Amazingly enough, the Lexington Singers, one of the oldest continuously performing independent community choral groups in the nation, are now entering their 51st season. While the group has performed at acclaimed venues around the world,
from St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican to the Carnegie Hall in New York City, their upcoming season provides plenty of opportunity to experience the Lexington Singers on their home turf.
Kentucky Songscapes
8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, Singletary Center for the Arts
Famed Kentucky photographer James Archambeault collaborates with The Lexington Singers to produce Kentucky Songscapes, an innovative musical and photographic montage reflecting the rich heritage of the Bluegrass. This marriage of song and projected images will be a once-and-never-again presentation not to be missed.
Holiday Concert
8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, 2009; Singletary Center for the Arts.
Sometimes breaking new ground means finding new richness in a familiar favorite. The Lexington Singers join the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra to rediscover the beautiful Baroque heart of Handel's "Messiah."
Spring Concert
7:30 p.m.,Friday, April 23, 2010, Singletary Center for the Arts
Even the world's most accomplished choirs fear to take on Berlioz' monumental "Requiem." The demanding score calls for a massive orchestra and the most highly seasoned chorus. As far as the Lexington Singers know, it has never been performed anywhere in Kentucky before now. The group joins forces with the celebrated UK Choirs and UK Symphony to stage this once-in-a-lifetime concert.
The Festival of Choirs
Date, time and place TBA
In 2002, the Lexington Singers broke new ground by inviting the area's best gospel and spiritual choirs to join them for the first Festival of Choirs. It has since grown to become a celebration of racial and cultural harmony in two glorious hours of rafter-raising song. And, just as every year since the first, admission is free.