Harmony for Hope and Resilience - Brahms, Price, and Vaughan Williams
Choral Art Society of the South Shore & Cape Cod Chorale
This concert is in Sandwich on May 3 and Scituate on May 4. Here is info:
Harmony for Hope and Resilience
Cape Cod Chorale & Choral Art Society of the South Shore
With full orchestra and soloists Morgan Beckford, soprano, and Ron Williams, baritone
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 4:00 PM
Sandwich High School
365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd, East Sandwich, MA
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM Scituate Center for the Performing Arts
606 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, Scituate, MA
90 minutes including intermission.
Join us for an unforgettable concert of beauty, spirit, and strength, featuring music by Florence Price, Johannes Brahms, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The performances offer Boston-quality artistry in local venues (with free and plentiful parking), with a powerful program that uplifts and inspires.
Led by Danica A. Buckley, now in her 20th anniversary season as Artistic Director of Choral Art Society, (and 11th with Cape Cod Chorale) the concert includes over 100 voices and a 29-piece professional orchestra, 60% of whom are women musicians—exceptional in today’s classical field.
Program Highlights:
· Florence Price – Song of Hope (South Shore & Cape Cod premiere): A spiritual, deeply moving work by the first Black woman to have her music performed by a major U.S. orchestra—only recently rediscovered, and rarely performed.
· Johannes Brahms – Nänie: A lush and poignant reflection on beauty, death, and myth.
· Ralph Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem: A thrilling and urgent six-movement plea for peace, drawing on Walt Whitman, the Bible, and more.
Buckley shares:
“This program stirs the soul—Price’s resilience, Brahms’ beauty, and Vaughan Williams’ power. We want audiences to feel lifted, connected, and renewed.”
Tickets:
· $25 General Admission
· $10 with WIC, EBT, or ConnectorCare (Card to Culture)
· Free for ages 18 and under
Purchase at www.capecodchorale.org or at www.choralartsociety.org,from any chorus member, or at the door.
Cape Cod and South Shore premieres of Florence Price Work Led by Woman Conductor
in "Harmony of Hope and Resilience"
This concert is not just a performance; it’s a story of inclusion, excellence, and artistic vision. It features the Cape Cod and South Shore premieres of Florence Price’s Song of Hope, a work by a pivotal yet long-overlooked Black American composer with Boston ties. The performance is led by Danica Buckley, known for bold programming and musical sensitivity.
This is a powerful local story:
· Women are centered—on the podium, in the orchestra, and in the repertoire.
· The concert bridges past and present, injustice and inspiration, through Price’s voice and a diverse, poetic program.
· The music connects deeply with today’s need for resilience, peace, and shared hope.
Harmony for Hope and Resilience
Cape Cod Chorale & Choral Art Society of the South Shore
With full orchestra and soloists Morgan Beckford, soprano, and Ron Williams, baritone
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 4:00 PM
Sandwich High School
365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd, East Sandwich, MA
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM Scituate Center for the Performing Arts
606 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, Scituate, MA
90 minutes including intermission.
Join us for an unforgettable concert of beauty, spirit, and strength, featuring music by Florence Price, Johannes Brahms, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The performances offer Boston-quality artistry in local venues (with free and plentiful parking), with a powerful program that uplifts and inspires.
Led by Danica A. Buckley, now in her 20th anniversary season as Artistic Director of Choral Art Society, (and 11th with Cape Cod Chorale) the concert includes over 100 voices and a 29-piece professional orchestra, 60% of whom are women musicians—exceptional in today’s classical field.
Program Highlights:
· Florence Price – Song of Hope (South Shore & Cape Cod premiere): A spiritual, deeply moving work by the first Black woman to have her music performed by a major U.S. orchestra—only recently rediscovered, and rarely performed.
· Johannes Brahms – Nänie: A lush and poignant reflection on beauty, death, and myth.
· Ralph Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem: A thrilling and urgent six-movement plea for peace, drawing on Walt Whitman, the Bible, and more.
Buckley shares:
“This program stirs the soul—Price’s resilience, Brahms’ beauty, and Vaughan Williams’ power. We want audiences to feel lifted, connected, and renewed.”
Tickets:
· $25 General Admission
· $10 with WIC, EBT, or ConnectorCare (Card to Culture)
· Free for ages 18 and under
Purchase at www.capecodchorale.org or at www.choralartsociety.org,from any chorus member, or at the door.
Cape Cod and South Shore premieres of Florence Price Work Led by Woman Conductor
in "Harmony of Hope and Resilience"
This concert is not just a performance; it’s a story of inclusion, excellence, and artistic vision. It features the Cape Cod and South Shore premieres of Florence Price’s Song of Hope, a work by a pivotal yet long-overlooked Black American composer with Boston ties. The performance is led by Danica Buckley, known for bold programming and musical sensitivity.
This is a powerful local story:
· Women are centered—on the podium, in the orchestra, and in the repertoire.
· The concert bridges past and present, injustice and inspiration, through Price’s voice and a diverse, poetic program.
· The music connects deeply with today’s need for resilience, peace, and shared hope.
Performances run through
2025-05-04For more information visit
http://.choralartsociety.org, 4:00 pm
606 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, Scituate, MA 02066
Scituate, MA 02066
United States
Type:
Chorus