Current Events & Coming Soon

Highlights from Recent Activities

Don’t Miss This Special Event Monday, July 15

Dr. Irina Georgieva, the new Music Director of Cappella Cantorum, will conduct Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass for our second SummerSing of 2024. See the flyer below for event details, then click here to learn more about Irina.  Join us on Monday for your chance to sing with Irina before the Fall semester begins!

International Tour

Our 2024 International Tour was an amazing trip! Following the Pre-Tour Concert (June 16, 2024 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Madison, CT), the 2024 Tour group traveled and performed in Austria, Germany & Switzerland  from June 21 – June 30.

We had a wonderful time visiting these beautiful countries and performing selections from our tour repertoire, which included a carefully curated mix of music from early and modern-day composers, classical hymns, high-energy spirituals, a fun Italian madrigal, and more.

Our Tour Music Director Dr. Jeremy Milton, Guest Conductor Molly Webster, and Tour Accompanist Anna Jedd brought out the best in all of our singers. We are all grateful to Elana Vasi-Smith and the Tour Committee for their hard work in planning and executing this unforgettable trip!

Thank you to everyone who came to the Pre-Tour Concert, participated in the Tour Raffle, or helped to support our singers and travelers in other ways. We’re gathering videos & photos now from everyone involved in the trip, and highlights will be added to our Photo Gallery and Video Gallery as soon as they are available.

Email Elana at info@cappellacantorum.org or call 860-532-0454 if you would like to learn more about future travel opportunities.

Spring Concert 2024

The Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus and Cappella Orchestra, together with featured soprano soloist Lisa Williamson and the Select Singers from Lyme-Old Lyme High School, performed The Peacemakers (by Karl Jenkins) on Sunday, April 21, 2024 to a packed house of music lovers at the First Church of Christ in Old Saybrook. What a wonderful way to wrap up our 2023-2024 season!

Simon Holt, Music Director of Cappella Cantorum, conducted the combined choirs and orchestra. The Select Singers opened the concert with two selections directed by Kristine Pekar, Lyme-Old Lyme High School Choral Director.

Thank you to all who joined us to experience this moving musical tribute to peace.  If you missed it, or simply want to enjoy it again, the full concert video is now available in our Video Gallery: Video Gallery.

Each year, Essex Savings Bank generously donates 10% of its after-tax income to non-profit organizations in its service area.

Cappella Cantorum is honored to be among the organizations selected in 2024 to receive a portion of these funds as a grant, based on the number of votes cast by bank customers.

Voting took place in February, and Cappella was awarded $873 this year based on customer votes!

Thank you for voting for Cappella Cantorum in the Essex Savings Bank Community Investment Program. Your votes will help us keep the community filled with music through our Masterworks Chorus Concerts, SummerSings, Messiah Sing or Listen, and more.

Thank you for your support!

Messiah Sing or Listen 2023

Here’s a picture of this year’s happy ensemble and director after completing the 2023 Messiah Sing or Listen with a sold-out audience at the Kate. Pictured from left are: Spencer Hamlin (tenor), John Ong (bass), Rachel Abrams (alto), Lisabeth Miller (soprano), Simon Holt (conductor), and Blake Hansen (accompanist). Thank you all for making this a wonderful holiday experience!

Messiah Sing or Listen – December 17, 2023

Winter Concert 2023

The 2023 Winter Concert was a tremendous success!  Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus performed Magnificat (composed by John Rutter) and The Many Moods of Christmas (arranged by Robert Shaw) on Sunday, December 3, 2023, with featured soprano soloist Abigail Paschke.

The Masterworks Chorus and Cappella Orchestra was conducted by Simon Holt, Music Director of Cappella Cantorum and the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, as well as the Founder and Artistic Director of Salt Marsh Opera.

Photos from the concert and reception are now posted in the Photo Gallery, and the full concert video is available in the Video Gallery.  Enjoy!

Photo Gallery              Video Gallery