2026 SEASON
“From Darkness to Light, From Memory to Radiance”
The Connecticut Choral Society (CCS) proudly announces its 2026 concert season, From Darkness to Light, From Memory to Radiance—a moving exploration of music’s power to offer solace, ignite joy, and build community. Under the inspired direction of Artistic Director Eric Dale Knapp, CCS continues to lead as one of the region’s premier choral ensembles, presenting emotionally resonant performances of profound beauty and purpose.
This season offers audiences a carefully curated program of choral masterworks and new signature events that affirm CCS’s mission to create transformative musical experiences for audiences across Western Connecticut and beyond. Stay tuned for more info about dates and times of upcoming performances!
Season Highlights Include:
- Johannes Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem
A deeply human meditation on comfort and compassion, Brahms’ beloved German Requiem opens the season with its stirring message of hope and peace. - Maurice Duruflé – Requiem
Lush, intimate, and contemplative, Duruflé’s Requiem merges Gregorian chant with impressionist harmony, creating a spiritual landscape of light and serenity. - Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Bold, radiant, and joyously modern, Poulenc’s setting of the Gloria exalts with humor, reverence, and unmistakable French flair. - Ralph Vaughan Williams – Toward the Unknown Region
A soaring musical journey into transcendence, this inspiring work captures the triumph of the human spirit and the quest for freedom beyond the known.
The 2026 season also includes community concerts, collaborative events, and outreach initiatives designed to bring world-class choral music to diverse audiences and foster meaningful engagement across generations.
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Across this season, the Connecticut Choral Society affirms its commitment to presenting music with emotional depth, historical resonance, and contemporary relevance. From Brahms’ deeply personal requiem to Poulenc’s celestial Gloria, from Vaughan Williams’ metaphysical ambition to Duruflé’s prayerful serenity, these works call us to remember, to listen, and to dream anew.
We sing to remember the past.
We sing to illuminate the present.
We sing to shape a hopeful future.
We invite you to join us on this extraordinary journey.
Programs and artists are subject to change.