The Vermont Choral Union presents 50th Anniversary Concerts

Friday, April 21, 7:30 pm - Mahaney Center for the Arts at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
Sunday, April 23, 3:00 pm - McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont
Saturday, April 29, 7:30 pm - Unitarian Church of Montpelier, Montpelier, Vermont

Wings of Song: Celebrating 50 years of singing timeless a cappella music. The centerpiece of the program features a dazzling choral suite commissioned for the ensemble’s 50th anniversary and composed by award-winning composer and Middlebury College graduate Christina Whitten Thomas for SATB chorus and flute. Additionally, it encompasses a mix of sacred and secular songs that cross the centuries from the European and North American continents. The program includes 18th-century psalm settings by historic Vermont figures such as Justin Morgan and Elisha West, researched and brought to light by Professor Chapman. Other composers bring to life texts from church traditions, theater and romance, and the natural world. They include such well-known composers as William Byrd, Heinrich Schütz, Johannes Brahms, Josef Rheinberger, Maurice Duruflé, Charles Villiers Stanford, Francis Poulenc, Samuel Barber, Relly Raffman, Robert Baksa, Will Todd, and Randall Thompson.

Visit www.VTChoralUnion.org for tickets/additional details or call 802-989-7355.

Jan 13, 2025, 10 to 11 AM

Jan 15, 2025, 10 to 11 AM

Jan 18, 2025, 10 AM to 1 PM