STURBRIDGE – The 45 members of the community chorus Wings of Song are energetically working towards their next pair of concerts, simply titled “Peace and Joy.” The performances are scheduled for Saturday, December 14 th at 7:30pm at St. Joachim Chapel, 16 Church Street, Fiskdale (part of Sturbridge, MA), and Sunday, December 15 th at 3pm at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 Child Hill Road, just up from the Common in Woodstock, CT.
Music Director Nym Cooke says that these concerts will give audiences “a deep immersion in sonic and musical peace” followed by “an ascent to multitudes of heavenly musical joys.” There’s a variety of musical genres: classical compositions next to folk-based carols and concert pieces, along with some beautiful early American tunes for the season.
“Everything from the familiar to the utterly unfamiliar will be present,” says Cooke. “We’ll be doing Handel’s ‘Hallelujah’ chorus with dynamics changes and shadings (loud, soft, and everything inbetween) that will have you on the edge of your seat. We’ll have the original 1818 version of ‘Silent Night’ with guitar and two women’s voices.