Saturday, December 9, 2023, 4:00 PM Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ
Join Voices Chorale NJ for a festive concert featuring the heartfelt, rarely performed Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saëns and spirited arrangements of holiday favorite classics including, Joy to the World, There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth, Wassail, and joyful Hanukkah favorites.
Led by Artistic Director Dr. David A. McConnell, the chorale continues its tradition of presenting engaging, challenging, and diverse music in this winter concert. Dr. Akiko Hosaki will accompany the choir on piano and organ. Assistant Conductor Emily DeMerchant will conduct two pieces, and soloists will include current choral scholars.
Further information and tickets are available at https://www.voiceschoralenj.org.
Dr. David A. McConnell, Artistic Director of Voices Chorale NJ, founded Vox Philia in 2012, a chamber choir comprised of professional and gifted amateur singers, and co-founded the Berks Sinfonietta chamber orchestra in 2014, both of which feature an intergenerational approach. Dr. McConnell teaches music courses at Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, and Alvernia University in Reading, PA.
Voices Chorale NJ is a Princeton-area chorus founded over thirty-five years ago to perform sacred and secular music from across eras and around the world. With the leadership of Artistic Director Dr. David A. McConnell, we continue to fulfill our mission, including community engagement and musical education opportunities for youth and adults. We come together for the joy of singing…and it shows.
This program is made possible, in part, by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts. Voices Chorale NJ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and a New Jersey non-profit corporation.
