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2018-2019 Adult Programs and Repertoire
CSNEPA 2018 2019 Adult Calendar
Music Fit for a King
Royal Anthems of Purcell and Handel
Sunday, 4 November 2018 at 4:00 pm
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre
Adults $15.00, Ages 18 & under free
Join us for a festive season-opener of music from England’s greatest Baroque masters. Verse anthems for chorus, a quintet of soloists, and chamber orchestra include music of Purcell for Westminster Abbey and the “Royal Violins,” and works of Handel for the Coronation of George II and The Duke of Chandos.
Take a sneak peek/listen…
Handel: Let God Arise (Chandos Anthem No . 11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_cqGeSwBsM
Handel: My Heart is Inditing (Coronation Anthem) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXTByH0hXg
Purcell: Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haf4JX4KRVM
Purcell: Bell Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkh6WMcV_ic
Purcell: O Give Thanks (Z33) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2v6rQDF6xg
Christmas with The Choral Society
Sunday, 25 November 2018 at 4:00 pm
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Scranton
Adults $15.00, Ages 18 & under $5.00
A NEPA holiday tradition! Welcome the season with a song as our full array of choirs—children, youth, and adult—join organist Dr. Timothy Smith for holiday selections, audience singing of traditional carols, organ show pieces, and a festive holiday reception. We also collect new, unwrapped, non-violent toys and cash donations for the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves’ “Toys for Tots” program.
The NEPA Philharmonic: PNC Holiday Pops
Saturday, 15 December 2018 at 7:00 pm
Peoples Security Bank Theater at Lackawanna College, Scranton
Sunday, 16 December 2018 at 3:00 pm
F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre
For tickets and additional information: www.nepaphil.org or 570-270-4444.
Ring in the Holidays by enjoying the festive sounds of the PNC Holiday Concert featuring vocalist Erin Malloy, the Ballet Theater of Scranton, The Choral Society of NEPA, and a special visit from you-know-who! This is a fun, family friendly concert that will get you into the spirit of the most wonderful time of the year.
James Whitbourn: Annelies
A Cantata on Words from Anne Frank’s Diary
+ Regional Premiere +
Sunday, 31 March 2019 at 4:00 pm
Peoples Security Bank Theater at Lackawanna College, Scranton
Adults $15.00, Ages 18 & under free
Saturday, 13 April 2019 at 7:00 pm
Mitrani Hall, Bloomsburg University
Free Admission
Joined by the Bloomsburg University Concert Choir, we are pleased to offer the regional premiere of this powerful 2005 work for chorus, soprano soloist, and chamber ensemble, setting excerpts from Anne Frank’s famous Diary, written while her family was in hiding between 1942 and 1944 during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam.
Take a sneak peek/listen…
Whitbourn: Annelies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyRNjTdMQ0