Providence Singers is an 80-voice concert choir based in Rhode Island. We present several concerts a year, some of them self-produced and some in performance with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and other area ensembles. Directed by Dr. Christine Noel, Providence Singers is committed to musical excellence, community engagement, and music education.

Our 55th season began with Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of the Contributions of Black Composers, performed on November 15 in St. Mary of the Bay in Warren and November 16 at Grace Episcopal Church in Providence. The premier choir of the Boston Children's Chorus joined the Providence Singers for the second concert, performing two works on their own and joining the Singers for Adolphus Hailstork's stunning I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes and Roland Carter's stirring arrangement of "Lift Every Voice and Sing." The choir was also joined by three exceptional soloists: soprano Farah Darliette, tenor Orlando Montalvo Avalo, and baritone Ron Williams.

On Sunday, December 14, the Providence Singers will perform Handel's Messiah as guests of the Rhode Island Philharmonic. This performance will be conducted by artistic director Christine Noel. Tickets for this event are available through the Philharmonic's box office. Visit their website or call 401-248-7000.

"O Fortuna," the powerful opening movement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, has become part of the cultural landscape. It has been widely used in movies, video games, TV shows, and commercials to add dramatic tension and to emphasize epic moments. We'll be singing the version for two pianos and percussion at McVinney Auditorium in Providence on Saturday, March 14. Tickets will be available through Eventbrite starting December 1. This concert will have reserved seating; early-bird orders are highly recommended. Please visit our website in December for more information.

The spring concert is "A Hope of Loving," which features contemporary composers writing on themes of love and peace. Performed on May 30 and 31, the concert will be accompanied by piano and string quartet, and will include Ola Gjeilo's "Westminster Bridge," a work that the Providence Singers commissioned in 2017. The combination of Mr. Gjeilo's lush, cinematic style with the Romantic imagery of William Wordsworth's sonnet Composed Upon Westminster Bridge creates a reflective, luminous meditation on the stillness and grandeur of London at dawn.

We'll end the season with a community sing of Haydn's Creation led by Andrew Clark, a former artistic director of the Providence Singers and a cherished friend of the organization. This event will be free and open to the public.

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Providence Singers 55th Season, 2025-26