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Upcoming Programs
Join us for our holiday concert:
Annual Festival of Christmas Music
A revival of Thomas Lloyd’s popular cantata
As Well for the Poore as the Peere
For Christmas, we’ll perform Thomas Lloyd’s cantata As Well for the Poore as the Peere, which reimagines the medieval English tradition of the rich and poor celebrating together for the holiday. We’ll also share some traditional music of the season, audience sing-along carols, and a candle-lit Silent Night.
Saturday, December 14 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 15 at 4:00pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Doylestown
(concert duration 90 minutes)
featuring:
The Fairmount Brass Quintet
and Timothy Urban, hurdy-gurdy (mechanical violin)
As Well for the Poore as the Peere! is a suite of English carols sharing the common theme of the rich and poor coming together to celebrate the humble origins of the Christ-child. The royal sound of the brass is contrasted with the folk-based origins of the mechanical violin (hurdy-gurdy).
The previously announced appearance on this program by the Princeton Boychoir has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Timothy Urban on the hurdy-gurdy
Future Concerts
Our annual choral-orchestral concert:
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 4:00pm
Council Rock North High School Auditorium, Newtown
with the Council Rock North and South combined choirs
Heather Brewer and Corey Axler, directors
Kayla Harriott, soprano
Brian Major, baritone
Symphony in C
Our season finale:
Leonard Bernstein - From Broadway to Lincoln Center
Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 4:00pm
Lenape Middle School, Doylestown
with special guest soloist Elizabeth Shammash, soprano
and our 2025 Voices of the Future winners
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for our season brochure
Our Choir
Audition for the choir
We are now planning auditions for the first two Tuesdays in September with openings in all parts! Click “read more” below to find out more about membership and apply for an audition time. read more…
Audio and video clips
Hear what we sound like in a wide variety of musical styles. For audio and video clips of Choral Society performances, click here...
Repertoire and collaborations
Innovative programming, major works, collaborations with choirs all over the world: here are complete lists of repertoire and partners since 2000. read more…
Our volunteer leadership
Meet our Board of Directors and Choir Council who keep us going and make sure ‘the trains run on time’ (Choir President Susan McDonnell and recent Board Chair Amy Schmidt pictured above) read more...
Our staff
Our professional musical staff includes Artistic Director Thomas Lloyd, Assistant Conductor Susan Johnson, accompanist Tim Harrell, and a quartet of section leaders. read more...
Our history and mission
Read about how our choir started in 1973 and how our mission has carried us forward since then! read more…
Outreach to Our Extended Family
Singing for Seniors
Since 2005, the Choral Society’s Singing for Seniors program has held two festivals annually. Since the first festival, over 3,000 seniors have participated. Thank you to everyone who participated in our festival on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 10:30-2:00 at Foulkeways, 1120 Meetinghouse Rd, Gwynedd, PA 19436. These workshops are open to both individuals and senior choirs of any kind!
Voices of the Future
Master Teacher Suzanne DuPlantis with 2023 Voices of the Future finalists and event sponsors Alice and Bob Vernon.
Our 7th annual Voices of the Future finals master class will take place at the James Lorah Memorial Home in Doylestown on Saturday, April 19, 2025 with Elizabeth Shammash as our master teacher. Application deadline is March 22 and finalists will be announced April 12.
Our Music: shared resources for learning
A History of the African-American Spiritual
An extended multi-media website on the history of the African American Spiritual. read more…
A listener’s guide to
Cesar Franck’s The Beatitudes
Elgar’s The Apostles
A multi-media walk through the unique history of both the music and the composer of this late-Romantic masterwork. read more…
Berlioz Requiem
A podcast with musical excerpts comparing Berlioz' setting of the requiem texts those of Mozart and Verdi. read more…
J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
An introduction to what Bach saw as the summa of his life’s work. read more…
St. Matthew Passion
An 8-part video introduction to this iconic work. read more…
Your Support
Your gift makes a difference!
Your contribution will help assure that the Choral Society can continue to play a pivotal role in the artistic vitality of Bucks County, bringing together outstanding professional and avocational musicians in performances of great music from across the stylistic spectrum (and without the commute time or expense to New York or Philly!) read more…