Reflections & Impressions - Saturday April 23, 2022

As an organization, we have worked hard over the past two years of silence to imagine how we would return to singing—and what to say when we did. We’ve all been through a time—an experience…a thing—whether it has been loss or gain, grief or hope, heartache or joy. Probably some combination of each of these. No one thing can address all of it.

Our first concert of the post-pandemic era will feature new music from Daniel Elder, Karen Siegel, and Sarah Quartel— as well as classics of the choral repertoire: Samuel Barber’s ‘Sure on this shining night,’ Gabriel Faure’s ‘Cantique de Jean Racine, Healey Willan’s ‘Rise up, My love’, Brahms 'In stiller Nacht' —and more.

Joining us for this special program are local artists AMA Dance Theatre and Willow Women’s Ensemble. Mystic is fortunate to be home to so many talented and eager performing arts groups. We believe that art is always more than the sum of its parts; and in that spirit, we are actively seeking out opportunities to collaborate with our fellow performers to explore new avenues of expression and meaning.

-Frank R. Zilinyi, Artistic Director