Providence Singers

Last night (Tuesday, September 3), we welcomed several new singers to the first rehearsal of our 54th season.

Back row: Tom Douglass, Westley Holiday, Caleb Hilyard, Dani Romero Mejia, Catie Flynn

Front row: Camila Brito, Anthony Amitrano , Connor Shirshac , Mary Bartolotta, Erin Kalish

Also pictured, far right: Christine Noel, artistic director.

Photo credit: Alexa McMullen

The Providence Singers have made 4 studio recordings. Twenty CD copies of the 2010 recording of Dominick Argento's JONAH AND THE WHALE are available through our Online Summer Yard Sale. This ends at 5:00 on September 2, so if you'd like a copy, here's where to go:

https://www.32auctions.com/SingersYardSale

Hundreds of young singers have learned to love choral music through the Rhode Island Children's Chorus. More than a few have gone on to careers in music. This 2008 RICC photo includes soprano Jess Huetteman (middle), who will be singing the soprano solos in our March performance of ANNELIES at the WaterFire Arts Center.

The Providence Singers is thrilled to award a Fassett Fellowship to Jasmine Bright, Alto, who was a member and soloist with our organization last season. Jasmine’s early musical training included voice and theater at Second Stage Studios with Joanne Vecchio. She is an alumna of the Rhode Island Children’s Chorus, where she was a member of the Chamber Choir. During her high school years, she ranked first in the Rhode Island All-State Choral Festival. Jasmine is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, where she majored in Music Business. She currently works at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Newport and is a staff member with the Rhode Island Children’s Chorus.

Tenor and bass auditions will be held Tuesday, August 13. Join a great group of singers who perform choral masterworks, newly commissioned music, socially impactful works, and some music that is just plain fun.

For more info, email [email protected] or visit providencesingers.org/audition

A message to all tenors and basses who might be considering auditioning for the Providence Singers:

One of the joys of membership is the opportunity to perform with world-class musicians. The soprano soloist for this season's annual performance of Messiah with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra is Eleonore Cockerman, one of the founding members of VOCES8. Ms. Cockerman is widely sought as a soloist and has been featured on several recordings (including the recording "The Lamb's Journey" by the Providence-based Ensemble Altera.) Fans of the Netflix series "The Crown" heard her on the soundtrack of season 4.

To hear her sing, follow the link below to an exceptional performance of Messiah. "There were shepherds abiding in the field" begins at minute 32:55 and "Rejoice" starts at 36:14.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFjQ77ol2DI

To arrange for an audition, please go to

https://www.providencesingers.org/audition

Singing in a beautiful hall like the Vets is a memorable experience. We're seeking a few more tenors and basses to share it with us. For more information, visit our website, www.providencesingers.org/audition or email [email protected].

Join us for our annual collaboration of Handel's Messiah with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday, December 15 at 3:00pm. Providence Singers Artistic Director, Christine Noel, conducts.

Know a good TENOR or BASS who might like to join the chorus? Send them our way*! https://www.providencesingers.org/audition

*We value and celebrate diversity. Singers of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Thank you to our friends at RISCA - Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and to the volunteers who served on panels, evaluated the applications, and recommended organizations for funding.

Long-time members of the Providence Singers community remember Jane with great fondness. May all her friends and family find comfort in happy memories, colorful quilts, and shared song.

Obituary information for Jane C. Kratsch View Jane C. Kratsch's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

It's important to list events early. This morning, we received an email from a local newspaper approving a calendar listing for a talk by composer Ēriks Ešenvald, an event that occurred in the spring of 2021. An extreme example, but the point remains.

Over the summer, we'll be listing the coming season's events on online and print calendars, social media groups, and anywhere singers and audience members might be lurking. Suggestions on where and how to spread the word are always welcome!

Our members bring a wide variety of musical skills and experiences to the choir. Today's spotlight is on Emma Pacheco, a member of the alto section.

Emma is the Band and Choral Director at Webster Middle School (MA) for students in grades 5-8, where she also serves on the school’s Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) team. She also teaches with the Rhode Island Children's Chorus.

A professional trombonist, Emma has played in several orchestras, wind ensembles, concert bands, and jazz bands throughout the years, as well as small ensembles such as brass quintets/quartets/trios, low brass ensembles, and jazz combos. She played trombone in the Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra for several seasons and currently plays in the She Bop Swing Orchestra, an all-female jazz band.

Emma has sung in choirs and women's choruses since middle school. She joined the Providence Singers in 2019 and was a featured soloist ("The Mouse is a Creature of Great Personal Valor") in our March 2023 performance of Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb. Visit our YouTube channel, link below, to hear the concert recording!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Ln4IdK-2g

We have openings in the tenor and bass sections. Join us for a great season! More info on our website:
providencesingers.org/audition

Questions? Email [email protected]

Providence Singers Providence Singers is a 90-voice concert choir that performs with the RI Philharmonic.

Our "Virtual Yard Sale" is ongoing through August 30. So far, our members and supporters have purchased an event table tent, standing lamps for video recording, a standing fan, a couple of music folders, a CD, and a bunch of mugs with the old Providence Singers logo. Thank you all!

Please take a moment to stop by our page to see if there's anything you might need or want.

Providence Singers Summer Yard Sale Silent auction 'Providence Singers Summer Yard Sale' hosted online at 32auctions.

Another flashback highlighting the musical backgrounds of Providence Singers members. Taken shortly after he graduated from college, here's a video of Josh Krugman (the bearded gentleman) performing "O sole mio" with the Eastman Three Tenors.

Matthew Polenzani, Warren Moulton, Josh Krugman 'O sole mio In the days before he achieved international operatic stardom, tenor Matthew Polenzani was a regular member of the singing roster at the Verdi and Puccini Ca...

Our members bring rich and varied musical backgrounds to the choir. Ted Doran, the chorus manager and tenor section leader, led the Narragansett Bay Chorus for many years. NBC is the Providence Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the largest male singing organization in the world. Here's Ted in 1990, leading the chorus in an international competition. (They placed #8!)

Narragansett Bay Chorus - 1990 International Chorus Final Under the direction of Ted Doran, the Narragansett Bay Chorus, from Providence, RI, finished in 8th place at the 1990 Intenational Chorus Final in San Franci...

Our November concert will include Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. For program notes and lyrics, please visit our website blog.

Chichester Psalms (1965) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Photo by Jack Mitchell CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15047519“I spent almost the whole year writing 12-tone music and even more experimental stuff ... but after about six months of work I threw it all away. It just wasn’t my music; it...

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https://www.youtube.com//videos

Tenors and basses, picture yourself onstage at the Vets, singing Handel's Messiah and the Brahms Requiem with the Providence Singers and the RI Philharmonic! Auditions will be held in August. More info here: https://www.providencesingers.org/audition

Meet soprano Camila Brito, the new season's Fassett Fellowship recipient!

For more information: https://www.providencesingers.org/post/camila-brito-awarded-fassett-fellowship

Save the date for our first concert of our 2024-2025 season! Please note that the previously announced program has changed. We'll be performing three 20th-century choral favorites, plus a couple of short, exciting pieces to end the concert. Tickets go on sale August 15.

The concert video of our March 11, 2023 performance of the Duruflé Requiem was previously released on YouTube as separate movements. Here's a video of the entire work--great for uninterrupted listening and for sharing with fellow music lovers.

Duruflé Requiem, Providence Singers Concert video of the Duruflé Requiem, March 11, 2023 at Grace Church, Providence, Christine Noel conducting. This video includes the entire work; videos of ...

Recognizing our members and friends who were most engaged with our page during the month of May: Brianne DeRosa, Liam DeRosa, Abbey Spolidoro, and Jasmine Bright. Thank you for supporting the Singers!

Like many organizations, the Providence Singers has purchased stuff that we no longer need. In hope that our stuff might become YOUR stuff, we are holding an online Yard Sale from June 12 to the end of the summer. https://www.32auctions.com/SingersYardSale

Your purchase will help ensure that no singer will consider membership out of reach because of financial constraints. The money raised will provide financial assistance, either to cover membership dues or through the Fassett Fund, which provides small fellowships for exceptional young singers. More stuff for you, more singers (and less clutter) for us. Everyone wins!

For more information, please visit providencesingers.org/audition

Seeking tenors and basses for the coming season. More info on our website: www.providencesingers.org/audition