Supporting the choral arts in the upper Connecticut River valley
Grant History
2017
Thetford Chamber Singers, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Thetford Chamber Singers with commissioned works from Vermont composers Kathy Wonson Eddy and Roger Grow
Kearsarge Chorale, a performance of Handel’s Messiah under the auspices of the chorale’s new artistic director, Dr. Donald R. Cox
Springfield Community Chorus, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Springfield Community Chorus and world premier of When Music Sounds by Zeke Hecker, and a collaboration with the Bennington Choral Society on the 4th movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
2016
Handel Society, for scholarships for student members to participate in the tour of the Baltics
Kearsarge Chorale, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary American choral conductor Robert Shaw
2015
Handel Society, for an educational outreach performance of Anneliese with local schools
2014
Valley Chords, to support a singing festival for young women
Ensemble Zephyrus, for a concert to introduce music by local composers and benefit the Vermont Independent School of the Arts
Kearsarge Chorale, for a concert featuring new music composed by their director
2013
Springfield Community Chorus, to support two performances of Mozart’s Requiem Mass with soloists and orchestra
North Country Chordsmen, to support efforts to encourage young men to sing
Kearsarge Chorale, to underwrite a Benjamin Britten Centennial concert
2012
Kearsarge Chorale, to present parts II and III of Handel’s Messiah to the community in a free concert, accompanied by soloists and a 16-piece chamber orchestra
Lyme Congregational Church Choir to host its third church choir festival, part of the 200th anniversary of the Meeting House
Cantabile, to hire a flutist to join in a performance that highlights women’s choral music and the musical versatility of the ensemble
Kearsarge Chorale, fund a free concert in tribute to the choral history of St. Olaf College, recognizing the 100th anniversary of this premier, pioneering American choir
2011
Springfield Community Chorus, for two free performances of the Vivaldi Gloria
Evergreen Singers, a group that provides music for patients and families in life’s transitions, to provide a workshop for singers to strengthen their understanding of music directing for rehearsals and large group settings, music leading in homes and at bedsides, and effective roles for singers as they provide music for patient nearing the end of life and their families
Woodstock Area Jewish Community and the Congregation Shir Shalom, to hire soloists for a sing-along performance of Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus as a community outreach program
Lyme Congregational Church, to host a church choir festival
Hanover High School Music Department, for a commissioned choral piece by Travis Ramsey
United Church of Strafford, for a Strafford Community Chorus performance of Schubert’s Mass in G
Stevens High School in Claremont, to underwrite the cost of tickets for choral students to attend a professional performance of Grease
2010
Bel Canto Chamber Singers, to hire instrumentalists for a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Kearsarge Chorale, to hire soloists and instrumentalists for a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion
Randolph Singers, to hire soloists and instrumentalists for a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria
Sounding Joy, to hire instrumentalists for a concert
Newport Middle High School, to support a professional vocal coach to offer a workshop for NMHS chorus classes
Ray Elementary School, for a Native American flute player to perform with the 4th grade chorus during their spring concert to complement and enrich 4th graders’ study of Native American cultures
2009
Hartland Community Arts and Hartland Community Chorus, to support a choral/vocal workshop
The Feminine Tone, to hire Vermont Symphony Orchestra string quartet for concerts
Thetford Chamber Singers, to support concert expenses
ProMusica Vermont, to support concert expenses
2008
Cantabile, to support a series of concerts featuring Pegolesi’s Stabat Mater
Upper Valley Music Center, to underwrite the cost of organizing the UVMC choral library as part of a regional lending library
United Church of Strafford, to support a community performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria
2007
Upper Valley Music Center, to support the 10th anniversary concert of the UVMC Youth Chorus
North Country Chordsmen, to support sending young men to the 2007 Harmony Explosion Camp
2006
Sounding Joy!, to support community perfomances of Mozart’s Requiem, with Northsong of Newport
Bach Study Group, to purchase music for Bach’s Coffee Cantata