montclair State
University Chorale
A 140-member ensemble from the John J. Cali School of Music, directed by
Heather Buchman
May 11: Musicians of
Calvary
Our third year featuring all ages and sorts of performers, professional
and amateur, and the Chorale
PLUS, a special
evening organ recital by Jim Little on Saturday, October 13 at 7:30
PM to mark the 100th anniversary of his father's birth, featuring
favorite works of both Jim and his dad.
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Funding
has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the
Arts, Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts, through a grant administered by the Union
County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.