“We all have a passion for choral music and want to share it with the community.”
-Robert Pritchard, Director
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About Us
Founded in 2002, Renaissance is a select group of about three dozen singers committed to presenting high-quality choral music to Charlotte and the surrounding region. The group sings short-form classical music from all periods and genres.
We invite you to join us for our 2017 – 2018 season as we again draw from the vast treasure of great choral literature. Our trio of concerts spans more than 500 years of music written for the choral instrument, and there will be music to please every palate. As always, our aim is to present to the Charlotte region the very best choral literature performed to an exacting standard. If you love the sound of voices lifted in beautiful harmony, come and join our musical journey and let the music take you to a place you otherwise could not go. We do it LIVE!
Our next concert:
| Our Fall Concert: This Glance of Glory Experience the sounds of the Singers of Renaissance at their first concert of the season! It will be a sumptuous English feast with Benjamin Britten’s masterful “Rejoice in the Lamb” as the evening’s entree. Purcell, Elgar, Stanford, Mendelssohn, and Tavener are also on the menu with other international and American favorites. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017; 5:00 PM Holy Comforter Episcopal Church 2701 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28209 |
| Tickets prices for Renaissance’s regular fall, Christmas and spring concerts are $20 (adult), $15 (senior) and $15 (student). Season ticket price is $30. Children 12 and under admitted free. All can be purchased from members of Renaissance. Reservations can be made by emailing tickets@singers-renaissance.org or by calling 704•425•0165. |
“Rejoice in the Lamb”
As the 18th-Century poet Christopher Smart pondered God’s presence in the universe, he wrote, “For I shall consider my cat, Jeoffry.” If you think that sounds a little crazy, you are not alone. Smart wrote his “Jubilate Agno” while confined for insanity in an asylum in London. He was not the first or the last artist whose genius was confused with madness. One hundred eighty years later, composer Benjamin Britten used Smart’s offbeat and passionate poem to create one of the classics of 20th-Century sacred choral music. This year, Renaissance is excited to present Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” as part of its initial concert of our 2017-2018 season.
Since its founding by Bob Pritchard in 2002, Renaissance has strived to perform high-quality, innovative choral music programs for the Charlotte region and beyond. This season, those efforts culminate in an invitation to sing during weekend services at our country’s National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., in June. Given the pervasiveness of current pop culture in our lives, one might think that Renaissance’s passion for and commitment to classical choral music is a little crazy too. But, obviously, we are not alone. It is your love of the music and generous financial support that has made this possible.
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