Music for the Dance

88 Walker Street,Lenox MA 01240

16 October, 2022

Description

The Cantilena Chamber Choir celebrates the exuberance of dance at Trinity Church in Lenox, MA, 88 Walker St. at 3:00pm on Sunday, October 16th. The performance will be a collaborative project between Trinity church, the choir and the Palmer Piano Trio consisting of Noah Palmer piano, Julian Muller, cello, and Jamecyn Morey, violin . On the program will be excerpts from Brahms Gypsy Songs, a ballet by Monteverdi, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, polkas, classical and graceful waltzes to Afro-Cuban cadences and jazzy modern standards. Included will choral arrangements of popular favorites from the movies and theater such as Singing in the Rain and more. The Cantilena Chamber Choir, now in its 19th season, is comprised of 24 dedicated singers of the highest caliber who possess vocal training, excellent sight-reading skills and considerable choral experience. Its accolades include a multi-year Cultural Portfolio grant award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its annual Martin Luther King program and two Choral Arts New England Alfred Nash Patterson awards for innovative programming. Special guests have included actors Jonathan Epstein, Allyn Burrows, Annette Miller, Benjamin Luxon, Tina Packer and author Geraldine Brooks among others. Collaborations have been with Baltimore’s Urban Choral Arts Society, Cambridge Concentus, Aston Magna, Tanglewood, the Empire Brass, and six Berkshire public schools. It has appeared at Tanglewood, the Mahaiwe and Colonial Theaters, Hancock Shaker Village, The Mount, The Berkshire Museum, Hevreh, and WGBY in Springfield.