New Haven Oratorio Choir

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The New Haven Oratorio Choir is a community-based, auditioned chamber choir that provides the New Haven,CT region with unique and intimate choral performances.

We promote and support living composers in addition to performing earlier works. The New Haven Oratorio Choir is committed to performances of high quality along with the warm and inviting character that distinguishes our concerts and that our audiences have come to expect. Our goal and focus is to provide the New Haven region with intimate choral music. We strive to provide our singers with opportunities to learn and grow musically, to inspire our audiences with superb performances of old and new music alike, and to educate our performers and the public in a repertoire of well-known and lesser known works and even newly composed music. With the 2012-13 season, NHOC celebrates 50 years of musical discovery and we will continue with our commitment to provide an innovative exploration of music for all times.

Artistic Director Daniel Shaw is a conductor and composer and music teacher who specializes in small ensembles. He received degrees in music (B.A. Dartmouth College), choral conducting (M.M. Emory University) and music education (M.M. University of Toronto). Shaw is Founder and Artistic Director of the Connecticut-based Composer's Choir, a group of eight professional singers which has performed and recorded over 45 works by over 20 composers from across the United States since its inception in 2010. Shaw is also Founder and Artistic Director of the American Radio Choir, a professional choir comprised of distinguished singers in New York City which is dedicated to recording and distributing new works by living American composers.

10/27/2026

This concert will make all the difference... Join us at Bethesda Lutheran Church in New Haven on the 21st night of November for an evening of poetry-infused, celebratory, and bright choral music! Reception to follow. Tickets can be purchased at the link in our bio.

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10/26/2026

The New Haven Oratorio Choir's fall concert "Divergent Roads"
is coming soon!

Join us on Saturday, November 21, 7:30 pm at Bethesda Lutheran Church in New Haven for a program of beautiful choral music. We will be perfoming "Frostiana", a setting of 7 Robert Frost poems by Randall Thompson, "Magnificat" by Taylor Scott Davis and "Gaudete" arranged by Brian Kay. A chamber ensemble will be joining us for "Magnificat".

A festive reception will follow the concert. Tickets are already available at https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/nhoratorio/divergent-roads-nhoc-fall-concert

We hope to see you there!

08/25/2026

Don't sleep on this one! 😴 Auditions are nigh, next Wednesday and the Wednesday afterward! Sign up for one with our coordinator Gretchen, or contact our website, nhoratorio.org. Come through and sing with us! 🎵

08/13/2026

Calling all singers!!
If you or someone you know is thinking about joining a singing group this fall please consider the New Haven Oratorio Choir. We are a small choir with a big sound and a passion for singing classical music, whether it be Renaissance period madrigals or crunchy modern pieces.

We are the "fun choir" known for our festive after concert receptions and our annual Cabaret fundraiser, where we let our hair down to entertain our patrons.

Auditions will be just prior to our first two rehearsals, Sept 2 and 9. Please contact our Membership Coordinator, Gretchen Pritchard at [email protected] or 203-624-2520 to schedule an appointment. If you would like to check us out first you can attend our Open Rehearsal on Sept 9 (details to come).

08/06/2026

We're so back! 🎤

Auditions for our 2026-27 season are on deck! This fall, We'll be singing works by Thompson, Haydn, Debussy, and more!

Rehearsals are every Wednesday night from 8-10 PM at St. Thomas's Episcopal Church on 830 Whitney Avenue, New Haven.

Contact our Membership Coordinator, Gretchen Pritchard at [email protected] or 203-624-2520 to schedule an appointment!

Reach out to us at nhoratorio.org for more information!

07/30/2026

Do you like to sing?

Do you like to have fun? Would you like to be challenged to sing your best with others? The New Haven Oratorio Choir offers all this and we want you!

The NHOC will be holding auditions for our 2026-27 season. We will be singing works by Randall Thompson, Haydn, Debussy and other favorites. Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings, 8-10 PM at St Thomas's Episcopal Church, 830 Whitney Ave, New Haven.

Auditions will be just prior to our first two rehearsals, Sept 2nd and 9th. Please contact our Membership Coordinator, Gretchen Pritchard at [email protected] or 203-624-2520 to schedule an appointment.

05/19/2026

💐 The New Haven Oratorio Choir would like to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the life of one of our beloved members, Christine 'Chris' Shadle. While she is no longer with us, her memory shall live on in our hearts and voices. A kind soul, a powerful intellectual, and a benevolent friend who sang from the heart. We love and miss you. 🕊️

05/09/2026

Many thanks to all of you who supported the NHOC during the Great Give. We have raised $6910! which is very close to our goal of $8000.

But, if you intended to donate but somehow missed the timing, it's not too late. There is still time to donate! Donations are being accepted through Monday May 11th!!

Thanks so much for being part of the NHOC family!

https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/new-haven-oratorio-choir

05/05/2026

The "Great Give" officially begins tomorrow morning and goes on to 8pm on Thursday!

This is your opportunity to support the NHOC in its mission to provide intimate choral performances for the New Haven Area. If you attended Saturday's concert "Annelies" you know how committed we are to sharing challenging and beautiful music with our audience.

Please consider a donation during the period from 8 pm to 9 pm on May 6 to maximize the matches we receive during the Great Give. But seriously, any time you give to us during the Great Give is wonderful and much appreciated! Our donation page is here: https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/new-haven-oratorio-choir

05/02/2026

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Join us TONIGHT for our spring concert; Annelies, by James Whitbourn.

Annelies is a powerful and profound oratorio based on the Diary of Anne Frank. It is alternately beautiful, powerful, and terrifying, and its connection to modern-day events is hard to ignore. It will move you.

Tickets can be purchased at the link in our bio.

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Address

700 Hartford Tpke
Hamden, CT
06517

Website

http://www.nhoratorio.org/

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