On May 17th the OP Singers present a stunning new work by Nicholas Rocha, Abyssopelagic: A Choral Odyssey. The concert also includes works by Samuel Barber and Felix Mendelssohn. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door or from Eventbrite.
Abyssopelagic: behind the enigmatic title and entrancing image there is a world of song, in eight movements, that exceeds all expectations we brought to this project. Deep, sad, joyous, fantastical, the music and poetry plumb the depth of human passions and experience, and the musical styles span centuries in writing that is complex and yet so singable and memorable that the echoes of the melodies haunt quiet moments. Don't miss this!
Click here to read an interview with the composer.
Abyssopelagic: behind the enigmatic title and entrancing image there is a world of song, in eight movements, that exceeds all expectations we brought to this project. Deep, sad, joyous, fantastical, the music and poetry plumb the depth of human passions and experience, and the musical styles span centuries in writing that is complex and yet so singable and memorable that the echoes of the melodies haunt quiet moments. Don't miss this!
Click here to read an interview with the composer.
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Oure Pleasure Singers began in 1983 as a small (8-member) group specializing in madrigal singing, and taking its name from a line in Thomas Morley's Sing We and Chant It: "Now is best leisure to take oure pleasure." Now an ensemble of approximately 20 singers from Attleboro, Providence, and surrounding communities, OP performs an eclectic variety of music, ranging from plainchant to jazz, and embracing both the sacred and the secular.
We rehearse on Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00 pm in downtown Attleboro, MA, 5 minutes by car from I-95 and a short walk (one half mile) from the Attleboro MBTA commuter rail station. Our season typically runs from September through May. You can listen to us on this website, or watch us on Season 4 of WGBH TV's Sing That Thing! (OP appears in episodes 5 & 7).
Oure Pleasure Singers is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
