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Chorus
The Providence Singers celebrates the choral art through concerts of masterworks and current works, new commissions, education programs, and creative collaborations.
Founded in 1971, the Providence Singers is a 100-voice chorus based in Providence, Rhode Island. The ensemble performs a broad spectrum of choral music, from 17th- to 20th-century landmarks to contemporary works and world premieres. The Providence Singers advances the choral tradition through its commitments to new music commissions, with support of its Wachner Fund for New Music.
The Providence Singers performed with Dave Brubeck at the 50th Anniversary Newport Jazz Festival and premiered Brubeck's The Commandments at Lincoln Center. Other collaborations include Terry Riley's Sun Rings with the Kronos Quartet at Providence's FirstWorks Festival, and performances with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and Newport Baroque Orchestra. The Providence Singers performs regularly as guest artist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.
The National Endowment for the Arts selected the Providence Singers to host an American Masterpieces Choral Festival - one of seven such festivals held nationwide in 2007 - and provided additional support to record Lukas Foss's The Prairie.
www.providencesingers.org
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