The
longfellow
chorus



PORTLAND, MAINE, USA



A 210th Birthday comes only once.

​Why not really celebrate?





The
Longfellow
Chorus



PORTLAND, MAINE, USA



The Corporation shall organize and maintain a chorus to perform and record vocal and choral settings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poetry, written from 1840 to the present, shall inspire and commission new vocal and choral settings of Longfellow's poetry, and shall perform choral music of the Romantic and immediate post-Romantic eras, ca. 1825-1920.





"Absolutely thrilling!"



"The Longfellow settings were expertly and sensitively honed, with heart-warming dedication and masterful musical insight."



"I believe Longfellow would have been moved to tears of wonder and amazement at the harvest of beauty."



"an incredible, outstanding and moving program."



"Longfellow was floating around the ceiling to hear his words, given Elgar's King Olaf 'reading.' "



"Fabulous production!"



"the synergy of the chorus with the orchestra and the AMAZING soloists and dancers was truly wonderful."



"YOU HAVE AN AMAZING GROUP OF TALENTED AND DEDICATED MUSICIANS."



"That was a HUGE concert. My being is the more fully alive for its resonance."



"Spectacular, Educating, informative, moving, powerful!"



"Wonderfully and exceptionally done!"



"Absolutely brilliant programming."



"It made my eyes water and my spine tingle."



"Absolutely remarkable performances!"



"A well-crafted musical documentary celebrating diversity, history and music driven by inspirational film-making."



"This fine film is touching, informative, and inspiring."



"Wonderful performance of a major score wrongfully side-barred by history."



"A gorgeous score, enthusiastically realised by the Longfellow Chorus."



"Authentic Americana at its best."



"Captivating . . . melodious!"



"a beautiful tribute to a composer who deserves universal and renewed attention and respect. Gorgeous performances!"



"Wonderfully and exceptionally done!"



"Orchestra, soloists and chorus united to provide what can only be termed a definitive performance of a little-known masterpiece."



"The concert 'Music from the Gilded Age' was fabulous! "



"The music was superb The Longfellow Orchestra simply outstanding."



"The Longfellow Chorus has done miracles."


Charles Kaufm,ann,
artistic director


  • Home
  • Watch: Evangeline, or The Belle of Acadia
  • Listen: Evangeline, or The Belle of Acadia Radio Broadcast
  • Watch: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and His Music in America, 1900–1912
  • Listen: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha (complete, in four parts) Radio Broadcast
  • Listen: Edward Elgar: Scenes from The Saga of King Olaf
  • Listen: Arthur Sullivan: The Golden Legend Radio Broadcast
  • Watch: Theatre Music from Gilded-Age Boston: Charles Koppitz, Edward E. Rice and George Wiegand
  • Listen: Theatre Music from Gilded-Age Boston Radio Broadcast
  • Listen: The Best of The Longfellow Chorus Radio Broadcast
  • Listen: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Radio Broadcast: Keep me from sinkin' down, Violin Concerto in G-Minor, Bamboula Rhapsodic Dance
  • Watch/Listen: Franz Liszt: The Bells of Strasbourg
  • Watch: Arve Tellefsen in Ole Bull's Fairy Tale
  • Watch: Frances Walker: A Miraculous Journey: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  • Listen: Rachel Barton Pine Plays Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Gipsy Song and Gipsy Dance, Opus 20, Nos. 2 and 3, 1898
  • Register for the 2018 Longfellow February Frostbite 2.5K Road Race
  • Charles Kaufmann, Artistic Director

Gallery





Edward Elgar: Scenes from The Saga of King Olaf



Arve Tellefsen plays music by Ole Bull



Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and His Music in America, 1900–1912



Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha.



Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha.



Music from The Gilded Age



Evangeline, or The Belle of Acadia



Evangeline, or The Belle of Acadia



THE
LONGFELLOW
CHORUS





207-232-8920 / PORTLAND, MAINE , USA


director@longfellowchorus.com

Portland, Maine, USA



The Longfellow Chorus