NVCC Choir to honor soldiers, veterans Nov. 4

‘Comfort and Strength’ performance will feature Handel and Bach

WATERBURY (Oct. 11, 2006) — The Naugatuck Valley Community College Choir will celebrate the contributions of our soldiers and veterans in “Comfort and Strength,” a performance Saturday, Nov. 4, in Waterbury.

The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Saints Peter & Paul Church, 67 Southmayd Road, Waterbury. Admission is free, but a suggested $10 donation will be accepted at the door to help support NVCC music programs.

A baroque orchestra will accompany the choir and the program will feature “Chandos Anthem, As Longs the Hart for Flowing Streams” by George Frideric Handel, as well as “Cantata 80, Ein Feste Burg” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

“As Longs the Hart for Flowing Streams” was one of Handel’s lifelong favorites and he re-used the themes and movements in other works. Bach’s “Cantata 80” has a long history of use in military, political and theological arenas.

Members of the NVCC Choir include both music students, as well as highly talented local residents who make music an integral part of their lives. As a result, choir members range in age from 18 to 70.

NVCC serves 35 communities across western Connecticut from Litchfield to Waterbury to Seymour to Southbury and Danbury. Its 110-acre campus is located off exit 18 on Interstate 84.

For information about “Comfort and Strength,” call (203) 575-8049.