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Cantus Novus

Cantus Novus is an auditioned chamber choir of 40 members based in Bucks County. Founded in 2000 as an intimate group of choral friends, Cantus Novus has grown to be an established musical presence in the Delaware Valley. Their musical focus can best be described as “roots and wings,” with programming spanning several centuries, honoring their “roots,” the rich a cappella choral tradition of the motets of the Renaissance — while their “wings” present audiences with wide-rangi

Hopewell Hall

We are nine a cappella singers from different musical traditions, exploring small-ensemble singing and the historical genres of American shape note and English West Gallery singing, as well as other songs with historical provenance that are fun to sing. Our most recent concert was called "What We Sang Together: Songs of the Revolutionary Era" and was performed as part of the 2019 Patriot's Week Celebration in Trenton, NJ. We have also performed at Historic Peachfield, Hopew

Mostly Motets

Mostly Motets is a vocal ensemble made up of fifteen musicians from the Yardley/Princeton area, singing under the direction of Timothy Carpenter. The organization was founded in 1996 as a sight-singing group but it quickly evolved into a performing chamber choir with several concert engagements each year. Many of the singers of Mostly Motets are former or current members of Princeton Pro Musica. Others have sung with Princeton Opera Association, the Westminster Choir, the

Princeton Pro Musica

Princeton Pro Musica (PPM) exists to perform choral masterworks and other works of the choral literature with energy, passion, and uncompromising artistic excellence. We believe in the power of choral music to uplift and transform our current and future audiences, performers, and communities. Now in its 40th season, Princeton Pro Musica features a symphonic chorus, an orchestra, and a chamber chorus. PPM is committed to the highest quality of performance standards, partnershi

Saint Andrew's Choir

Saint Andrew's Choir is a mostly volunteer group of sixteen singers that present sacred music from the 16th to 21st centuries at the Sunday morning Choral Eucharist and Sunday afternoon Choral Evensong services at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Lambertville, New Jersey. The choir's repertoire has emphasis on English Renaissance composers Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons and Tompkins and includes cantatas of J.S. Bach which are presented with a string and wind orchestra gathered fro

Vox Fidelis

Vox Fidelis is a professional choir, under the direction of Timothy J. Smith, that specializes in Renaissance polyphony, its cultivation and promotion, and its place in the traditional sacred liturgy. Vox Fidelis prepares concerts and leads various church services throughout the tri-state area, including Vespers, Compline, Lessons, and Carols, Lenten meditation, and music for Benediction. Visit Vox Fidelis on Facebook at www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=175666457444 and the n