Upcoming Events
Handel’s Messiah, Christmas Portion
December 15 & 16, 2023, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA
Come experience a cherished Christmas tradition! Hear Handel’s Messiah—the Christmas portion— performed by Gloriæ Dei Cantores under the baton of Richard K. Pugsley with orchestra and internationally acclaimed guest soloists. Composed in less than twenty-four days, this anointed work is perhaps the most enduring choral work of all time and will again be celebrated around the world this December. Bring the family! FREE tickets for students and youth under 18.
Tickets: 508-240-2400
Annual Carol Sing
December 23, 2023
Performing Arts Building
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA
Celebrate the joy of Christmas with our annual festive Carol Sing at the newly completed “state-of-the-art” Performing Arts Building (95 Southern Eagle Cartway) in Brewster, MA. Bring the whole family to hear stunning carols performed by ensembles of Arts Empowering Life, and join in on favorites like Angels we have heard on high, Joy to the World, and Go Tell it on the Mountain! Stay tuned for details.
Recent Events
SERVICE OF ADVENT LESSONS & CAROLS
Friday & Saturday, December 1 & 2, 2023, 4:30 PM
Experience the hope of the season with candle-lit services of Advent Lessons and Carols, a beloved tradition for over thirty years. Hear readings, prayers, and carols sung by Gloriæ Dei Cantores at the Church of the Transfiguration. All are welcome — no tickets required. The service will also be livestreamed on Saturday, Dec. 2.
For more information, call 508-240-2400.
Gloriæ Dei Cantores Auditions for Handel’s Messiah Christmas Portion
Saturday, October 14, 12-3 PM
Gloriae Dei Cantores is holding auditions for the Christmas portion of Messiah to be sung December 15 & 16.
Auditions will be held on Saturday October 14 at the Performing Arts Center in Brewster (95 Southern Eagle Cartway) from 12-3 PM, with rehearsals beginning on Tuesday evening, October 17, from 7-9 PM
If you would like to audition, please prepare a solo of any type, as well as the Christmas portion chorus parts appropriate to your voice. An accompanist will be provided for you.
If you have any questions, please contact Paul Tingley at paul [at] artsempoweringlife [dot] org.
Transfiguration Concerts
August 4 & 5, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Join us for a Summer Celebratory Concert of stunning classical favorites in the amazing acoustic of the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans. Under the baton of Richard K. Pugsley, the world renowned choir Gloriæ Dei Cantores with brass ensemble, orchestra, and guest soloist, offer a glorious program including John Rutter’s “Gloria,” “All things Bright and Beautiful,” and “For the Beauty of the Earth,” Mozart’s “Exsultate, Jubilate,” Elgar’s “Nimrod from Enigma Variations,” Karl Jenkin’s “Benedictus” from “The Armed Man” and Holst’s “Two Psalms” for choir and orchestra. The church is “an architectural wonder” (Cape Cod Travel Guide) filled with fresco, mosaic, glass work and sculpture by local and international artists. Make this concert a resplendent highlight of your summer! Tickets are selling now. As always, tickets are free for students and youth.
Independence Day Service
A Sacred Recollection: Revival of the Revolutionary Heart
A Service of Remembrance, Prayer, and Praise
July 4, 2023, 7:30 PM
Celebrate the 4th of July at a service honoring Independence Day with reflections on God’s guiding hand over America’s founding and history, and music by Gloriæ Dei Cantores and other ensembles of Arts Empowering Life at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans.
No Tickets Required.
GLORIÆ DEI CANTORES ASCENSION CONCERT
May 19 & 20, 2023, 7:30 PM
Also livestreamed on May 20
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA
Be transported by “expert renditions of Gregorian chant” (NY Times), and celebratory works by Britten, Brahms, Finzi, Gabrieli, Mozart, Purcell, and Vaughan Williams, accompanied by handbells, brass ensemble, and the surround sound St. Cecilia Organ.
Gregorian Chant Retreat
April 27 – May 1, 2023
Community of Jesus, Orleans, MA
Experience the Gregorian chants of the Easter season. Participate in singing the Liturgy of the Hours at the Church of the Transfiguration, a basilican-style church filled with frescoes, mosaics, glasswork, stone carvings, and other works of art by local and international artists. Surrounded by beauty, retreatants will study together and enjoy opportunities for refreshment at this monastery that overlooks Cape Cod Bay. Chant basics and history will be offered, and all meals and accommodations are included.
GLORIÆ DEI CANTORES LENTEN CONCERT
March 25, 2023
In-Person and Livestreamed
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA
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Gloriæ Dei Cantores in Concert: Renaissance Masters
February 11, 2023, 3:30 PM
In-Person and Livestreamed
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA
Be immersed in the sacred sounds of the Renaissance from masters including Palestrina, des Prez, and Taverner.
Tickets: 508-240-2400 or Purchase online here
FREE tickets for students and youth 18 & under.
Epiphany Evensong
Saturday, January 7, 2023, 5:00 p.m
Join Gloriæ Dei Cantores and members of the Gaudete Baroque Ensemble for a special Epiphany Choral Evensong at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans, featuring J. S. Bach’s cantata, Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36. The service will be both in-person and livestreamed. No tickets are required.
For more information, call 508-240-2400.
Carol Sing with ensembles of Arts Empowering Life
Friday, December 23, 3:00 p.m
Celebrate the joy of Christmas with a festive Carol Sing at the newly completed “state-of-the-art” Performing Arts Building (95 Southern Eagle Cartway) in Brewster, MA on December 23 at 3:00 p.m.—FREE for all ages! Bring the whole family to hear stunning carols by world-renowned Gloriæ Dei Cantores, the Wind Ensemble, Chara Percussion, brass, and join in on favorite carols like Angels we have heard on high, Joy to the World, and Go Tell it on the Mountain. Refreshments for all!
For more information, call 508-240-2400
Services of Advent Lessons & Carols
Friday & Saturday, November 25 & 26, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Service was also livestreamed on Saturday, Nov. 26
Gloriæ Dei Cantores celebrated the hope of the season with candle-lit services of Advent Lessons and Carols with readings, prayers, and carols at the Church of the Transfiguration—a beloved tradition for over thirty years. The service was also livestreamed with an extended Organ prelude.
VETERANS’ DAY CONCERT: SACRED HONOR
November 11 & 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Also Livestreamed Saturday, Nov. 12
Arts Empowering Life presented “Sacred Honor” featuring John Rutter’s Gloria and Gerald Finzi’s Requiem da Camera in commemoration of Veterans Day. Performed by Gloriæ Dei Cantores with orchestra and brass ensemble, and the Wind Ensemble at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans, this concert honored the lives of Veterans and paid respect to warriors throughout the ages who have answered the call of sacrifice. The concert benefited the Wounded Warrior Project and offered free admission for Veterans.
Gloriæ Dei Cantores in Concert:
Honoring St. Michael & All Angels
Friday, September 30, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate St. Michael & the great host of angels who aid us on earth as messengers, protectors, guardians, and helpers, portrayed through the music of Gabrieli, Tchaikovsky, Harris, Howells, and Britten. The concert will be both in-person and livestreamed from the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA.
God & Country Concert
Saturday, July 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Gloriæ Dei Cantores performed a concert titled God & Country, on July 4th weekend, in-person and livestreamed from the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA. The concert featured works by American composers including Copland, Thomson, Parker, Wilhousky, Adler, and Ives. It was a joyful celebration of the sacred sounds of America with music that has lofted through rafters across the country since its founding, and continues to bring comfort and strength to its people today.
Pentecost Choral Evensong
Saturday, June 4, 5:15 p.m.
Gloriæ Dei Cantores sang Pentecost Choral Evensong in-person and livestreamed from the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans. The choir sang Jubliate Deo, Palestrina; Preces & Responses—Westminster Abbey, Buonemani; Collegium Magdalenæ Oxoniense Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, Leighton; The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, by R. V. Williams.
Ascension Choral Evensong
Saturday, May 28, 5:15 p.m.
Gloriæ Dei Cantores sang Ascension Choral Evensong at the Church of the Transfiguration. The service was in-person and livestreamed. The choir sang O Rex Gloriæ, Marenzio; Zion Manuscript Preces & Responses, Hale; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, Ešenvalds; Faire is the Heaven, Harris.
Handel’s Messiah
April 15 & 16, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
April 17, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Gloriæ Dei Cantores presented Handel’s Messiah, Parts II & III at the Church of the Transfiguration. The work was performed in three parts over three days—the first half of Part II on Good Friday, April 15, all of Part II on Holy Saturday, April 16, and Part III on Easter Sunday, April 17. These concerts were the culmination of Arts Empowering Life’s Lenten Concert Series that was both public & livestreamed.
Lenten Concerts (In-Person & Livestreamed)
Members of Gloriæ Dei Cantores performed choral chamber concerts at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA on March 5, 12, 26 & April 2, 2022. The concerts included works by Tallis, Casals, Copland, Ešenvalds, Rubbra, Bairstow, Liszt, Palestrina, Poulenc, Byrd, Lassus, Bruckner, Pärt, and Parker. These concerts are part of Arts Empowering Life’s ongoing Lenten Concert Series that are both in-person & livestreamed.