Choral Art Society of the South Shore

05/04/2026

More thanks to come . . .
but for now:
THANK YOU, AUDIENCES!

05/02/2026

Music for All:American Choral Music at 250

04/17/2026

What's on the program?

We sing from the Revolutionary war to Broadway, from Indigenous & Black composers, to immigrant composers, to LGBTQ+, from hymns to popular song. ALL the voices that make up our rich choral music tapestry.

Music for All: American Choral Music at 250
Tickets:
https://choralartsociety.org/tickets

Accompanied by piano, bass, and percussion. Sing along on familiar favorites like "Edelweiss," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," and "The Rainbow Connection."

A program of beauty and choral elegance that reflects the musical beauty of America from coast to coast. And we will have some organizations joining us at appropriate places in the program to tell us about their work in community. We are a community chorus, and we are proud to partner with other organizations!
Accompanied by Mijin Choi, pianist, Ed Sorrentino, percussion, and Carlos Sulberan, Bass.

Come take a break, enjoy beautiful music and joy, and take a breath with us. It's a great way to inspire you and recharge your batteries! (about 90 minutes start to finish)

Here is the program:
Music Inspires All
Words and Music by Rollo Dilworth
Incorporating the Spiritual “Over My Head, I hear Music in the Air”

Honoring First Nations
Land Acknowledgement and Resources for Learning More

Nipîy (Cree Water Song)
Words and Music by Sherryl Sewepagaham

Earth Teach Me Stillness
Words: Ute Prayer Music by Wally Kleucker

The American Revolution
Lexington Minuteman, Isaac Hastings
Chester
Words and Music by William Billings

The Nineteenth-Century
The Civil War, Southern Harmony, 1854,
and the Episcopal Church, 1891

Battle Hymn of the Republic
Words by Julia Ward Howe
Music by William Steffe
Arr. by Peter J. Wilhousky

Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal
Tune: Invitation from Southern Harmony
Arr. by Alice Parker

Peace I Leave with You
Text: John 14:27 Music by Mrs. H.H.A. Beach
from Three Choral Responses, No. 8

Black American Composers – Non-Idiomatic, Spiritual, and Gospel
Black History Sites, Boston and Beyond

The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Words by Langston Hughes
Music by Margaret Bonds

Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Arr. by William L. Dawson

I Sing Because I’m Happy
Words by Civilla D. Martin Music by Charles. H. Gabriel
Arr. by Kenneth Paden Adapted by Rollo Dilworth

Intermission

It Gets Better – Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community
Be; Community, East Bridgewater
A Song of Life
Words and Music by Connor Warren Smith

It Gets Better
Words and Music by Andrew Lippa
Arr. by Mac Huff

Sentimental Journey - The American Songbook

Sentimental Journey
Words and Music by Bud Green, Les Brown, and Ben Homer
Arr. by Hawley Ades

Old Cape Cod
Words and Music by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey Arr. by Paul Langford, Paul Langford

American Popular Culture Favorites - Sing Along Songs
Edelweiss
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers from The Sound of Music
Arr. by Linda Spevacek

The Rainbow Connection
Words and Music by Paul Williams and Kenneth L. Ascher
Arr. by Audrey Snyder

Take Me Home Country Roads
Words and Music by John Denver, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert
arr. Roger Emerson

E pluribus unum

Give Me Your Tired Your Poor
Words by Emma Lazarus
Music by Irving Berlin Arr. by Roy Ringwald

Mi Lugar
Words by Jacob Garcia
Music by Carlos Cordero

United in Purpose
Words by Maya Angelou
Music by Rollo Dilworth

04/07/2026

From Quincy to Plymouth — this is our sound. 💙
Here's a sneak peek at our celebration of American choral music! Our program features songs in English, Spanish, and Cree, plus guest organizations doing incredible work on the South Shore.

Come listen. Come sing along. Come be part of it.

📅 May 2 & 3
🎟 Tickets at choralartsociety.org

03/28/2026

Did you know that CAS offers a scholarship each Spring? Dedicated to our founder and awarded to a student pursuing a higher education in music. See our website for more details! Pass on to the high school senior in your life who should apply!

03/02/2026

On Saturday, March 7, CAS is participating in this wonderful event for two good causes! You will get to hear a piece from our upcoming concert, and you get to sing along and learn wonderful, powerful, uplifting songs in a giant sing along! Please come and sing or listen. And join us for a cookie afterwards.

02/28/2026

🍫 Easter candy that gives back? Yes, please.
Shop See’s Candies through our fundraiser and 20% comes straight to our chorus!

Chocolate for you. Music for the community. 🎵
It’s the sweetest way to support us this spring!

Shop here: https://choralartsociety.org/shop

02/10/2026

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - REHEARSAL IS ON TONIGHT!
Scituate has certainly been in the snow belt lately! Some snow in the forecast for this evening. However, REHEARSAL IS ON. We look forward to seeing you, but we understand if you stay home.
If you stay home, please work on your music with the practice files.
Bundle up, watch your feet, and stay upright!

02/10/2026

Looking forward to rehearsing this beautiful piece tonight!
Written in Cree by Dr. Sherryl Sewepagaham, she writes that "nipîy (Water Song) was inspired by an afternoon of fishing along the Lesser Slave River on the Sawridge Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory near Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. It reflects a summer experience of sitting in quiet solitude, waiting for a fish to bite while noticing the river’s movement and listening to the birds, the wind and the water with a busy beaver working nearby.
The text is:
I am here.
I sit beside the water.
I touch you, I hear you, I see you.
I am here.
I sit quietly.
nipîy was commissioned in 2021 by the Canadian Chamber Choir (Dr. Julia Davids, Artistic Director and Dr. Joel Tranquilla, Associate Conductor) with support from the SOCAN Foundation.
Listen to this piece here, and come to our concert in May to hear it and other gorgeous and inspiring pieces of America and the North American continent.

Performed as part of the 2025 Nova Scotia Youth Choir program final concert on September 21, 2025 at Strug Hall at Dalhousie University. Guest Conductor: S...

01/27/2026

We will be rehearsing tonight for Choral Art Society of the South Shore. This is our second open rehearsal of the season. People are welcome to come and check us out.