Sir John Rutter’s Christmas
Sir John Rutter
In celebration of Sir John Rutter’s 80th birthday, Con Brio wil present Sir John Rutter’s Christmas. In the words of the New York Times, “John Rutter is the composer who owns Christmas”
Con Brio’s Christmas Concerts with the Con Brio Festival Orchestra, and Con Brio Chorus, will be conducted by Dr. Chris Shepard, Con Brio’s incoming Music Director. The guest soprano soloist is Louise Fauteux.
- Friday December 12, 2025 at 7.00 PM
- Sunday December 14, 2025 at 3.00 PM
Save the date! Tickets are $40 or $15 for students. Patrons are advised to purchase tickets early, as concerts sell out. The performance runs for about 2 hours, including intermission.
The concerts will feature the Rutter Magnifcat, and many of Sir John’s best-loved carols, as well as traditional carol arrangements. This will include carols with audience participation.
PROGRAM
Fanfare: A Christmas Overture
Magnificat, with Louise Fauteux, soprano
INTERMISSION
Carols Set I
Christmas Night
Shepherd’s pipe carol
Nativity carol
The Twelve days of Christmas (with audience)
Fancies, with Louise Fauteux, soprano
Fancies is a cycle of six brief choral settings, created around whimsical themes and based on text from poets such as Shakespeare, Thomas Campion (1567–1620), Edward Lear (1812–1888) and others.
Carols Set II
Candlelight Carol
What Sweeter Music
Joy to the World (with audience)
ANNOUNCING A NEW CONCERT VENUE
Con Brio has had the distinct privilege to perform at Christ the King Church for the last 19 years and is enormously grateful for all the support received. We shall be very sad to leave, but it is now time to move to a larger venue to accommodate our growing number of singers, as well as space for larger orchestras. Also, Con Brio’s concerts have been consistantly selling out, so we wish to offer additional seating to satisfy our loyal Patrons.
Valley Regional High School’s beautiful auditorium fulfills all these needs. It offers over 580 very comfortable theater-style seats, unobstructed sight-lines, stage lighting, good acoustics, a large lobby and extensive on-campus parking. VRHS is compliant with all ADA requirements. Many Patrons will already be familiar with the auditorium, which has been home to the popular Essex Winter Series concerts for many years.
Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River, CT 06417. The school is conveniently located with easy access from Routes 9, 80 and 154, and just a few miles north of I-95/Rt 9 junction. Link to Google Maps