OACC presents "REJOICE"
The Oneida Area Civic Chorale will open the 2021-2022 concert season with “Rejoice”, a collection of music celebrating the Christmas Season, on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 4:00 PM at St Agatha’s Church in Canastota. The Chorale, an 80 voice community chorus under the direction of Mark Bunce, will be accompanied by piano, organ and a brass quartet. This is the first seasonal concert by the OACC since the unexpected “intermission” due to Covid-19 following the March 2020 performance. The Chorale was fortunate to be able to present “I Hear America Singing”, a program of patriotic songs, on July 7, 2021, which was enthusiastically received by those in attendance.
The December 5, 2021 program will consist of 15 pieces, including well known ones like “O Holy Night”, “Still, Still Still” and “Christmas Gloria”, which is a compilation by Lloyd Larsen of “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, and “Angels We Have Heard on High”. It will also include lesser known melodies as “Every Valley” and “Winter Comes”, both by John Ness Beck, as well as two arrangements by John Rutter: “Angels Carol” and “I Wish You Christmas” and Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata”, which will be sung in Latin. Another special number will be an arrangement by Craig Hella Johnson combining “Lo, How A Rose” with “The Rose”. The audience will be asked to sing-along with the Chorale on “Angels From The Realms of Glory” and “Joy To The World”. The brass quartet will also perform “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “What Child is This?”. A short intermission will be included as part of the program.
Musical accompaniment will be provided by Heather O’Connell on piano and organ, and a brass quartet consisting of Chuck Penfield and Henryk Lotyczewski on trumpet, and Mark Case and Martin Hollister on trombone.
Tickets for the concert are $10 and are available from Chorale members. The concert will be recorded, and CDs will be available for purchase from Chorale members at a later date (after the holidays). Seating for this performance will be limited. Patrons who will be using a season pass are requested to make an advance reservation (refer to instructions provided with patron pass). Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Masks will be required by all audience members. Attendees ages 12 and over will be required to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination or recent negative Covid-19 test.
Please refer to the OACC Covid-19 policy on this website for additional information.
Future OACC Concert Dates:
The December 5, 2021 program will consist of 15 pieces, including well known ones like “O Holy Night”, “Still, Still Still” and “Christmas Gloria”, which is a compilation by Lloyd Larsen of “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, and “Angels We Have Heard on High”. It will also include lesser known melodies as “Every Valley” and “Winter Comes”, both by John Ness Beck, as well as two arrangements by John Rutter: “Angels Carol” and “I Wish You Christmas” and Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata”, which will be sung in Latin. Another special number will be an arrangement by Craig Hella Johnson combining “Lo, How A Rose” with “The Rose”. The audience will be asked to sing-along with the Chorale on “Angels From The Realms of Glory” and “Joy To The World”. The brass quartet will also perform “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “What Child is This?”. A short intermission will be included as part of the program.
Musical accompaniment will be provided by Heather O’Connell on piano and organ, and a brass quartet consisting of Chuck Penfield and Henryk Lotyczewski on trumpet, and Mark Case and Martin Hollister on trombone.
Tickets for the concert are $10 and are available from Chorale members. The concert will be recorded, and CDs will be available for purchase from Chorale members at a later date (after the holidays). Seating for this performance will be limited. Patrons who will be using a season pass are requested to make an advance reservation (refer to instructions provided with patron pass). Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Masks will be required by all audience members. Attendees ages 12 and over will be required to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination or recent negative Covid-19 test.
Please refer to the OACC Covid-19 policy on this website for additional information.
Future OACC Concert Dates:
- March 13, 2022 “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
- May 22, 2022 “Let Music Live”