Prepare for the holidays with music!
The Music on the Hill Festival Chorus performs songs of celebration and thanks by American composers old and new. Artistic Director David H. Connell conducts a program that ranges from the 19th century's Southern Harmony to "Breaths" by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock fame.
The concert will feature Randall Thompson's "Alleluia" and "I Will Sing Unto the Lord" by Imant Raminsh. Other selections include "The Road Home" by Stephen Paulus; contemporary renderings of traditional hymns and spirituals; a setting of Emily Dickinson's "Hope" by local composer Edward Thompson; and the conductor's own "Dancing Acclamation."
"Songs of Thanksgiving" will take place on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m. at Norfield Congregational Church in Weston, 64 Norfield Road. Tickets are $20 at the door; children, free.
The Festival Chorus will be joined in December by the Jubilate Ringers, Music on the Hill's 5-octave handbell choir, for a festive Christmas concert including carols sung with the audience. The concert is set for Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 36 New Canaan Road, Wilton.
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