We are very excited to be performing the “The Heart of the Singer” at First Congregational Church, 177 North Main Street, Concord on November 18th. This is the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s first performance at this beautiful and historic church, the first church in the settlement which came to be known as Concord. Parking is available for the 7PM concert in the church parking lot behind the building, accessible from the Washington Street side as well as the parking lot for

All living things are connected. This bond, whatever its identity, known by whatever name you choose, is undeniable, omnipotent, expressed by powerful emotion. For our upcoming concerts, Dan has chosen music which reflects our universal commonality. The centerpiece, The Wound in the Water, is by Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen, with texts by European poet Euan Tait. As is often true of poetry, meaningful but curious ambiguity leaves room for interpretation. But there i

The theme of this fall’s New Hampshire Master Chorale two-concert series is “The Heart of the Singer.” That’s also the title of the concluding section of the concerts’ centerpiece, The Wound in the Water, a new work for chorus and chamber orchestra that laments our damaged environment, humanity’s anxious and wounded psyche, and the redemptive power of music. The work is a collaboration between the rising young Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen and Welsh librettist Euan Tai