Fairfield County Chorale will present “Opera Spectacular” on March 29, 2025. The showcase will be headlined by soprano Kathryn Lewek, who will perform alongside her husband, tenor Zach Borrichevsky. The duo will perform alongside music director David Rosenmeyer in a program that features music by Verdi, Gounod, Donizetti, Rossini, Puccini, and Bizet, among others. The Chorale will also get its {…}
Fairfield County Chorale in Connecticut has announced its 2024-25 season. It opens with “Yuletide Harmonies” featuring music by Kodály, Britten, William Matthias, R.R. Terry, Holst, and Bach. Soloists include Samarie Alicea, Claire Coven, David Freides, and Gustavo Feullien. Performance Date: Dec. 15, 2024 Then Kathryn Lewek and Zach Borichevsky headline “A Night at the Opera.” Performance Date: March 29, 2025 The {…}
Fairfield County Chorale will present Palmeri’s “Misatango” on March 9, 2024 as part of its “Choral, Hot and Cool” concert. Headlining the famed piece is mezzo-soprano Malena Dayen, who is joined by Shinjoo Cho on bandoneón and members of the Norwalk High School Senior Chorus under Steven Oliveri. “’Misa a Buenos Aires’ (also known as ‘Misatango’) combines the unique rhythms, {…}
The Fairfield County Chorale has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens in December with a performance of Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.” Performance Date: Dec. 10, 2023 Next up is Palmieri’s “Missa a Buenos Aires” also known as “MisaTango” with mezzo-soprano Malena Dayen as the soloist. The concert will also include music by Ola Giejlo and Evan Fein. Performance Date: March {…}
Kodaly and Poulenc. Those are two names you don’t usually group together, unless you’re the Fairfied County Chorale and its music director David Rosenmeyer. On May 13, 2023, the ensemble performed a concert featuring the “Missa Brevis” by the former and the famed “Gloria” by the latter. And as Rosenmeyer explained in an interaction with the audience prior to the {…}
The Fairfield County Choir has received a $9,200 operating support grant from the CT Cultural Fund of CT Humanities to help it recover after the COVID-19 pandemic and increase its capacity to serve the community and the public. The Assembly has determined that some of that operational support be provided to the Fairfield County Chorale and Governor Ned Lamont has {…}
As part of its 60th season, Connecticut’s Fairfield County Chorale will celebrate Latin American music with “When Folklore Meets Choral.” Music Director David Rosenmeyer is set to lead soloists Pedro Sequera and Oscar Vallejo alongside the Norwalk High School Chamber Singers, directed by Steven Oliveri, and the Future Natives Project through “Misa Criolla.” Ariel Ramirez’s work fuses themes from the {…}
The Fairfield County Chorale has announced its 60th season, which kicks off this December. That first concert will feature a performance of Mozart’s “Solemn Vespers” and Haydn’s “Missa in Angustiis.” Led by David Rosenmeyer, soloists include soprano Samarie Alicea, mezzo-soprano Veronica Pollicino, Tenor Alexei Kuznietsov, and bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca. They will be joined by the Fairfield County Chorale Orchestra. Performance {…}
Fairfield County Chorale is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” on May 14, 2022. The showcase, which will be conducted by David Rosenmeyer, will star soprano Kendra Berentsen, mezzo Karolina Pilou, tenor Brian Giebler, and bass-baritone Michael Pitocchi. The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and is set to take place at the Norwalk Concert Hall in Norwalk, CT. Norwalk Concert {…}
On March 26, 2022, the Fairfield County Chorale will present Mozart’s “Requiem in D minor” and Thomas Cabaniss’ “Three Sabbaths” in a program titled “A Requiem for the Pandemic.” Renowned conductor David Rosenmeyer will conduct the Chorale, with guest soloists including soprano Joy Jan Jones, mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza, tenor Pedro Sequera, and baritone Hyunsoon Kim. The program will join Mozart’s {…}
Fairfield County Chorale is set to present “Hailstork Holiday, and Little Hallelujah” on Dec. 12, 2021 at the Norwalk Concert Hall in Connecticut. The concert will celebrate the 80th birthday of composer Adolphus Hailstork, who will also be visiting in person. Audiences will hear Hailstork’s “A Christmas Canticle” and “I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes.” The performance will also feature {…}