Join us on a musical journey from Argentina through Brazil and Cuba to Mexico in a unique collaboration of tango singer Malena Dayen and pianist/arranger (and FCC music director) David Rosenmeyer. Enjoy Latin American food and sip cocktails while bidding in a silent auction throughout the evening — all to benefit the chorale! Saturday, April 21 at […]
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Pianist/arranger David Rosenmeyer and singer Malena Dayen
Photo ©1967, 2018 Lawrence Fried
Coming up!
February 15, 2018
We’re a month away from the second concert of our 2018 season — our celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, coming up on March 10. We’ve been hard at work rehearsing Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, a challenging piece performed entirely in Hebrew, along with selections from his 1956 operetta, Candide. Rounding out the evening’s program are […]
Baroque masterpiece, Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ gets full treatment in Norwalk
CT POST | PHYLLIS A.S. BOROS
December 4, 2017
The “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah has become a staple at many a holiday concert, but the Baroque masterpiece is done rarely in its entirety. The Fairfield County Chorale will address this lapse at its holiday concert on Sunday afternoon, December 10 at the Norwalk Concert Hall, said music director David Rosenmeyer, adding that the concert […]
Welcome to the 2017-18 Season!
September 27, 2017
We are hard at work on rehearsing the repertoire for our 2017–2018 season, starting with Handel’s ever-popular oratorio, Messiah. Our concert in December is a rare opportunity to hear a complete performance of this Baroque masterpiece, including its exhilarating “Hallelujah” chorus. Tickets are available now!
Sing in September
August 21, 2017
There are over a quarter million notes in Handel’s Messiah. Join us for our annual “September Sing” and sing just a few thousand of them — no stage fright, just fun! This Sunday, September 10th at 4pm, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport. It’s a fun, relaxed read-through of selections from two baroque masterworks — […]
Up next!
March 23, 2017
Join us on May 13 for our final concert of the 2016-2017 season, featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. Composed in the tumultuous 1930s, this heartrending plea for peace is paired with Gabriel Fauré’s haunting and lovely Requiem. buy tickets »
welcome, steinway!
May 18, 2016
Happy summer, everyone! Thank you to all who joined us for the Dvořák Stabat Mater and Beethoven Choral Fantasy — it was a truly magnificent concert. We were thrilled to welcome our gorgeous new performance and rehearsal piano — a 1907 Rosewood Model B Grand Steinway — acquired with the help of generous donations from Ronald […]
Giving Day Thank You!
March 14, 2016
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to every one that generously donated during Giving Day last Thursday. We reached our goal and then some – $7500 raised and won! Without your support we would not be able to bring to life this amazing music. And a very big thank you to everyone that came out […]
Give where you live on March 10th!
March 3, 2016
We’re excited to announce that the Fairfield County Chorale will once again participate in Fairfield County Community Foundation’s Giving Day on Thursday, March 10th! Any donation you make that day of $10 or more will help the FCC qualify for cash prizes. Want to make sure your donation goes as far as it can? Skip Starbucks […]
Join us for Americana
February 11, 2016
Aaron Copland. Charles Ives. Moses Hogan. Morten Lauridsen. Eric Whitacre. Randall Thompson. Some names you know, some you might not… but you’ll know their music when you hear it. Join us on March 12 for a concert of American choral masterpieces that you won’t soon forget. Purchase tickets here.
