#poetry

Songs of Hope - June 15/16

Written by Richard Knox Hope is the theme of the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s spring concerts, on June 15 in Concord and June 16 in...

Into Our Bounded Fields of Time

A Meditation on Time and Human Existence Time is the ocean we all swim in…infinite, invisible as air. We spend lifetimes trying to find...

We Exist

It begins with one A hundred A thousand A hundred thousand A million. A multitude of murmuring birds flying together A savant wave of...

Our First Concert at First Congregational

We are very excited to be performing the “The Heart of the Singer” at First Congregational Church, 177 North Main Street, Concord on...

Music Changes Us All

All living things are connected. This bond, whatever its identity, known by whatever name you choose, is undeniable, omnipotent,...

The Heart of the Singer: Program Notes

The Heart of the Singer: A Contemporary Lament And the Redeeming Power of Music By Richard Knox Master Chorale devotees won’t be...

NHMC Presents Music For Our Contemporary Planetary and Spiritual Condition

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...

NH Master Chorale Concert Encompasses All of Life

The New Hampshire Master Chorale’s spring concerts, on June 17 in Concord and June 18 in Plymouth, embrace life’s gamut. The program,...

Eve-Absinthe-Alice: The Poems

The poetry of Oliver Caplan's new work "Eve-Absinthe-Alice" comes from the 2013 book "Fire Ashes Wings," a chapbook of poems giving voice...

Eve, Absinthe, Alice: A Conversation with Oliver Caplan

Boston-based composer Oliver Caplan chose three poems of Ruth Kessler’s for his new choral work, Eve Absinthe Alice, commissioned by the...

Eve, Absinthe, Alice: A conversation with Ruth Kessler

The three poems set by composer Oliver Caplan as Eve, Absinthe, Alice - commissioned by the New Hampshire Master Chorale and to be...

Giving Voice to Women: New Hampshire Master Chorale Weaves a Rich Choral Tapestry from Female Perspe

The opening program of the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s 14th season is all about women. There are choral settings of poems written from...