Current & Upcoming Events
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, May 20, 2023 at 5:00pm
Saecula Choral Leadership Institute Summer Programs
Summer, 2023 (schedule TBA)
Saecula Choral Academy Talent Incubator Program
2021-present (ongoing)
Past Events
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 