Festival Chorus Will Explore 20th Century Music

FAIRFIELD — Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Arts will present its seventh annual Summer Festival Chorus concert, “Exploring the 20th Century,” in the Quick Center this year on Saturday, August 12, at 7 pm.

Under the baton of Conductor Carole Ann Maxwell, accompanied by pianist Beth Palmer and featuring special guest artists the jazz pianist Joe Utterback, and Jeanne Kimball, music director of The Pitchpipers, the 90-member chorus will sing choral masterpieces of the 20th Century from Broadway to the classics.

Arranged for the experience choral singer, the Quick Center’s Summer Festival Chorus brings together singers with a wide range of experience in, and passion for, the arts.

The evening’s repertoire includes “Sanctus” from Requiem by Maurica Durufle; “O Let Us Sing,” by Marvin Curtis; and “The Beginning of Creation,” by Daniel Pickham. Also on the program are “Gloria” from Mass in E flat by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach; “With a Song in My Heart,” by Richard Rodgers; and selections from “Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert.”

Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. They may be reserved by calling the Quick Center box office at 203/254-4010 or 877/ARTS-396. The Quick Center is on the campus of Fairfield University; contact the box office for specifics.