November 23, 2025, 2:00pm

The chorus and orchestra will perform John Rutter’s Gloria!,  in celebration of Rutter’s 80th birthday, as well as additional works by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Bernstein, and Britten.  Rutter’s Gloria!, with its rousing rhythms, was his first big “hit” for chorus and orchestra. We will have an excellent brass section to do full justice to this irresistible music. Also on the program are works by three other British composers – Gerald Finzi’s In Terra Pax, full of rich and striking harmonies. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and selected movements of Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols. The final movement of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms concludes with this fervent hope: “Behold how good, and how pleasant it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Such a timely and moving message.

Sunday, April 19, 2026, 2:00 pm

Sounds of Stow will present the area premiere of To Shiver the Sky by popular composer Christopher Tin. This oratorio for chorus and large orchestra, written in 2020, is an inspiring exploration of the human desire to reach for the stars! The opening movement – “Sogno di Volare” (also the theme tune of video game Civilization VI) – sets the stage for this thrilling work.

Sunday, June 7, 2026, 4:00pm, First Parish Church

The Sounds of Stow Chorus will be joined by The Artemis Circle Choral Project and special guest musicians to bring the audience on a rollicking voyage across the waves.