Streaming forth from all nations, music is a ray of hope for peace. This language of the heart inspires unity as it brings people together. Through music we connect culturally, sharing creativity and skill to evoke beauty in sound that reaches into the soul.

The Celts eagerly embraced a blending of cultural traditions in their music and expression of faith. They migrated across Europe from the Eastern deserts, gathering customs and assimilating them into their own style and practice. Then, returning to the European continent, to Russia and even North America on missions and pilgrimages, they left their Celtic "imprint" on people in many lands.

Indeed, it is a fusion of cultural influences that makes the Celtic idiom so unique and provides inspiration for this program entitled Kindling the Fire. Through chant, celebrated choral works and hymns based on folksongs, CitySingers of Hartford, will journey through music of the British Isles, France, Eastern Europe and Russia – music illuminated by the fire of its Celtic origins. Together with The Wild Notes, a multicultural instrumental ensemble, CitySingers will seek to kindle the flame of kinship that is nurtured through the gift of music.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2006
TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL • 7:30 PM
300 Summit St., Hartford • (860) 987-6210

Voluntary Offering

SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL • 4:00 PM
300 Summit St., Hartford • (860) 987-6210

Voluntary Offering

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2006
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST • 4:00 PM
107 Palisado Avenue, Windsor • (860) 688-7229

Tickets: $10 – General / $8 – Seniors & Students
Free for children under 12 accompanied by an adult

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2006
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST • 7:30 PM
6 Methodist Hill, Essex • (860) 767-8097

Tickets: $10 – General / $8 – Seniors & Students
Free for children under 12 accompanied by an adult