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All regular rehearsals: Thursday 6:30-9:30, Barre Universalist Church

Try to arrive at rehearsal 6:15-6:20 and be ready to sing at 6:30.

2026

Patria Oppressa

• Thu Aug 27 – reh 1
• Thu Sep 3 – reh 2
• [Sun Sep 6 – reh?]
• Thu Sep 10 – reh 3
• [Sun Sep 13 – reh?]
• Thu Sep 17 – reh 4
• Thu Sep 24 – reh 5
• Fri Sep 25 – conc
• Sat Sep 26 – conc
• Sun Sep 27 – conc
• Sun Oct 25 – conc

Xmas

• Thu Nov 5 – reh 1
• Thu Nov 12 – reh 2
• Thu Nov 19 – reh 3
• Thu Nov 26 – no reh
• Thu Dec 3 – reh 4
• [Sun Dec 6 – reh?]
• Wed Dec 9 – reh 5 – with brass, time TBA, Elley-Long
• Thu Dec 10 – conc – Warren
• Fri Dec 11 – conc – Newport
• Sat Dec 12 – conc – Grafton
• Sun Dec 13 – conc – Manchester

2027

La Bonne Chanson

• Thu Feb 11 – reh 1
• Thu Feb 18 – reh 2
• Thu Feb 25 – reh 3
• Thu Mar 4 – reh 4
• Sun Mar 7 – reh 5&6 – 2:00-5:00, 6:30-9:30
• Thu Mar 11 – reh 7
• Fri Mar 12 – conc
• Sat Mar 13 – conc
• Sun Mar 14 – conc

Low Sounds by the Shore

• Thu May 6 – reh 1
• Thu May 13 – reh 2
• Thu May 20, 27, June 3 – no reh
• Thu June 10 – reh 3
• Sun June 13 – reh 4&5 – 2:00-5:00, 6:30-9:30
• Thu June 17 – reh 6
• dates TBA – conc

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Personnel

26-27 Core

Patria

Xmas

Chanson

Low Sounds

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Repertory & Reference Recordings

Patria Oppressa

1. Verdi, “Patria oppressa” (Macbeth)
2. Donizetti, “L’ennemi s’avance” (La Fille du Regiment)
3. Ponchielli, “Preghiam” (I Lituani)
4. Verdi, “Va pensiero” (Nabucco)
5. Tchaikovksy, “Vdali pozhar” (The Maid of Orleans)
6. Musorgksy “Kormilets batushka” (Boris Godunov)
7. Verdi, “O Signore, dal tetto natio” (I Lombardi)
8. Beethoven, “O welche Lust” (Fidelio)
9. Janacek, “Neuvidi oko jiz kraju” (From the House of the Dead)
10. Berlioz, “Ah! Puissante Cybele” (Les Troyens)
11. Verdi, “L’hiver est long” (Don Carlos) – possibly unavailable
12. Prokofiev, “Pred vragom” (War and Peace)
13. Rossini, “Questo nome” (The Siege of Corinth)
14. Bush, “The rising waters” (Wat Tyler)

Xmas with the VSO Brass Quintet(*)

1. *De Cormier (arr), Glory and Honor to the Newborn King
2. Dett, Ave Maria
3. Kirkpatrick, Chariots
4. *Chatman, Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
5. *Quigley, Nova Radist Stala
6. Gruber, arr Sargent, Silent Night
7. Eglin, On Christmas Day
8. Imogen Holst, arr, Nowell and Nowell
9. De Cormier, arr, Chanuke oi Chanuke
10. *Ramsey, On Joyful Wing
11. Weir, My Guardian Angel

La Bonne Chanson

1. Crequillon, Janequin, Le Jeune, Passereau, Sermisy, TBA
2. Saint-Saens, Two Choruses, op 68
3. Debussy, Trois chansons de Charles d’Orleans
4. Ravel, Trois chansons
5. Poulenc, Chansons francaises (selection)

Low Sounds by the Shore

1. Bill Douglas, The Lake Isle Innisfree
2. Dawn Walters, Paysage
3. Eric Malmquist, On the Breakwater
4. Samuel Barber, To Be Sung on the Water
5. Robert De Cormier, arr, The Water is Wide (O Waly Waly)
6. Jonathan Quick, arr, Loch Lomond
7. Mark Sirett, Onokenoga (Lake of the Gods)
8. Judith Bingham, The Drowned Lovers
9. Charles Villiers Stanford, The Blue Bird
10. Bernard Hughes, The Bereaved Swan
11. Peter Hamlin, Swimming After Thoughts
12. Peter Hamlin, The Lake House in Autumn
13. Robert Schumann, Am Bodensee
14. Felix Mendelssohn, Auf dem See
15. Frederick Delius, To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water

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Concert Dress

1. All clothing must be completely black, hemmed at the edges, and not made of denim or leather (except leather shoes and possibly belt, of course). No athletic wear, see-through material, or visible rips. No glitter, sparkles, reflective patterns, or logos.
2. Clothing must cover the arms past the elbows and the legs past the knees. No constrictive clothing (e.g. skintight pants) on the outside.
3. No undergarments or lines of undergarments may be visible
4. The shirt must have a modest neckline. If it has cuffs they must be buttoned, and collared button-up shirts must be tucked in.
5. If pants have belt loops, a black belt must be worn. No skin may be visible from the waist down. Where skin would be exposed, legs must be fully covered either by opaque black tights, socks, etc.
6. Shoes must be completely black, not be made of canvas, and have closed toes. No athletic shoes or flip-flops.
7. Singers may wear either a purple tie (if the shirt or blouse allows it) or a purple scarf. (These will be supplied.) Ties may only be worn tied in a standard fashion on a shirt with a collar.
8. Hair may not obscure the face. No extravagant jewelry.

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Past Program Pages (hidden from public web)

• Six Degrees Repertory
• Bernstein “Lark” Choruses narration
• Tintinnabulations
• De Cormier Centennial
• The Woods and the Waters
• Living Water
• Walking on the Green Grass
• Brahms Beethoven
• The Sceptered Isle
• In the Good Old Summertime