Past Concerts
2021-present | 2016-2020 | 2011-2015 | 2006-2010 | 2001-2005
2021-present
Concentus Cabaret: Songs of Shadow and Light
Friday, April 28, 2023
Join Concentus as we explore small group and whole-ensemble singing of a wide variety of musical selections from singers and our conductor alike.
Winter Concert, Women in Song
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Join Concentus as we explore and celebrate the works of living female choral composers!
Spring Concert, Together in Song
Saturday, June 04, 2022
Sunday, June 05, 2022
Join Concentus as we celebrate being together in song, once again!
2016-2020
2020 Vision
Saturday, June 06, 2020
Sunday, June 07, 2020
Postponed until Fall 2020. At our spring concert, experience a journey around the world with music written from the 16th century through 2020.
Moon, Stars, and Northern Lights
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Our traditional mid-winter concert, filled with breathtaking moments of light and stirring moments of peace and reflection.
Concentus Live on WXXI Backstage Pass!
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Celebrate the joys of the Holiday Season with us as WXXI hosts Concentus for a special program of songs and featured interviews before a live audience.
A Choral Journey Around the World
Sunday, June 09, 2019
Concentus presents music from around the world, perhaps in less than 80 minutes!
A Concentus Collaboration: Mid-Winter Concert in Buffalo, NY
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Concentus Women’s Chorus joins the Buffalo Girlchoir and Women’s Chorus.
Holiday Service of Remembrance
Saturday, December 08, 2018
The service will include seasonal readings, poetry, prayers, photos of loved ones, and the traditional Prayer of Names.
Star of Winter: Concentus Holiday Concert
Friday, December 07, 2018
Sunday, December 09, 2018
Two performances to celebrate the Season by making music together with enchanting Mid-Winter music inspired by a sacred starry night.
Concentus Performs Holst’s The Planets with the RPO!
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Concentus will be a featured guest once again with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Holst’s The Planets in a lushly orchestrated evening of space and high definition video of our galaxy.
Envision the Music
Friday, March 02, 2018
Sunday, March 04, 2018
Hear and see a beautiful intersection of music and photography with two Concentus performances featuring the artwork of Norwood “PJ” Pennewell. Friday’s performance is cancelled due to weather and safety concerns.
Concentus Performs Debussy’s Nocturnes with the RPO!
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Concentus will be a featured guest with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Debussy’s airy, luminous reveries of drifting clouds and sirens’ songs.
Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Friday, October 20, 2017
Concentus will be a featured guest ensemble highlighted in Rochester Oratorio Society’s “A Splendid Grandeur” Concert, celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage.
We Shall Keep Singing—Second Biennial Celebration in Song!
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Concert Alert: This fundraiser has been postponed to a future date, still to be determined. We wish all our patrons, donors and fans good health, peace, and joy as we enter the autumn season.
A Constellation of Song
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Join us for a magical moment as we present choral songs about dreams, aspirations, heavens, and stars.
Taste of Song VI
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Concentus joins the Greater Rochester Choral Consortium for the 6th biannual Taste of Song.
A Ceremony of Carols and a Touch of Brass
Friday, December 02, 2016
Sunday, December 04, 2016
Come to one or both of our holiday concert series. Join us as we celebrate making music together with voice, harp, piano and brass!
2011-2015
2015 Snow Carol Concert Series
Friday, December 11, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Join us for one (or both) of our concerts as we make the holiday season merry with song.
We Shall Keep Singing—15 Years of Concerts!
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Our first major fundraiser to celebrate 15 years of collaborative performances of historical and modern music written specifically for women’s voices. Join us for an evening of fun, food and musical fusion, and help us sustain our mission for another 15 years!
RPO Sunday Matinee: An English Springtime, featuring Concentus Women’s Chorus
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Concentus performs with the RPO as part of the Sunday Matinee Series at Hochstein. Sunday, May 31, 2015, Performance Hall at Hochstein, 2pm.
Live from Hochstein, featuring Concentus
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Concentus is thrilled to be the guest performer at Live from Hochstein. April 29, 2015 starting at 12:10pm. Join us live or tune in to WXXI at 91.5 FM.
GRCC’s A Taste of Song Concert
Sunday, February 08, 2015
Concentus performs in the 2015 GRCC’s A Taste of Song Concert! Sunday, February 8, 2015. Kodak Hall, Eastman Theater, 4-5:30pm. Admission is FREE!
Concentus Winter Concert 2015
Friday, January 09, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Join Concentus Women’s Chorus as we perform our Winter Concert, 2015! Two dates! Friday, January 9 at 7:30pm and Sunday, January 11 at 2pm, Click here for more details.
Penfield Symphony Orchestra: Out of this World!, featuring Concentus Women’s Chorus
Concentus is excited to collaborate with the Penfield Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Holst’s The Planets. Monday, October 20, 2014, Penfield High School Auditorium, 7:30pm.
The Many Languages of Love and Nature: Spring Concert 2014
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Join Concentus as we explore love and nature, as expressed in the music of many cultures.
Holst’s The Planets, with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
The RPO has invited Concentus to lend our celestial sound in the 7th movement, “Neptune the Mystic,” of Holst’s The Planets Suite.
A Winter’s Night–Concentus Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Welcome the Holidays with a selection of favorite seasonal choral music at the Asbury First United Methodist Church.
Memorial Art Gallery’s Annual Patron’s Holiday Party
Monday, December 09, 2013
Concentus will be featured during Memorial Art Gallery’s annual Holiday Party for its members. Join us for a special offering of seasonal carols and traditional holiday music.
Holiday Service of Remembrance at White Haven Memorial Park
Saturday, December 07, 2013
Concentus joins the staff of White Haven Memorial Park for their Holiday Service of Remembrance.
Our Spring Concert
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Join us for our spring concert at the beautiful and welcoming First Presbyterian Church in the village of Pittsford. We will present a diverse range of styles, languages and musical textures.
Sing in the Spring!
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Concentus joins the Geneseo Spectrum Women’s Ensemble for their Spring Concert. Gwendolyn Gassler and Gerard Floriano, conductors.
Pergolesi, Stabat Mater and More!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Concentus joins the Elmgrove United Methodist Church in presenting a new Chamber-Chorus presentation of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. The concert will include other seasonal Easter music.
Concentus featured in “A Taste of Song”
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Choral Prism Concert sponsored by the Greater Rochester Choral Consortium (GRCC). Eighteen choruses. Ninety minutes of music.
“Make We Joy” Holiday Concert and CD Release Party
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Concentus Women’s Chorus, Director, Gwendolyn Gassler, culminates their 10th anniversary season with some favorite seasonal selections.
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Enjoy a variety of sacred and secular choral music including favorites from the past 9 years of performance.
Concentus Joins Eastman Choruses
Friday, April 20, 2012
Concentus joins the Eastman Women’s Chorus and the Eastman Repertory Singers
Musical Kaleidoscope
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Concentus appears with the Rochester Chamber Orchestra to celebrate out 10th anniversary with some of our favorite selections.
Resolutions and Reflections
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Concentus celebrates the start of our 10th Anniversary Season with our mid-winter concert — Resolutions and Reflections — at the beautiful and welcoming First Presbyterian Church in the village of Pittsford.
White Haven Memorial Park Annual Holiday Service of Remembrance
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Concentus celebrates with White Haven Memorial Park in its annual Holiday Service of Remembrance.
WXXI Backstage Pass featuring Concentus Women’s Chorus
Friday, December 16, 2011
Tune in for a live broadcast performance of Concentus on WXXI!
Memorial Art Gallery Members’ Holiday Celebration
Monday, December 05, 2011
Concentus celebrates the Holiday Season with the Memorial Art Gallery. We will be performing a short concert featuring beautiful instrumental accompaniment.
Annual Rochester Early Music Festival
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Eleventh Annual Rochester Early Music Festival — “Music for All Hallows: Spirits, Saints, and Sinners” features vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles from the Rochester and national early music communities including Concentus.
Joy!
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Join us for the first of our spring concert series at the beautiful and welcoming First Presbyterian Church in the village of Pittsford.
Concentus Women’s Chorus with RCO
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Concentus will join the Rochester Chamber Orchestra in the premiere of David Fetler’s Toward the Unknown Region at the Hochstein Performance Hall.
Sing in the Spring!
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Join us for an afternoon of heart-warming and inspiring songs of love, friendship and hope to jump-start your spring!
Memorial Art Gallery Exhibit Opening Party
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Concentus celebrates with the Memorial Art Gallery this wonderful exhibit opening.
Concentus featured in “A Taste of Song”
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Choral Prism Concert sponsored by the Greater Rochester Choral Consortium
2006-2010
Sing we all Noel!
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Join us and enjoy liturgical Advent repertoire, favorite hymns and carols, as well as new music from favorite composers such as Cary Ratcliff.
Benefit Concert
Friday, May 21, 2010
Concentus joins Rush-Henrietta High School Bel Canto Singers in this concert to benefit the Wilmot Cancer Center.
Today the Angels Sing on Earth
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Heavenly settings of mid-winter classics and newer works by Gjeilo, Daley, Forbes and Conte celebrating the winter holidays and the new year.
She Walks in Beauty Like the Night
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Performing music of E. Daley, Palestrina, C. Ratcliff, Schumann and Villa-Lobos.
Love, Loss and Moonlight
Friday, March 27, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Madrigalia and Concentus sing the music of Cary Ratcliff including premieres of his new work.
So Many Angels
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Beautiful settings of melodies both familiar and new by composers Cary Ratcliff, John Rutter, Gustav Holst, Gwyneth Walker, Lana Walter and Paul Carey.
Welcome Yule!
Friday, December 05, 2008
We will be participants in AFUMC’s 3rd annual event featuring Duane Prill on the organ, AFUMC’s Adult Handbell Choir, The Sampler Trio and Rochester Boy’s Choir.
Amazing Day
Friday, May 16, 2008
A varied program which includes the premiere of a composition by Rochester composer, Cary Ratcliff, inspired by the poetry of Francesca Guli, a local poet.
A Rose of Such Virtue
Friday, January 18, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
A winter musical offering centered around settings of Marian and seasonal texts spanning five centuries.
Discover our Upcoming Performance Season
Concentus has begun rehearsals for our new season, which begins with performances in January 2008.
Songs of Renewal Concert (June)
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Join us for a late afternoon concert in the intimate and beautiful sanctuary of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Mendelssohn, Duruflé, Holst, Ratcliff and others.
Songs of Renewal Concert (April)
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Join us for Songs of Renewal featuring music by Hildegard von Bingen, Mendelssohn, Duruflé, Holst, Ratcliff and others.
PRISM Concert—“A Taste of Song”
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Concentus performs two of our favorite a cappella selections in this exciting concert format which showcases more than a dozen choral groups practicing their art in Monroe County.
Evensong Service and Choral Concert
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Join Concentus and the staff of Christ Church for the beautiful tradition of Evensong. Liturgical music, including anthems and congregational hymns, adds to the tranquility of this scared prayer service, which is followed by a 20 minute concert of Marian themed music.
“How Can I Keep From Singing?”
Friday, January 19, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
The program showcases the group’s versatility with sacred and secular repertoire by classical composers. A stunning setting of the “Magnificat,” by Z. Randall Stroope, scored for chorus and piano-four hands is a special feature.
“Visions” Spring Concert
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Concentus is honored to perform in the beautifully restored sanctuary of the The First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford, which was destroyed after a lightning strike and fire in May of 2004.
Evensong Service and Concert
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Join Concentus for a traditional Evensong service in a beautiful and intimate sanctuary.
2001-2005
“Welcome Yule”
Friday, December 02, 2005
Concentus will present Advent and Seasonal music selections for treble voices, both a capella and accompanied by harp, bell and organ.
National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Saturday, October 08, 2005
We are proud to have been invited to sing several selections in honor of ten outstanding American women to be inducted in 2005.
Spring Concert
Friday, May 20, 2005
Usher in the season of growth and renewal with music that celebrates the mystery and beauty of nature.
Autumn Concert
Monday, November 15, 2004
Please join us as we explore journeys of the spirit and heart through a varied musical program featuring the world premiere of a newly commissioned piece by Deanna Witkowski a New York City jazz pianist, composer and ensemble leader
Benefit for VNS Hospice “Hope for Healing” Bereavement Program
Sunday, May 02, 2004
Our spring concert featured Poulenc’s “Litanies à la Vierge Noir,” “The Hildegard Motets” by Maria Löfberg, Pablo Casals and Rochester-based composer Cary Ratcliff.
A Choral Prism Concert Event
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Madrigalia hosted Concentus Women’s Choir, the Rochester Boys’ Choir, and the Irondequoit Chorale. This was an evening concert of wonderful music featuring several premier Rochester choral groups. Concentus performed with guest conductor Cary Ratcliff.
Dancing Day
Sunday, January 25, 2004
Music of Dufay, Arcadelt, Duruflé, Hadley, Vaughan Williams, Rutter and Rochester composer Cary Ratcliff.
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