Current & Upcoming Events
A Concert of Thankfulness and Joy
Saecula Vocal Ensemble & Three-of-a-Kind Trio
The Stone Church & Meetinghouse, New Preston, CT
Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 3:00pm
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble, Saecula Singers, Three-of-a-Kind Trio
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 3:00pm
Concert: “Echoes of Resilience” featuring Haydn’s Missa in Tempore Belli, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, and Other Works
Saecula Singers with GMChorale & Orchestra New England
Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center, Middletown High School, Middletown, CT
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 4:00pm
Past Events
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble & Three-of-a-Kind Trio
Townsend Congregational Church, Townsend, MA
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 4:00pm
Compline
Saecula Vocal Ensemble & Three-of-a-Kind Trio with June Hale, Guest Conductor
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Concord, NH
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 8:00pm
Workshop on Choral Music in the Worship Service
Saecula Vocal Ensemble with June Hale and Members of the Choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Concord, NH
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 7:00pm
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble & Three-of-a-Kind Trio
Granite Ledges Retirement Community, Concord, NH
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 1:15pm
Choral Evensong
Saecula Vocal Ensemble & Three-of-a-Kind Trio with June Hale, Organist
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Concord, NH
Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 7:00pm
August Retreat & Tour
Saecula Vocal Ensemble & Three-of-a-Kind Trio
New Hampshire & Massachusetts
Thursday, August 14, 2025 – Saturday, August 16, 2025
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Worship Service
Saecula Vocal Ensemble, Three-of-a-Kind Trio & Michael Whitney Brown
First Congregational Church, Litchfield, CT
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 10:30am
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
Brandywine Senior Living, Litchfield, CT
Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:00pm
July Retreat & Tour
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
Litchfield County, CT
Friday, July 25, 2025 – Sunday, July 27, 2025
Choral Evensong
Saecula Schola Cantorum & St. John’s Choirs
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 4:00pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
Mozart Requiem and Other Choral Works
Saecula Singers with GMChorale & Orchestra New England
Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center, Middletown High School, Middletown, CT
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 4:00pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
North Guilford Congregational Church, North Guilford, CT
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 7:30pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 6:30pm
Ear Training & Music Games Workshops with Students in Grades K-6
Saecula Singers
St. Thomas’s Day School, New Haven, CT
Monday, March 3, 2025
Candlelight Choral Concert & Compline
Saecula Vocal Ensemble with a guest appearance by ECA Voices (chamber choir of ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven)
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Friday, January 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 7:30pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30pm
Concert: Spectrum of Music
Saecula Vocal Ensemble; The Waterbury Chorale; Marissa Famiglietti Apland, soprano, Robert Havery, Organist; Thirzah Bendokas, ‘cello; Larissa Davidowitz, soprano; Robert Havery, piano & organ; Joseph Jacovino, piano, Steve Minkler, jazz ensemble
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Waterbury, CT
Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 4:00pm
Performance in a Worship Service
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Edgartown, MA (Martha’s Vineyard)
Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 10:00am
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Edgartown, MA (Martha’s Vineyard)
Friday, June 21, 2024 at 7:00pm
Juneteenth Gospel Songfest
Saecula Vocal Ensemble, United Girls’ Choir, Michael Brown
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
4:00pm – Workshop (optional – open to all)
7:00pm – Concert
Choral Evensong
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:00pm
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
Brandywine Senior Living, Litchfield, CT
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10:00am
Concert
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cheshire, CT
Monday, June 17, 2024 at 7:00pm
Saecula Vocal Ensemble Summer Retreat & Tour
Saecula Vocal Ensemble
Connecticut & Massachusetts
Sunday, June 16, 2024 – Sunday, June 23, 2024
Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) & Schubert Mass in E-Flat, No. 6
Saecula Singers with GMChorale, Alchemy, & Orchestra New England
Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center, Middletown High School, Middletown, CT
Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 4:00pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Waterbury, CT
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
Vocal Harmonizing Workshops with Students in Grades K-6
Saecula Singers
St. Thomas’s Day School, New Haven, CT
Monday, March 4, 2024 – Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Vocal Harmonizing Workshops with Students in Grades K-5
Adam J Lewis Academy, Bridgeport, CT
Monday, February 26, 2024
Star-Spangled Banner at Quinnipiac University Women’s Basketball Game
Three-of-a-Kind Trio
M&T Bank Arena, Hamden, CT
Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 6:00pm
Choral Evensong
Saecula Schola Cantorum, St. John’s Choirs, and The Frederick Gunn School Vocal Ensemble
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday February 11, 2024 at 4:00pm
Workshop & Presentation on Polyphony
Saecula Schola Cantorum and Frederick Gunn School Vocal Ensemble
The Frederick Gunn School, Washington, CT
Sunday, January 11, 2024 at 12:30pm
Star-Spangled Banner at Fairfield University Men’s Basketball Game
Three-of-a-Kind Trio
Leo D. Mahoney Arena, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Sunday February 4, 2024 at 2:00pm
Peformance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 10:00am
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
Peformance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers with St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 10:00am
Peformance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers with St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 10:00am
Peformance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers with St. John’s Community Youth Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 10:00am
Saecula Choral Institute at SummerSing
Saecula Singers with Choristers & Alumnae of United Girls’ Choir
Incarnation Center, Ivoryton, CT
Sunday, August 20 – Saturday, August 26, 2023
Ear Training & Musicianship Workshop & Presentation
Saecula Singers
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, August 18, 2023
9:00am Workshop
10:30am Presentation
Ear Training & Musicianship Workshop & Presentation
Saecula Singers
United Choir School – First Floor Rehearsal Space, New Haven, CT
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
12:30am Workshop
2:30pm Presentation
Ear Training & Musicianship Workshop & Presentation
Saecula Singers
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, August 4, 2023
9:00am Workshop
10:30am Presentation
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ear Training & Musicianship Workshop & Presentation
Saecula Singers
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, July 28, 2023
9:00am Workshop
11:30am Presentation
Ear Training & Musicianship Workshop & Peace Vespers
Saecula Singers
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
2:00pm Workshop
4:30pm Presentation
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 5:00pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 7:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & St. John’s Community Youth Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 5:00pm
Performance in a Memorial Service for Van Carter Hale
Saecula Women’s Choir, Elm City Girls’ Choir, and Trinity Choirs
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cheshire, CT
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 7:00pm
Performance in a Family Worship Service
Saecula Singers & Elm City Girls’ Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 5:00pm
ChoralBridge Educational Outreach Pilot Project
Horizons at the Foote School, New Haven, CT
July, 2022
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Waterbury, CT
Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 7:00pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 8:15pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, CT
Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 7:30pm
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, October 29, 2021 at 8:00pm
Concert for Caring: GMChorale’s Alchemy in Concert
Alchemy Ensemble of GMChorale with a guest appearance by Saecula Singers
First Congregational Church, Cheshire, CT
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Compline
Saecula Schola Cantorum
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 8:00pm
Take2 Pilot Project
Take2 Vocal Ensemble
Seymour Congregational Church, Seymour, CT (and other locations)
Friday, November 8, 2019
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Friday, February 21, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Soirées Musicales: GMChorale’s Alchemy in Concert
Alchemy Ensemble of GMChorale with a guest appearance by Saecula Singers
First Congregational Church, Cheshire, CT
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Foote School Family Concert
Elm City Girls’ Choir and Saecula Singers
Sandine Theater, The Foote School, New Haven, CT
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
“Home for the Holidays” Extravaganza
Elm City Girls’ Choir, United Girls’ Choir, and UCS Alumnae Chorus
New Haven, CT Area (Exact Location TBA)
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Come to the Music: GMChorale’s Alchemy in Concert
Alchemy Ensemble of GMChorale with a guest appearance by Saecula Singers
First Congregational Church, Cheshire, CT
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Elm City Girls’ Choir 25th Anniversary Alumnae Reunion Jamboree
Alumnae and Choristers of Elm City Girls’ Choir and Saecula Women’s Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
Sunday, June 24, 2018
United Choir School 25th Anniversary Alumnae Reunion Concert
Alumnae and Choristers of Elm City Girls’ Choir and United Girls’ Choir
Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Singing Together for Peace: A Festival of Gospel & Folk Music Honoring the 25th Anniversary of the Elm City and United Girls’ Choirs
Saecula Community Gospel Choir, Elm City Girls’ Choir, United Girls’ Choir, Saecula Singers, GMChorale & Vocal Alchemy, and other choral ensembles from around the region
Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Hymn Playing Workshop with Walden Moore
Organ Exploration Program Participants
Christ Church, New Haven, CT
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Saecula Choir Foundation Focus Group
Saecula Singers
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
A Cappellooza!
Yale University’s Something Extra, The Vassar Devils, Elm City Girls’ Choir, United Girls’ Choir, and several other local contemporary singing groups
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
Friday, April 6, 2018
Concert on Christ & Holy Trinity Music & Arts Series
Saecula Singers
Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Westport, CT
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Saecula Singers Winter Concert
First Church of Christ, Woodbridge, CT
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Advent Lessons and Carols Service
St. John’s Parish Choir & Saecula Women’s Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Holiday Classics Concert
Elm City Girls’ Choir with a guest appearance by Saecula Women’s Choir
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wallingford, CT
Friday, December 8, 2017
We Shall Begin to Shine: A Benefit Concert for Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
Alchemy Ensemble of GMChorale with a guest appearance by Saecula Singers
First Congregational Church, Cheshire, CT
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Waging Peace Through Song Concert
Village Harmony and Saecula Singers
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, Old Lyme, CT
Monday, July 3, 2017
Waging Peace Through Song Concert
Khorikos and Saecula Singers
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wallingford, CT
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Waging Peace Through Song Concert
Saecula Singers
Church of the Good Shepherd, Orange, CT
Friday, June 16, 2017
ECGC Spring Concert
Elm City Girls’ Choir with a guest appearance by Saecula Women’s Choir
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wallingford, CT
Friday, May 5, 2017
Private Performance at Friends of Music & Arts Reception
Saecula Singers
Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Westport, CT
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Women Composers Festival of Hartford
Saecula Women’s Choir, VocalJoy
Unitarian Church of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Singing Together for Peace
Saecula Women’s Choir, United Girls’ Choir
Michael Brown, Guest Clinician
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
Friday, March 31, 2017
IRIS Benefit Concert
Saecula Singers, Yale Glee Club, Yale Schola Cantorum, and several other New Haven and Yale-based ensembles
Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Sunday, January 29, 2017
ECGC Holiday Classics Concert
Elm City Girls’ Choir with a guest appearance by Saecula Women’s Choir
Church of the Good Shepherd, Orange, CT
Friday, December 16, 2016
Advent Lessons and Carols Service
St. John’s Parish Choir and Saecula Women’s Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Guilford Tree Lighting Holiday Concert
United Girls’ Choir with a special guest appearance by Saecula Women’s Choir
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Guilford, CT
Friday, December 2, 2016
Saecula Choral Institute: Choral Immersion Program
Saecula Faculty & Conducting Fellows
First Baptist Church of Mansfield, Storrs, CT
Storrs Congregational Church, Storrs, CT
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Leadership Summit at CT ACDA Fall Conference
Saecula Faculty & Conducting Fellows
Manchester High School, Manchester, CT
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Honoring Susan Arnold, Former Music Teacher at Worthington Hooker School
Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Reception Honoring Susan Arnold, 2016 Recipient of the June Hale Award for Excellence in Music Education
Miller Gathering Hall, First Presbyterian Church, New Haven, CT
Friday, October 21, 2016
Leadership Workshop for Young Conductors
Saecula Women’s Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
First Presbyterian Church, New Haven, CT
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Songs of Peace for a Troubled World
Saecula Women’s Choir
New Haven Friends Meetinghouse, New Haven, CT
Sunday, July 10, 2016 – Saturday, July 30, 2016
Song Share and Elm City Girls’ Choir China Tour Send-Off Reception
Saecula Women’s Choir & ECGC Alumnae
Trinity Lutheran Church, Milford, CT
Sunday, June 5 – Friday, June 17, 2016
Saecula Women’s Choir Spring 2016 Project
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
Bethesda Lutheran Church, New Haven, CT
North Haven Congregational Church, North Haven, CT
Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Shelton, CT
Sunday, March 20, 2016 – Sunday, May 22, 2016
Leadership Summit at CT ACDA Fall Conference
Saecula Faculty & Conducting Fellows
CT ACDA Fall Conference, Hartford, CT
October, 2015
Rehearsal Observation Seminar
Saecula Faculty & Conducting Fellows
September, 2015
The following conductors and ensembles were observed:
Larry Gordon, Boston Harmony
Benjamin Zander, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Performance at Convocation of American Guild of Organists Eastern Division Convention
Saecula Women’s Chamber Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
United Church on the Green, New Haven, CT
June, 2015
Performance and Recording Project Featuring Renaissance Polyphony, South African Folk Songs, and Improvisation
Saecula Women’s Chamber Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Guilford, CT
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
United Church on the Green, New Haven, CT
June, 2015
Gospel Singing Workshop
Saecula Women’s Choir, Elm City Girls’ Choir & United Girls’ Choir
Michael Brown, Guest Clinician
United Choir School Office, New Haven, CT
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
“Music for a Great Space” – Vivaldi Gloria
Saecula Women’s Chamber Choir, Elm City Girls’ Choir & Baroque Orchestra
with Taft Collegium Musicum
Woodward Chapel, The Taft School, Watertown, CT
April, 2015
“Sharing Our Songs” Choral Festival
Saecula Women’s Chamber Choir with Taft Collegium Musicum,
Taft Gospel Choir, and Choirs of Spence & Collegiate Schools
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
April, 2015
Choral Masterclass
Earthly Sound Vocal Ensemble with Taft Collegium Musicum
The Taft School, Watertown, CT
January, 2015
June Hale Tribute Concert
Saecula Women’s Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cheshire, CT
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Leadership Summit at ACDA Eastern Division Conference
Saecula Faculty & Conducting Fellows
Baltimore, MD
February, 2014
Benefit Concert for Puerto Rico Tour Scholarship Fund
Saecula Women’s Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
January, 2014
Elm City Girls’ Choir 20th Anniversary Concert & Alumnae Reunion
Saecula Women’s Choir & Elm City Girls’ Choir
Fair Haven School, New Haven, CT
June, 2013
Rehearsal Observation Seminar
Saecula Faculty & Conducting Fellows
January, 2013
The following conductors and ensembles were observed:
Marguerite Brooks – Yale Camerata, New Haven, CT
Jeffrey Douma – Yale Glee Club, New Haven, CT
David Hill – Yale Schola Cantorum, New Haven, CT
David Hughes – St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz – American Boychoir School, Princeton, NJ
Fred Meads – American Boychoir School, Princeton, NJ
Donald Morris – Newark Boys Chorus, Newark, NJ
Walden Moore – Trinity Boys Choir, New Haven, CT
John Scott – St. Thomas Choir, New York, NY
Choral Evensong for Epiphany
Saecula Women’s Choir
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT
January, 2013
Introduction to Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony for the Traditional Latin Mass
Saecula Women’s Choir & Elm City Collegium Vocale
David Hughes, Guest Conductor
St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, CT
June, 2011
Saecula Choir Foundation 