Consonare's Professional Chamber Choir
Connecticut's versatile vocal chamber ensemble
Described by audience members:
"Like silky smooth butter in musical form."
"Voices like I imagine angels might sound."
A brief introduction to Concinnity
Connecticut's versatile professional vocal chamber ensemble illuminating the breadth of choral music through innovative programming and vibrant sound.
Debut Album
"The absolute star is the powerful interpretation of Voices of Concinnity, of extraordinary virtuosity, which reflects with extreme warmth the essence of the sonority of the choir as a whole."
Review of album "Awaiting Golden Light" by Sonograma Magazine
2025-26 Concert Season
Concinnity has compelling, gorgeous music as well as some collaborations to help celebrate our 8th season!
This Fall:
ILLUMINATION: stories of shadow & light
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 4:00pm
Storrs Congregational Church in Mansfield
Special Guest: Choir Matrix
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 7:00pm
Calvary Episcopal Chapel, Stonington
Special Guest: Luce Burrell, theorbo & lute
This Winter:
CANDLELIGHT
Our annual candlelit concert filled with beautiful choral holiday favorites
Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 4:00pm
Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford
This Spring:
GLASS
A compelling program that explores the many roles of glass in our lives
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00pm
Location tbd
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 4:00pm
Location tbd
About Concinnity
Voices of Concinnity is our 12-voice professional chamber vocal ensemble of dedicated, seasoned choral artists from diverse backgrounds, moving audiences through innovative programming that melds the unique qualities of each voice into into a vibrant, rich choral sound.
Our mission is to connect with the community in a meaningful way through exquisitely crafted, innovative choral programming that fosters inclusion, promotes collaboration, illuminates variety, and ensures affordable access.
Through the performance of choral music dating from the Renaissance to the contemporary, Concinnity is dedicated to illuminating the breadth and variety of choral repertoire, including works by historically excluded and living composers, to broaden our connection within our community. As an ensemble, Concinnity focuses on individual expression within a cohesive whole, harnessing each singer’s unique vocal qualities into a rich collective sound; thus embracing an honesty that enhances the listening experience and resonates with audiences.
"This group blends so well and breathes as one. The
quality of voices and music selection is extraordinary."
History & Impact
Voices of Concinnity was founded in 2018 by Sarah Kaufold to help create affordable access for the community to experience professional-level choral music and to cultivate an ensemble with flexible rehearsal schedules to include singers with varying career and family commitments. The word "concinnity" means the harmonious arrangement or fitting together of the different parts of something, which encompasses our approach to ensemble singing.
As a Global Music Award Gold Medal Recipient in 2024 and a 2025 National Finalist for The American Prize in Choral Performance, Professional Division, Voices of Concinnity has performed over 45 live performances in the past 7 years, including on the stage at Carnegie Hall, at state and regional conferences for the American Choral Directors Association, and many museums and venues across Connecticut. We have collaborated with numerous ensembles, including the Hartt School, Novi Cantori, Unitas Ensemble, and The Choir School of Hartford. We actively support the creation of new choral music and have commissioned and/or premiered works by Cheryl B. Engelhardt, Brian Jones, Karen Siegel, Gregory Brown, Lillie Harris, Jessica Rodman, Carolyn Quick.. We actively seek to present balanced programming, where out of the 115 songs we have performed to date, over 50% were by living composers and 35% composed by women.
Musicians
Our core Concinnity members for the 2025-26 season:
Erin Bartram, Liz Bologna, Gregory Flower, Christopher Hartel, Sarah Kaufold, Erica Shippee, Michael McAvaney, Alex O'Neil, Daniel Pavone, Meghan Ryan, Alex Walker, Jermaine Woodard, Jr.
Our amazing substitute singers this season are:
Bruce Barger, Marinne Cheney, Kara Hart, Megan Roth
Amy Baker | Thomas & Sharman Bartram | Ann Barry | Peggy Bologna | Cheryl Chase | Carmen Cid | Andrew M Davis | Virginia Davidson | Denise DeCarlo | David Doiron | Bruce Duncan | Michael Elloian | Geoffrey Emerick | Arthur Engler | Doris Ferner | Jane Frogley | Emma Gerstein | Nathaniel Gworek | Anne Harney | Rebecca Harris | Kara Hart | Jamie Hewitt | Kristin Hoffman | Allison Holst-Grubbe | Everett Howe | Amber Johnston | Andrew Jones | Sarah Kaufold | Rebecca Korte | Rita Lewis | Stephen Lewis | Pamela Lucas | Carolyn Maas | Helene Marcy | Cynthia Myers | Annette Pavone | James Person | Jennifer Rodriguez | Oliver Scholes | Nancy Sharp | Margaret Shea | Laurie Smith | Stephanie Summers | Alex Walker | Brendan Walsh | Catherine Whall Smith
THANK YOU
to our supporters!
Hire Voices of Concinnity
In addition to hosting and performing an annual concert season, Voices of Concinnity has performed on established concert series, for Evensong services, at museum functions, for many collaborative events, and at outdoor concerts. As a versatile vocal chamber ensemble, Voices of Concinnity can bring the richness of a full choir sound with only 12 singers. Concinnity performs a variety of different styles of choral music from the Renaissance to the contemporary and is the perfect addition to your next event. We are currently booking for the 2026-27 season. Contact us today!
Voices of Concinnity is sponsored by Consonare Choral Community,
a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
