Monday night, July 19th at the First Congregational Church, at 7:30 p.m., two great choruses, House Blend from Vermont and Cantoria from France, will join forces and provide an incredible musical event in town.
Cantoria started in the 1980's and is based out of the town of Villaines-les-Rochers, near Tours, France. Over the years they have upheld a tradition of exchanges and shared musicship, including twinning relationships with choruses in Belgium, Portugal, England,and the United States. Now under the leadership of Fabienne Goupille,the group continues to expand its repertoire, which includes a wide variety of music, including, among others, sacred music, gospel,and contemporary songs.
House Blend, a group formed in 2006, is a collective of veteran singers from Vermont and New Hampshire devoted to the collective exploration of a cappella songs from around the world. Their repertoire includes precisely blended early music, contemporary arrangements by local composers, songs from American Folk traditions such as spirituals, soulful gospel, Appalachian, and jazz, as well as lush Italian and Spanish ballads, South African Freedom Songs, village music of Italy, France, Quebec, and the Republic of Georgia, Renaissance madrigals along with anything else they can think about.
This is a rare event and if you have never been to this sort of concert before it is a real treat, with something for everyone. These two combined groups will provide enough energy to lift your spirits and knock your socks off! Tell your friends and neighbors, we hope to see you there.
Ricki Carroll & Jamie Eckley 628-4568
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