DECEMBER 2021 WINTER CONCERTS
Plymouth, NH -- The Pemigewasset Choral Society (Pemi Chorus) will be performing its holiday concert “Snow Angel” for an indoor audience for the first time since December 2019. Returning to its traditional New Hampshire venues in Gilford, Franklin and Plymouth has been highly anticipated by the chorus and their enthusiastic audiences. Music Director Will Gunn has programmed a concert of both familiar and new seasonal works, highlighted by composer Sarah Quartel’s Snow Angel.
“We dedicate our performances to the “angels” who have made it possible for us to sing together again— doctors, nurses, and scientists who have made incredible advancements in the last 18 months to allow us to rehearse safely. So it seems fitting to center our concert program around angels,” said Gunn. Sarah Quartel’s cantata with solo cello tells the story of three angels who speak to the innocence and faith of children, rooted in the comfort from the angel’s protection.
“Even though we have been rehearsing and will be performing in masks, I think it is completely worth it!” said Gunn. “The joy of being able to sing together again—even masked—has meant so much to all of our chorus members.” This sentiment is expressed in the fifth movement of “Snow Angel” — “Even though the snow may blow, there’s not a wind can stop my music.”
Other pieces in the concert that may be new to the audience, but will likely become new favorites, are Christmas Memories by Rosephannye Powell and In Winter by Victor Johnson.
The Pemi Chorus is a regional community chorus based in Plymouth, NH, with a wide-ranging musical repertoire. Members come from communities throughout the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. The chorus is accompanied by collaborative pianist Laura Belanger, and for this concert by Alex Ellsworth on solo cello. The Pemi Chorus December concerts have become the go-to concerts in the area to usher in the holiday spirit, and they are so pleased to be able to perform again this year.
All three concerts allow admission by donation, and each venue requires masks and vaccinations.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Thursday, December 2, 7:30 pm — Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Rd., Gilford, NH
Friday, December 3, 7:30 pm — St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, 108 School St., Franklin, NH
Sunday, December 5, 3:00 pm — Plymouth State Univ., Silver Center, 17 High St., Plymouth, NH
“We dedicate our performances to the “angels” who have made it possible for us to sing together again— doctors, nurses, and scientists who have made incredible advancements in the last 18 months to allow us to rehearse safely. So it seems fitting to center our concert program around angels,” said Gunn. Sarah Quartel’s cantata with solo cello tells the story of three angels who speak to the innocence and faith of children, rooted in the comfort from the angel’s protection.
“Even though we have been rehearsing and will be performing in masks, I think it is completely worth it!” said Gunn. “The joy of being able to sing together again—even masked—has meant so much to all of our chorus members.” This sentiment is expressed in the fifth movement of “Snow Angel” — “Even though the snow may blow, there’s not a wind can stop my music.”
Other pieces in the concert that may be new to the audience, but will likely become new favorites, are Christmas Memories by Rosephannye Powell and In Winter by Victor Johnson.
The Pemi Chorus is a regional community chorus based in Plymouth, NH, with a wide-ranging musical repertoire. Members come from communities throughout the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. The chorus is accompanied by collaborative pianist Laura Belanger, and for this concert by Alex Ellsworth on solo cello. The Pemi Chorus December concerts have become the go-to concerts in the area to usher in the holiday spirit, and they are so pleased to be able to perform again this year.
All three concerts allow admission by donation, and each venue requires masks and vaccinations.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Thursday, December 2, 7:30 pm — Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Rd., Gilford, NH
Friday, December 3, 7:30 pm — St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, 108 School St., Franklin, NH
Sunday, December 5, 3:00 pm — Plymouth State Univ., Silver Center, 17 High St., Plymouth, NH
A great big thank you to our wonderful audiences
who attended our concerts "down by the riverside" in June!
You are the best!
who attended our concerts "down by the riverside" in June!
You are the best!
Photo by Megan Akin
Founded in 1974, the Pemigewasset Choral Society -- aka “Pemi Choral” -- is a community chorus based in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The wide range of repertoire the Chorus performs includes classical and contemporary works as well as folk songs, spirituals and music from stage and screen.
The Chorus requires no auditions; the only membership requirements are a love of singing, the ability to sing on key, and a commitment to attend weekly rehearsals.
The Chorus presents two concert programs each year, one during the December holiday season and the other in early May. Every other year, usually in the spring, it performs one choral masterwork with orchestra.
Our director Will Gunn -- a choral singer himself -- is a conductor who has a special devotion to building a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. While the individual contributions to a choral ensemble are each significant, the resulting choral sound is more than just those combined voices.
Please check us out, and join us for our 49th season! We look forward to singing with you.
The Chorus requires no auditions; the only membership requirements are a love of singing, the ability to sing on key, and a commitment to attend weekly rehearsals.
The Chorus presents two concert programs each year, one during the December holiday season and the other in early May. Every other year, usually in the spring, it performs one choral masterwork with orchestra.
Our director Will Gunn -- a choral singer himself -- is a conductor who has a special devotion to building a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. While the individual contributions to a choral ensemble are each significant, the resulting choral sound is more than just those combined voices.
Please check us out, and join us for our 49th season! We look forward to singing with you.