The Concord Chorale is proud of its outstanding relationship with the
New
Hampshire media. Check this page often for updates of Concord Chorale news
and reviews.
April 2011: The Concord Chorale is pleased to announce that they have named Kristofer Johnson as permanent Music Director, beginning with the 2011-2012 concert season.
July 2010: The Concord Chorale, accompanied by a 130 piece symphony orchestra, performed 2 pieces in the Star Wars in Concert multi-media event in July 2010. Star Wars in Concert featured well-known themes from the Star Wars movie saga as it carried the audience on a musical tour of that galaxy far, far away. The Chorale sang "Duel of the Fates" and "Battle of the Heroes" written by well-known composer John Williams for the prequel episodes released in the last decade. Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in all 6 Star Wars films, gave an inspiring pep talk to the Chorale and was the nararrator during the concert. The force was with us! Click here for a photo of the Chorale with Mr. Daniels.
December 12, 2010: A review appeared on the Classical Voice of New England website. "The flowing melodic lines and calming cadential statements of Stravinsky's prayerful Ave Maria, along with Eric Whitacre's bewitching composition Lux Aurumque, were perhaps the most impressive and gratifying selections and highlights of the first half if not of the entire program, leaving the audience with both a sense of satisfaction as well as repose."
May 24, 2007: A review appeared in the Concord (MA) Journal. "The Concord Chorus of Massachusetts and the Concord Chorale of Concord, N.H., both under the baton of Ryan Turner, wowed a standing room only audience with a fully realized performance of Mendelssohn’s dramatic oratorio “Elijah” at Cary Hall, Lexington last weekend."
January 30, 2007: Concord Chorale Director Ryan Turner
and GSSO Director
Robert Babb appeared on NHPR's The Exchange. The Concord Chorale and the Granite
State Symphony Orchestra teamed up for a concert that paid tribute to the
great composers of Austria. To hear the show, click here:
December 7, 2006: Music Director Ryan Turner appeared on New Hampshire Public Radio’s The Front Porch to talk about Bach and the prevalence of baroque music during the Christmas season. To hear the show, click here:
May 11, 2006: Guest lecturer Steven Ledbetter and Ryan
Turner appeared on
NHPR's the Exchange to talk about Leonard Bernstein. To hear the show,
click
here:
May 11, 2006: "11 Year-Old Takes on Bernstein." The Concord
Monitor features
the Chorale's guest soloist for "The Bernstein Connection," 11
year-old Sam
Zuk of Littleton. To read the article, click here:
January 25, 2006: Concord Chorale Director Ryan Turner and GSSO Director
Robert Babb appeared on NHPR's The Exchange. The show was about Mozart
in
celebration of the composer's 250th birthday. To hear the broadcast, click
here:
January 19, 2006: The Neighborhood News features the upcoming Concord
Chorale and GSSO collaboration concert celebrating Mozart's 250th Birthday.
To read the article, click here:
http://www.yourneighborhoodnews.com/mirror/concord/2006/01/19-sharing-the-baton.html
January 18, 2006: The Hippo Press features "A Mozart Birthday Celebration,"
the upcoming collaboration performance with the Granite State Symphony
Orchestra. To read the article, click here:
November 2, 2005: Guest lecturer and composer Tom Vignieri appeared on
NHPR's The Front Porch to talk about his composition, "Hodie Christus
Natus
Est" which the Chorale performed as a New Hampshire premiere at our
2005
Sounding Joy concert. To hear the show, click here:
May 6, 2005: In his first appearance on NHPR, Music Director Ryan Turner
talks about the Chorale's upcoming "From Gospel to Jazz" concert
with former
The Front Porch host John Walters. To hear the show, click here: