Also a special thank you to St. Andrew’s Church in Kent and St. John’s Church in New Milford, and to our wonderful director, Knox Sutterfield, and rehearsal accompanist, Sandra Kleisner!
Looking forward to seeing you again next year! Have a great summer!
Our annual Summer Great Works Concert for this year will feature three pieces from the Baroque era: Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Coronation Anthems, and Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Magnificat in D Major.
Our Spring 2024 concert featured Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, and two pieces by the young American composer, Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving and The Peace of Wild Things.
The March 10, 2024 performance featured four soloists and a string quartet.
Our December concert, A Rose in Winter, was enjoyed by two full-house audiences.
The Kent Singers, December 2023 (Photo by Charles Milligan)
Spring Concert, The Peace of Wild Things
Forest Landscape Sun, Theodore Rousseau, 1850
Our Spring 2024 concert features Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, and two pieces by the young American composer, Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving and The Peace of Wild Things.
American poet Wendell Berry’s brief poem, The Peace of Wild Things, captures in its eleven perfect lines the entire human condition, from agony and despair to peace, grace and freedom. It is set to music perfectly by Jake Runestad, along with six sacred poems in his collection, The Hope of Loving.
Rejoice in the Lamb is an unusual and creative musical setting of equally exotic text by the English poet and mystic Christopher Smart, including praise expressed by the poet’s cat, Jeoffrey.
We present Frostiana, a beautiful setting of seven of his most beloved poems, in honor of poet Robert Frost’s 150th birthday.
Sunday, March 10, 2024
St. Andrew’s Church in Kent, CT at 3:00 PM
Summer Major Works Concert
Featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria, selections from Handel’s Coronation Anthems, and Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Magnificat.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
St. John’s Church in New Milford, CT at 3:00 PM
Tickets for both concerts are available here: Tickets
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Celebrating our 50th Anniversary season!
Founded in 1972 by music director Jon Lafleur, the Kent Singers began its 50th season in December 2022 with our traditional holiday concert, “Welcome Yule”, and continued with our Spring concert, “A Jubilant Song”, in March 2023.
Summer Concert with Schubert & Haydn
On June 11, 2023 we presented our Major Works concert for this year, featuring Schubert’s Mass No. 6 in E-flat and Haydn’s Te Deum No. 2 in C Major with soloists and orchestra. The audience responded this final concert of our season with an enthusiastic standing ovation.
Schubert & Haydn concert at St. John’s church in New Milford, June 11, 2023
Community Supporters
The Kent Singers gratefully acknowledge the ongoing support of our generous donors, local merchants, and the State of Connecticut.
Our concerts this season are presented with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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