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Schedule & Pricing Information

All Festival events will be held at Bethany Covenant Church located at 785 Mill Street, Berlin, CT.

Sunday, July 26
2:00-2:45PM   Welcome & Check-In
3:00-6:00PM  Rehearsal #1
6:15-8:00PM   Buffet Dinner

Monday, July 27
5:30-6:20PM  Workshop #1 - Topic TBA
6:30-9:30PM  Rehearsal #2

Wednesday, July 29
5:30-6:20PM  Workshop #2 - Topic TBA
6:30-9:30PM  Rehearsal #3
​9:30-10:30PM Ice Cream Social

Friday, July 31
5:30-6:20PM  Workshop #3 - Topic TBA
6:30-9:30PM  Rehearsal #4
Saturday, August 1
10:00AM-1:00PM  Dress Rehearsal
3:00PM  Concert


Attendance: Attendance at the dinner on Sunday, July 26, the ice cream social on Wednesday, July 29, and the workshops is optional. We kindly request that you indicate which events you will attend upon registration, and notify us if your plans change.
Adult Early Bird Registration - $275.00
Available March 30 - May 31, 2026
 

Adult Registration - $325.00
Available June 1 - July 26, 2026

Student Registration - FREE!
Available March 30 - July 26, 2026
Registration is FREE for all college and high school students. 


All registration types include:
  • All required sheet music, which will be made available in hard copy and PDF in advance of the first rehearsal
  • One (1) ticket for the Buffet Dinner on Sunday, July 26
  • One (1) ticket for the Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, July 29
  • One (1) ticket for the Concert on Saturday, August 1
  • One (1) admission for all workshops
  • Participation in five (5) rehearsals led by CONCORA Artistic Director, Chris Shepard
  • Participation in the Concert on Saturday, August 1

Registration prices are inclusive of all taxes and fees.
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2026 Summer Festival Repertoire

Repertoire is subject to change. Selections will be finalized and music will be made available in both hard copy and PDFs no less than 30 days prior to the first rehearsal.

Before
Claudio Monteverdi - Beatus Vir
Johann Kuhnau - Uns ist ein Kind geboren (old BWV 142)
Bach

J.S. Bach 
Choruses from these Cantatas:
Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV79
Nun danket alle Gott, BWV192
Wie schön leuchter der Morgenstern, BWV1

Beyond
Felix Mendelssohn - "Behold a Star from Jacob Shining" from Christus
Ralph Vaughan Williams - O How Amiable
Alice Parker - Wondrous Love
Benjamin Britten - Nicolas Comes to Myra (St. Nicolas)

2026 Workshops

Workshop #1 - Monday, July 27  5:30-6:20PM
Workshop #2 - Wednesday, July 29 5:30-6:20PM 
Workshop #3 - Friday, July 31  5:30-6:20PM
Topics and Presenters Coming Soon!

Can't attend the entire Festival, but still want to attend a workshop? You can now purchase a ticket for individual workshops! Click the REGISTER HERE button for more details.
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About the CONCORA Summer Festival

CONCORA's Summer Festival offers adults, high school and college singers an opportunity to rehearse and perform great choral works - all under the baton of Artistic Director, Chris Shepard. During this week-long intensive, participants will attend educational workshops, prepare and rehearse alongside CONCORA's professional members, and present a culminating concert for the public. If you love to sing and are looking to hone your skills while making and reconnecting with friends, the CONCORA Summer Festival is for you!

​Summer Festival Testimonials
"One of the highlights of my summer. Working with Chris is amazing. And this year, I met several women who all want to stay in touch between now and next year's festival."

"Chris's direction makes the music come to life."

"It was a great experience, Chris offers so many helpful suggestions for singers and the music selections are great."

"Tremendous! I learned so much and the long rehearsals just flew by!"

"This was an exceptional experience in so many ways. I feel honored to have been a participant."
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A History of the CONCORA
Summer Choral Festival

2025 - Before Bach and Beyond
​2024 - Glorious Bach Choruses
​2023 - The Phoenix Rises
2020 - Virtual Summer Festival
2019 - Music For Choir and 4-Hand Piano
2018 - Wonderful Town! A Bernstein Centenary
2017 - Exploring the Great Choral Masterworks
2016 - A Serenade to Music: Choral Settings of Shakespeare
2015 - Come, Let us Sing with Melody! (with Guest Conductor Joseph D’Eugenio)
2014 - Musical Pairs: Music of Europe and America (with Guest Conductor Dr. Pamela J. Perry)
2013 - Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
2012 - Music of Celebration and Solace
2011 - Choral Classics Plus!
2010 - Choral Songs of Life and Love
2009 - Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
2008 - The Contemporary Choral Song
2007 - Great Music for Strings and Choir
2006 - Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
2005 - Music for a Sacred Space
2004 - Great Music for Double Choir
2003 - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony IX, with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra
2002 - George Frideric Handel: Messiah, Part II
2001 - Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
2000 - Music of America, a program of choral music by American composers
1999 - A Tribute to Robert Shaw, honoring the legendary maestro and his choral legacy

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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Artistic Leadership
    • CONCORA Singers
    • Staff & Board
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Auditions
    • 50th Anniversary
    • THE COMPLETE BACH
  • Education & Community
    • Choral Mentors
    • Youth Choir
    • CONCORA BIG SING
    • CONCORA Summer Festival
  • Donate
    • Chris Shepard Music with a Mission Fund
    • Richard M. Coffey Fund
    • Funding & Program Support
  • Advertising
  • Connect