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CONCERTS & EVENTS

GLORIOUS SEASON

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall
Colchester, VT


Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 3:00pm
McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall
Colchester, VT

with Guest Artists
The University of Vermont String Ensemble

Bella Voce is thrilled to celebrate its 20th anniversary with exciting performances of two dynamic settings of the Gloria for voices with orchestra this season! The text of the Gloria has been set by countless numbers of composers as the dramatic and moving song of the angels in celebration of Christ’s birth. Though composed over three hundred years apart, these two major works are considered to be among the finest choral works by their respective composers and we are delighted to share them with our audiences this glorious season! The centerpiece for the Glorious Season holiday concerts is Antonio Vivaldi’s timeless Gloria for women’s voices with trumpet, oboe, strings and continuo.  Vivaldi was a music teacher and composer at the Ospedale della Pieta (a Venetian orphanage with a renowned all-female chorus and orchestra in the eighteenth century) for most of his career. Joining Bella Voce for these performances is the University of Vermont’s String Ensemble.  The String Ensemble will also perform their own selections as will under the direction of Dr. Yutaka Kono.  In addition, the concert will feature a variety jubilant songs of the season by Robert De Cormier, Dan Forrest, Randol Bass and more!

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DECEMBER CONCERTS

GLORIOUS CELEBRATION

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 7:30pm
McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall, Colchester, VT

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 3:00pm
McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall, Colchester, VT

with Guest Artists
Solaris Vocal Ensemble

Bella Voce’s spring concerts feature one of the gems among the large works for chorus with orchestra, Francis Poulenc’s dynamically stirring Gloria.  Poulenc’s setting of the Gloria (composed in 1959/60) is a six-movement work for mixed voices and full orchestra.  Joining Bella Voce for the performances of this major work will be the Solaris Vocal Ensemble plus additional tenors and basses along with 35 instrumentalists from across northern Vermont. From the resoundingly powerful opening statement “Gloria in excelsis Deo” through the rhythmically exhilarating “Laudamus te” to the ethereal reflections of the soprano soloist – Poulenc’s compositional brilliance is evident throughout this un-paralleled work!   Other featured pieces in this concert will be Bella Voce favorites by Gwyneth Walker, Robert De Cormier plus a variety of vibrant new works for women’s voices!

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Tickets go on sale March 1, 2025

SPRING CONCERTS

ACCESSIBILITY

Bella Voce does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission, or access to, or employment in its programs and activities. Bella Voce welcomes all of our community to our performances and events. We are committed to ensuring our venues are as accessible as possible. Large print programs are available at every performance. If other accommodations are needed, please inquire in advance.

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