America at 250: The Journey to Freedom
The Rochester Oratorio Society invites choral singers from across the region to gather for the main event of our 2026 Arts Connexions Festival – a massed choir concert showcasing American choral traditions.
Join us as we lift our voices to a shared future of freedom.
Performance
America at 250: The Journey to Freedom
Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM
Christ Clarion Church
Pittsford, NY
Program
Billings: Be Glad Then, America
Paulus: Hymn for America
Thompson: The Testament of Freedom
Wilhousky: Battle Hymn of the Republic
This performance will also feature Resonanz performing We Are On Native Land by Brent Michael Davids and a new composition by Daryl Smith, setting text by Writers and Books poetry competition winner Bronwyn Capps of RCSD School of the Arts for the poem titled “Freedom.”
Rehearsals
Monday, June 22, 2026, 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM, Rochester Academy of Medicine
Friday, June 26, 2026, 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM, Christ Clarion Church
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Christ Clarion Church
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 2:15 PM call for touch-up rehearsal, Christ Clarion Church
