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First rehearsal: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 7:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent.

Extra rehearsal: Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Dress rehearsal: Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Concert date: Sunday, March 22, 2026. Concert is at 3:00 PM at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent.

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Concert Order

1. Nänie
2. Cantique de Jean Racine
3. Stay With Me, Lord
4. Sure on This Shining Night
5. Song of Myself
6. Serenade to Music

Practice Aids

Here are links to recordings recommended by Knox:

• Kirchner: Song of Myself (with the composer at the piano)
• Brahms: Nänie
• Serenade to Music – Westminster Choir College 2012
• Serenade to Music with scrolling score – London Philharmonic 1969 (remastered 1987)

Here are links to rehearsal tracks you can sing along with:

• Brahms: Nänie (Cyberbass)
• Cantique de Jean Racine, soprano (Chord Perfect)
• Cantique de Jean Racine, alto (Chord Perfect)
• Cantique de Jean Racine, tenor (Chord Perfect)
• Cantique de Jean Racine, bass (Chord Perfect)

Here are language pronunciation guides:

• Cantique de Jean Racine – French pronunciation guide
• Brahms: Nänie – German pronunciation guide

Both performances were very good, but Sunday was generally the better of the two in my opinion. The player below has the Sunday version of all songs and readings except these, from Saturday:

• Up, Good Christen Folk, and Listen
• Gabriel’s Message
• O Little Town of Bethlehem
• Shepherd’s Pipe Carol

If you would like to listen to individual songs from either performance, or listen to an entire concert from start to finish, see the Concert Archives page. You can also find a link to the concert program and photo gallery there.

Dress rehearsal: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM.

Concert dates: Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14, 2025. Concert is at 3:00 PM.

Here is the concert running order:

• Once in Royal David’s City (Mann/Willcocks)
• Up! Good Christen folk, and Listen (Woodward)
• Poem: “Advent” (Christina Rossetti)
• Adam lay ybounden (Ord)
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Ledger/Tompkins)
• Poem: “Rubaiyat 16” (Hafez)
• Variations on “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” (Distler)
• Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming (Praetorius)
• What is this Lovely Fragrance? (Willan)
• The Holly and the Ivy (Parker/Shaw)
• Poem: “Annunciation” (Muir)
• Gabriel’s Message (Pettman/Willcocks)
• O Little Town of Bethlehem (Thompson)
• Poem: “And There Was a Great Calm” (Hardy; excerpt)
• Lully, Lulla, Lullay (Stopford)
• This Christmas Night (Williamson)
• Poem: “little prayer” (Smith)
• What Sweeter Music (Rutter)
• Past Three O’Clock (Ratcliff)
• Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (Rutter)
• Poem: “Each Note” (Rumi/Barks; excerpt)
• O Come, All Ye Faithful (Willcocks)
• Make We Merry on This Fest (Carter)
• See Amid the Winter’s Snow (Willcocks)
• All This Time (Walton)

Here are some free online practice aids for both pieces. Be sure to use the Süssmayr edition of the Requiem.

Mozart Requiem

• Cyberbass
• Chord Perfect

Mozart Coronation Mass

• Cyberbass
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Soprano with scrolling score 
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Soprano 
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Alto with scrolling score 
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Alto
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Tenor with scrolling score 
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Tenor 
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Bass with scrolling score 
• Chord Perfect vocal rehearsal aid Mozart Coronation Mass — Bass
• YouTube (Unknown performers)
• YouTube (The English Concert)

Thanks to Bass Martin Baltus for the Chord Perfect links. Thanks to Alto Sara Coles for the YouTube links.

You can mail your payment to Kent Singers, Box 774, Kent, CT 06757, or bring it with you to rehearsal. You can also use the PayPal buttons below.

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Holiday Concert

• Saturday & Sunday, December 7 & 8, 2024, 3:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent, CT
• Rehearsals every Wednesday starting September 4, 2024, 7:00 p.m at St. Andrew’s
• Thanksgiving week: Rehearsal will be on Monday, November 25 (no rehearsal on Wednesday, November 27)

Spring Concert

• Sunday, March 23, 2025, 3:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent, CT
• Rehearsals every Wednesday starting January 8, 2025, 7:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s
• Dress rehearsal on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at St. Andrew’s (time TBD)

Summer Concert

• Sunday, June 8, 2025, 3:00 p.m. at St. John’s Church in New Milford, CT
• Rehearsals every Wednesday starting March 26, 2025, 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s
• Dress rehearsal on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at St. John’s (time TBD)

This year we are starting by soliciting ads to local businesses by mail. Later we may ask our members to follow up in person with businesses who have not responded, if necessary.

A mailing to previous advertisers and potential new advertisers suggested by our members is already being prepared, but it’s not too late to reach out to other possible advertisers if you know of some good prospects. Ad orders are due by November 1.

• Cover letter to advertisers
• Diagram of ad sizes
• Ad order form

If you have any questions about the ad sales campaign, the easiest way to contact Jill Sauser is to send an email to jill.sauser@gmail.com.

This year we are starting by soliciting ads to local businesses by mail. Later we may ask our members to follow up in person with businesses who have not responded, if necessary.

A mailing to previous advertisers and potential new advertisers suggested by our members is already being prepared, but it’s not too late to reach out to other possible advertisers if you know of some good prospects. Ad orders are due by November 1.

• Prospective advertisers – Contact information and ad status for this year’s campaign
• Cover letter to advertisers
• Diagram of ad sizes
• Ad order form

If you have any questions about the ad sales campaign, the easiest way to contact our campaign leaders (Jill Sauser and Nancy Morse) is to send an email to ads@kentsingers.org.

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Here are recordings of recent concerts for your personal enjoyment (please don’t publish or make copies of these recordings). We did not arrange to record the concerts; these recordings were made by a member using their phone.

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