2023-2024 Season
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Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:00 PM
Second Congregational Church 50 Park Street, Attleboro MA The performance, under the baton of director Nicholas Rocha, will feature favorite pieces from four decades, so this concert will have something for everyone — from Renaissance music aficionados to Disney fans — and will even spotlight some Attleboro area composers. And join us after the concert at OP's traditional "Feasting Table." |
2022-2023 Season
2021-2022 Season
Saturday, May 14 at 7:00 PM
Second Congregational Church
50 Park St., Attleboro, Massachusetts
Ephemeral
A program focusing on themes of gratitude — especially for health, community, and the gift of making music with friends. Music of Sarah Quartel, Eric Whitacre, Heinrich Schütz, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Morten Lauridsen, and others.
Second Congregational Church
50 Park St., Attleboro, Massachusetts
Ephemeral
A program focusing on themes of gratitude — especially for health, community, and the gift of making music with friends. Music of Sarah Quartel, Eric Whitacre, Heinrich Schütz, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Morten Lauridsen, and others.
2019-2020 Season
2018-2019 Season
2017-2018 Season
2016-2017 Season
O Fortuna!
On Sunday April 30 the Oure Pleasure Singers, under the direction of Christophe Heidbreder, join the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers in presenting Carl Orff’s thrilling settings of Medieval secular poetry, Carmina Burana, under the direction of Professor of Music Tim Harbold. The concert will also feature OP in a set of music. Suggested donation $10.
Cole Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday April 30 the Oure Pleasure Singers, under the direction of Christophe Heidbreder, join the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers in presenting Carl Orff’s thrilling settings of Medieval secular poetry, Carmina Burana, under the direction of Professor of Music Tim Harbold. The concert will also feature OP in a set of music. Suggested donation $10.
Cole Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
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Beginning on April 14, we Sing That Thing! The Oure Pleasure Singers are featured in Episode 2 of Season 3, this Friday at 8:30 PM on WGBH. The episode repeats on WGBH and WGBX and will also be available soon on the Sing That Thing! web page.
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On Good Friday (April 14), at 7pm, Oure Pleasure Singers participate in a Tenebrae service at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 647 North Main Street, Attleboro, MA.
www.immanuellc.org
www.immanuellc.org
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Celebrate the Christmas season as we present a wintry mix of carols and choral music. The program will feature works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Tomás Luis de Victoria, William L. Dawson and more.
Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 4:00 pm Second Congregational Church 50 Park Street, Route 123, Downtown Attleboro $10 suggested donation Followed by light refreshments at oure 'feasting table’ |
2015-2016 Season
A New New Day! We repeat our spring performance ...
September 18 at 4:00 pm
Congregational Church of Westborough
57 W. Main Street, Westborough MA
A New Day
May 22 at 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 offering is suggested
"A New Day" will include compositions introduced to the group by its new director, Christophe Heidbreder, and favorites that pay tribute to the long history of directorial excellence that OP has enjoyed under its beloved past directors: J. Kimball Darling, Robert Train Adams, and Tim Harbold. The eclectic musical offering will span centuries and genres, both sacred and secular, including madrigals and anthems and love songs and a lullaby, with an emphasis on the light and lovely music that is perfect for a May afternoon.
September 18 at 4:00 pm
Congregational Church of Westborough
57 W. Main Street, Westborough MA
A New Day
May 22 at 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 offering is suggested
"A New Day" will include compositions introduced to the group by its new director, Christophe Heidbreder, and favorites that pay tribute to the long history of directorial excellence that OP has enjoyed under its beloved past directors: J. Kimball Darling, Robert Train Adams, and Tim Harbold. The eclectic musical offering will span centuries and genres, both sacred and secular, including madrigals and anthems and love songs and a lullaby, with an emphasis on the light and lovely music that is perfect for a May afternoon.
2014-2015 Season
St. John Passion
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Special Event
Emmanuel Music with the OP Singers and the Wheaton Chorale Sunday, March 22 at 8:00 pm Cole Memorial Chapel Wheaton College, Norton, MA $10 suggested donation The Baroque specialists from Emmanuel Music in Boston present one of Bach's masterworks, the St. John Passion, BWV 245. Sponsored by Wheaton College, the chorus and orchestra of Emmanuel Music will be joined by the Oure Pleasure Singers and by the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers, led by Emmanuel Music's Artistic Director Ryan Turner. Matthew Anderson, Evangelist Dana Whiteside, Jesus Soloists: Roberta Anderson, Bradford Gleim, Frank Kelley, Paul Max Tipton, Brenna Wells, Krista River, Deborah Rentz-Moore, Jonas Budris, Mark McSweeney Ryan Turner, Conductor |
Winter Wonders
Sunday, December 14 at 2:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Monday, December 15 at 7:00 pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street, Providence
Free concert
Celebrate the Christmas season as the Oure Pleasure Singers present a wintry mix of carols and choral music. The program will feature Carson Cooman's "New World Carols" and Poulenc's "Soir de Neige" (Snowy Evening), along with contemporary and traditional carols from Morley, Saboly, Rutter, Chilcott, Bolcom, and more. Please join us!
Photo by JC Sullivan, via Creative Commons license from Flickr
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Monday, December 15 at 7:00 pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street, Providence
Free concert
Celebrate the Christmas season as the Oure Pleasure Singers present a wintry mix of carols and choral music. The program will feature Carson Cooman's "New World Carols" and Poulenc's "Soir de Neige" (Snowy Evening), along with contemporary and traditional carols from Morley, Saboly, Rutter, Chilcott, Bolcom, and more. Please join us!
Photo by JC Sullivan, via Creative Commons license from Flickr
2013-2014 Season
Attleboro 100th Birthday Celebrations
In celebration of the City of Attleboro's 100th birthday, the Attleboro-based Oure Pleasure Singers will join the Attleboro High School choir in festive American works for choir and brass, to be sung at each group's spring concert.
Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Celebrate Attleboro's 100th birthday as the OP Singers present popular songs of 1914, along with songs historic and contemporary by Attleboro composers. The program also highlights popular American choral traditions, with a special guest appearance by the Attleboro High School Choir. The combined choirs will present festive works for choir and brass.
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm
Attleboro High School
100 Rathbun Willard Dr., Attleboro
The Attleboro High School vocal and instrumental ensembles present their spring concert, with a guest appearance by the OP Singers. The combined choirs will present festive works for choir and brass. The OP Singers were started over 30 years ago by alumni of Attleboro High School.
Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Celebrate Attleboro's 100th birthday as the OP Singers present popular songs of 1914, along with songs historic and contemporary by Attleboro composers. The program also highlights popular American choral traditions, with a special guest appearance by the Attleboro High School Choir. The combined choirs will present festive works for choir and brass.
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm
Attleboro High School
100 Rathbun Willard Dr., Attleboro
The Attleboro High School vocal and instrumental ensembles present their spring concert, with a guest appearance by the OP Singers. The combined choirs will present festive works for choir and brass. The OP Singers were started over 30 years ago by alumni of Attleboro High School.
The OP Singers/Attleboro High School Collaboration is sponsored in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
American Spirituals & Sacred Songs
Sunday, November 24 at 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Discover America's rich tradition of hymns, spirituals, and sacred songs with the OP Singers. The concert will explore hymns from the Sacred Harp and African American spirituals in both traditional and contemporary settings. Composers and arrangers include William Dawson, William Billings, Lowell Mason, Andre Thomas, Michael Tippett, Abbie Betinis and more. Please join us!
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Discover America's rich tradition of hymns, spirituals, and sacred songs with the OP Singers. The concert will explore hymns from the Sacred Harp and African American spirituals in both traditional and contemporary settings. Composers and arrangers include William Dawson, William Billings, Lowell Mason, Andre Thomas, Michael Tippett, Abbie Betinis and more. Please join us!
2012-2013 Season
O.P. POPS!
Music of the Great American Songbook
America's Music Concert: Music of the Great American Songbook
Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street, Providence
Free concert
OP POPS! With guest appearance by Valerie Anastasio
Saturday, May 11 at 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$15 admission, $12 for seniors and students
To reserve tickets: 508-222-4677
Preview Concert
Saturday, April 20 at 2:00 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
104 N. Washington Street, North Attleboro
$15 admission, $12 for seniors and students
To reserve tickets: 508-695-5474
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We love a piano! Revel in close harmonies and toe-tapping rhythms as OP sings pop and jazz standards from the "Great American Songbook." Combining OP's signature blended harmonies with director Tim Harbold's experience as a cabaret pianist, the show will include familiar favorites from George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles, and more.
The May 11 cabaret-style concert will also feature a special guest appearance by cabaret singer Valerie Anastasio. For twenty five years, Valerie Anastasio & Tim Harbold have invited audiences to their unique world of song, blending jazz standards, show tunes, and comic cabaret with their own distinctive musicianship and humor. Their shows encompass a trademark variety of styles, ranging from intimate renditions of Gershwin and Sondheim to torch songs to zany, crowd-pleasing performances of Cole Porter's "The Physician" and Barry Manilow's "Copacabana." Even classical art songs can enter the mix to keep the audiences surprised and entertained. |
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Let the Merry Bells Ring Round
Christmas Carols for Choirs and Bells
Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Ring in the Christmas season with Oure Pleasure! This December, the OP Singers join the vocal and bell choirs of the Second Congregational Church in a program celebrating music written for, performed with, and extolling the virtues of bells. The delightfully varied program will include music of Handel, Byrd, Senfl, and Lauridsen, along with Swedish and Spanish carols, jazz and spirituals. Please join us!
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 suggested donation
Ring in the Christmas season with Oure Pleasure! This December, the OP Singers join the vocal and bell choirs of the Second Congregational Church in a program celebrating music written for, performed with, and extolling the virtues of bells. The delightfully varied program will include music of Handel, Byrd, Senfl, and Lauridsen, along with Swedish and Spanish carols, jazz and spirituals. Please join us!
2011-2012 Season
Luminosities
New Music of Light and Transcendence
Photo by Stu Mayhew via flickr
Saturday, May 12 at 4:30 pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 admission
$5 for students under 18
In song and dance and images, Oure Pleasure celebrates the music of new luminaries in choral music. James Whitbourn's Luminosities explores the beauty of creation, combining mystical texts, ethereal choral strains, Indian karnatic inflected instrumentals, and mesmerizing dance. The program also includes a fascinating collection of recent compositions from New England composers James Bohn, Delvyn Case, Timothy Davis, Krishan Oberoi, Thomas Oboe Lee, Mark Rabuck, and Scott Wheeler.
For this concert, the chorus is joined by viola soloist Laura Manko, dancer Brianna Walden, and organist and pianist William A. MacPherson.
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
$10 admission
$5 for students under 18
In song and dance and images, Oure Pleasure celebrates the music of new luminaries in choral music. James Whitbourn's Luminosities explores the beauty of creation, combining mystical texts, ethereal choral strains, Indian karnatic inflected instrumentals, and mesmerizing dance. The program also includes a fascinating collection of recent compositions from New England composers James Bohn, Delvyn Case, Timothy Davis, Krishan Oberoi, Thomas Oboe Lee, Mark Rabuck, and Scott Wheeler.
For this concert, the chorus is joined by viola soloist Laura Manko, dancer Brianna Walden, and organist and pianist William A. MacPherson.
O Danny Boy
Folk Songs of Ireland, England and Scotland
Returning by popular demand!
Saturday, Mar. 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Congregational Church of Mansfield
17 West Street, Mansfield
$10 admission
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
Joined by traditional Irish musicians Torrin Ryan on the uileann pipes and by Mark Oien on fiddle, Oure Pleasure presents a delightful assortment of folk songs from Ireland, England and Scotland, including familiar favorites such as Danny Boy, Annie Laurie and Down By the Sally Gardens.
Torrin Ryan, 17, has competed several times in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh held in New York, where he has come in first place for both whistle and pipes. He has also competed in the All-Ireland Fleadh held in Tullamore, Ireland, and attended Scoil Éigse music school. He has attended the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Boston Music School, is a regular at the Northeast Uilleann Pipers Tionól, and is a member of the Boston Piper's Club.
Mark Oien has been inspired by many first-class Irish traditional players, among them Larry Reynolds, Seamus Connolly, and Tommy Peoples, all of whom recognized Mark's fiddling talents. He has performed at numerous festivals throughout New England including the ICONS Festival and at the Blackstone River Valley Irish Festival with piper Jerry O'Sullivan. He can often be found hosting sessions and performing in Southeastern Mass. and Cape Cod.
Saturday, Mar. 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Congregational Church of Mansfield
17 West Street, Mansfield
$10 admission
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
Joined by traditional Irish musicians Torrin Ryan on the uileann pipes and by Mark Oien on fiddle, Oure Pleasure presents a delightful assortment of folk songs from Ireland, England and Scotland, including familiar favorites such as Danny Boy, Annie Laurie and Down By the Sally Gardens.
Torrin Ryan, 17, has competed several times in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh held in New York, where he has come in first place for both whistle and pipes. He has also competed in the All-Ireland Fleadh held in Tullamore, Ireland, and attended Scoil Éigse music school. He has attended the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Boston Music School, is a regular at the Northeast Uilleann Pipers Tionól, and is a member of the Boston Piper's Club.
Mark Oien has been inspired by many first-class Irish traditional players, among them Larry Reynolds, Seamus Connolly, and Tommy Peoples, all of whom recognized Mark's fiddling talents. He has performed at numerous festivals throughout New England including the ICONS Festival and at the Blackstone River Valley Irish Festival with piper Jerry O'Sullivan. He can often be found hosting sessions and performing in Southeastern Mass. and Cape Cod.
2010-2011 Season
Beethoven Mass in C
Oure Pleasure joins the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers in a program featuring Beethoven's powerful Mass in C. The program will also include favorites from R. Thompson, Chatman, Gramann, Palestrina, Kim, and more.
Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 7:30pm
Wheaton College, Cole Chapel, 26 East Main St., Norton, MA
Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 7:30pm
Wheaton College, Cole Chapel, 26 East Main St., Norton, MA
Evensong for Palm Sunday
A musical observance of Palm Sunday and the Passion, presented in collaboration with the Grace Church Choir. Featuring music of M. Haydn, Gibbons, Morley, and Bruckner, as well as spiritual arrangements by M. Hogan and Harbold.
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church, 104 Washington St., North Attleboro, MA
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church, 104 Washington St., North Attleboro, MA
Performing in Our Communities
Oure Pleasure performs at a service of music at the Congregational Church of Mansfield, with music exploring themes of justice, kindness, and humility.
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at 10:00 am
The Congregational Church of Mansfield, 17 West St., Mansfield, MA
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at 10:00 am
The Congregational Church of Mansfield, 17 West St., Mansfield, MA
Nativity Carols
Another year of Caroling with Oure Pleasure! Joined by harpist Hyunjung Choi and oboist Denise Plaza-Martin, both of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Oure Pleasure performs Stephen Paulus's charming Nativity Carols. The delightful program included music of Chatman and Distler, Spanish Carols, Spirituals, and community caroling.
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at 7:00pm
La Salette Shrine
947 Park Street, Attleboro
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at 7:00pm
La Salette Shrine
947 Park Street, Attleboro
2009-2010 Season
Double Choir
Oure Pleasure joins Sine Nomine in presenting Ralph Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor for Double Choir, along with with chants, motets and anthems for the Day of Pentecost by Byrd, Gibbons, Harvey, Henning, Tallis, Thompson, Titelouze, and the world premiere of Ave Verum Corpus by John Masko (b. 1992). Oure Pleasure was under the direction of Tim Harbold, and Sine Nomine was under the direction of Paul Cienniwa.
Sunday, May 23, 2010, 5:00 pm
Saint Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence
Sunday, May 23, 2010, 5:00 pm
Saint Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence
A Lenten Vespers from Salzburg
Music of Biber, Bernardi, Stadlmayr, Hofer and M. Haydn
A Lenten Vespers presented by Oure Pleasure (Tim Harbold, Director), A Joyful Noyse (Martins Aldins, Director) and members of the brass ensemble of Hancock Church. On that evening the church sanctuary was filled with the warm glow of candlelight and the grand and solemn sound of music that was heard in the Salzburg Cathedral in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Saturday, March 13, 7:30pm
Hancock Church, Lexington MA
Help and Hope for Haiti
An hour of music, readings, eyewitness testimony, and prayer under the auspices of the Attleboro Area Council of Churches. A free will offering was collected, with 100% of the funds donated to selected charities serving Haiti.
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro
Sound the Bright Trumpets
Oure Pleasure combines with the Beantown Brass to present a big dose of Christmas Cheer! Featured works included the Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham and A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson (famous for his Boston Pops arrangements).
Saturday December 12, 2009, 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro
Music of Biber, Bernardi, Stadlmayr, Hofer and M. Haydn
A Lenten Vespers presented by Oure Pleasure (Tim Harbold, Director), A Joyful Noyse (Martins Aldins, Director) and members of the brass ensemble of Hancock Church. On that evening the church sanctuary was filled with the warm glow of candlelight and the grand and solemn sound of music that was heard in the Salzburg Cathedral in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Saturday, March 13, 7:30pm
Hancock Church, Lexington MA
Help and Hope for Haiti
An hour of music, readings, eyewitness testimony, and prayer under the auspices of the Attleboro Area Council of Churches. A free will offering was collected, with 100% of the funds donated to selected charities serving Haiti.
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro
Sound the Bright Trumpets
Oure Pleasure combines with the Beantown Brass to present a big dose of Christmas Cheer! Featured works included the Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham and A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson (famous for his Boston Pops arrangements).
Saturday December 12, 2009, 4:00pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro
2008-2009 Season
Requiem of Maurice Duruflé
French organist Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) sought perfection in his musical composition; in his lifetime he published only eleven works. Yet this small body of work is so sublime that it is enough to establish him in the pantheon of composers. OP presents this "transcendent Requiem" performed under the direction of Tim Harbold and accompanied by organist Patrick Aiken. The program also included works of Lassus, Walton, Raminsh, Shaw and Harbold
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 7:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA
Christmas Concert with Choirs of Second Church
Join Oure Pleasure and the vocal and bell choirs of Second Congregational Church for a delightful afternoon of Christmas music, both novel and familiar! The combined groups will present a work for double chorus of Heinrich Schütz and music of Conrad Susa.
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
French organist Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) sought perfection in his musical composition; in his lifetime he published only eleven works. Yet this small body of work is so sublime that it is enough to establish him in the pantheon of composers. OP presents this "transcendent Requiem" performed under the direction of Tim Harbold and accompanied by organist Patrick Aiken. The program also included works of Lassus, Walton, Raminsh, Shaw and Harbold
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 7:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA
Christmas Concert with Choirs of Second Church
Join Oure Pleasure and the vocal and bell choirs of Second Congregational Church for a delightful afternoon of Christmas music, both novel and familiar! The combined groups will present a work for double chorus of Heinrich Schütz and music of Conrad Susa.
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
2007-2008 Season
25th Anniversary Concert!
Music of Handel, Vaughan Williams, Durante, Adams, Rabuck, PDQ Bach and favorites from the 25 years of Oure Pleasure.
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
Supported in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Good Friday Service of Tenebrae
Readings from the Passion according to John. Outstanding choral music sung by The Oure Pleasure Singers.
Friday, March 21, 2008, 7:30 pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 647 North Main Street, Attleboro, MA
Caroling with Oure Pleasure
Join in the singing as the Oure Pleasure Singers present a varied program of old favorites and newly discovered gems. The choir's musical selections will span the globe and the centuries, and all will be invited to join in singing a selection of Christmas favorites. Take the caroling home with you by purchasing OP's new Christmas CD, featuring selections from our recent Christmas concert.
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 2:30 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro MA
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 6:30 pm
Blithewold Mansion, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol RI
Music of Handel, Vaughan Williams, Durante, Adams, Rabuck, PDQ Bach and favorites from the 25 years of Oure Pleasure.
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
Supported in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Good Friday Service of Tenebrae
Readings from the Passion according to John. Outstanding choral music sung by The Oure Pleasure Singers.
Friday, March 21, 2008, 7:30 pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 647 North Main Street, Attleboro, MA
Caroling with Oure Pleasure
Join in the singing as the Oure Pleasure Singers present a varied program of old favorites and newly discovered gems. The choir's musical selections will span the globe and the centuries, and all will be invited to join in singing a selection of Christmas favorites. Take the caroling home with you by purchasing OP's new Christmas CD, featuring selections from our recent Christmas concert.
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 2:30 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro MA
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 6:30 pm
Blithewold Mansion, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol RI
2006-2007 Season
New Textures in Choral Music
Joining the Wheaton College choirs as a special guest choir, OP explores novel textures in choral music of the last 20 years. The choirs create the sounds of ocean waves in Navok's "Meditations Over Shore" and the sounds of rainstorms in Whitacre's "Cloudburst." The program also includes music of Cage, Dove, Harbold and Sherck.
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 7:30 pm
Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Norton MA
Service of Music for Two Choirs
A special service of music featuring works for double choir, including Victoria's "Dixit Dominus," Brahms' "Fest' und Gedenkspruche," and Parry's "Blest Pair of Sirens." Tim Harbold and Patrick Aiken conducting.
Sunday, February 25, 2007, 4:00 pm
Central Congregational Church, Angell Street, Providence RI
Carols Old and New
Celebrate Christmas with Oure Pleasure as OP sings favorites old and new. The delightful program includes Britten's "Ceremony of Carols," along with music of Senfl, Grieg, Part, and Rutter, spirituals and gospel arrangements, and more. Harpist Hyun-Jung Choi accompanies.
Sunday, December 10, 2006, 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro MA
Joining the Wheaton College choirs as a special guest choir, OP explores novel textures in choral music of the last 20 years. The choirs create the sounds of ocean waves in Navok's "Meditations Over Shore" and the sounds of rainstorms in Whitacre's "Cloudburst." The program also includes music of Cage, Dove, Harbold and Sherck.
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 7:30 pm
Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Norton MA
Service of Music for Two Choirs
A special service of music featuring works for double choir, including Victoria's "Dixit Dominus," Brahms' "Fest' und Gedenkspruche," and Parry's "Blest Pair of Sirens." Tim Harbold and Patrick Aiken conducting.
Sunday, February 25, 2007, 4:00 pm
Central Congregational Church, Angell Street, Providence RI
Carols Old and New
Celebrate Christmas with Oure Pleasure as OP sings favorites old and new. The delightful program includes Britten's "Ceremony of Carols," along with music of Senfl, Grieg, Part, and Rutter, spirituals and gospel arrangements, and more. Harpist Hyun-Jung Choi accompanies.
Sunday, December 10, 2006, 4:00 pm
Second Congregational Church, 50 Park Street, Attleboro MA
