The Easton Choral Arts Society, founded in 1977, is now accepting auditions for its 39th concert season. Comprised of members throughout the Delmarva region, the choral society performs a variety of music ranging from classical to works by living composers. Auditions are scheduled by appointment, and interested singers may contact ECAS through the website EastonChoralArts.org or [email protected]. Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings at Christ Church in Easton beginning August 23.
Look for a surprising and thrilling concert season as Easton Choral Arts Society, will present a wide span of choral works from a rich array of music ranging from Medieval through twenty-first century composers. Guiding the chorus to the threshold of its fifth decade of performance and choral excellence, Maestro Wes Lockfaw will direct the chorus along with guest artists throughout the season.
Inaugurating the new season, Easton Choral Arts will present Simply A Capella at Christ Church Easton on Friday, November 4 and Sunday, November 6, 2016. Included in the concert will be Randall Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom, Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Mass in G minor and Thomas Tallis’ Lamentation of Jeremiah.For the Christmas season, the chorus will perform John Rutter’s Magnificat along with seasonal favorites, including Biebl’s absolutely exquisite Ave Maria. These performances will also be held at Christ Church Easton on Friday, December 2 and Sunday, December 4.
Highlighting the spring concert is a selection of songs based on poetry featuring the Liebeslieder Waltzes by Johannes Brahms and Frostiana by Randall Thompson. Also to be included is Rene Clausen’s arrangement of Black is the Color of my True Love’s Hair and Fern Hill by John Corigliano. The performances will be held at St Mark’s Church, Easton on Friday, April 28 and Sunday, April 30, 2017.
Easton Choral Arts is under the direction of Wes Lockfaw who is also music director at Christ Church in Easton. Mr. Lockfaw, whose choirs were featured in 2014 at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, is also director of the Christ Church Concert Series and the Dean of the Mid-Shore Maryland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
The Easton Choral Arts Society is supported by grants from the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Choptank Electric Cooperative, the Talbot County Arts Council, and the Maryland State Arts Council.
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