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By, Sharon DiTucci I have been a community fan of the Concentus Womens Chorus for a few years now, and recently joined their board when a vacancy opened.  My daughter Kara is a member so I have had the great pleasure of attending most of their public appearances over the years.  The joy and admiration…

By, Maggie Symington, Concentus member As a member of a chorus, it occurred to me that a choral group (or an orchestra or band) is very similar to a sports team. Our “coach” is called a conductor, or director, and has to study the “play book,” or score, and get us to perform it to…

By pianist, Kristin Ditlow Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) was an Italian-born composer, organist, and violinist. He is from Ancona, which is on the Adriatic side of Italy, about half-way in between Puglia (the “heel” of Italy) and Venice. He died of tuberculosis in a Capuchin monastery at the age of 26. The Latin poem of…

Concentus is proud to continue our celebration of our 10th Anniversary Year of performance! We open our 2012-2013 season with a CD Release Party and Christmas Concert at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester, a church which has supported and provided so many concert and sacred service offering opportunities for Concentus since our founding. During…