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CANDLELIGHT CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2025
Peter S. Berton
Founding Executive Director
[email protected]
NEWPORT, RI –
On Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at St. George’s School Chapel, the Choir School
of Newport County, St. George’s School Advanced Vocal Ensemble, members of Trinity Church
Choir Newport with orchestra and guest soloists present a CANDLELIGHT CONCERT OF
REMEMBRANCE. Included are John Rutter’s Requiem (on the observance of composer Sir John
Rutter’s 80th birthday), with works by Nadia Boulanger, Ola Gjeilo, Ned Rorem, Douglas Guest,
C. V. Stanford, Philippe Rombi, the Navy Hymn, Parry’s Jerusalem, and a setting by Peter
Berton of “You Who are Passing By”, a text carved in the St. George’s Memorial Schoolhouse
Hallway, which honors the memory of fifteen St. George’s students and a teacher killed in
World War I.
The costs of the concert have been generously underwritten by an anonymous individual,
allowing all voluntary admission donations to directly benefit international humanitarian aid
(especially war relief) coordinated through Episcopal Relief and Development. A reception
follows in the concert in the Memorial Schoolhouse.
The Choir School was founded in 2014 to form lives of character and service through
the joy and discipline of intergenerational choral music. Choristers are paid for their
work, and receive opportunities to sing in the community, attend a summer camp, and
travel (England in 2018, Argentina in summer 2024). Recent performance highlights are
Messiah at the Mansion (at Rosecliff, 2021, 2022, and 2023), Newport Folk Festival
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Earth Day concerts, and annual Concerts of Remembrance
that raise money for humanitarian aid in the US and abroad.
For further information: www.choirschoolri.org.
Event Details
EVENT: CANDLELIGHT CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE
DATE: Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: St. George’s School Chapel, 372 Purgatory Rd., Middletown RI 02842
WHO: The Professional Choristers of The Choir School of Newport County, St.
George’s School Advanced Vocal Ensemble, members of Trinity Church Choir,
Newport, guest soloists and orchestra
WHAT IT IS: concert honoring Veterans and those who gave their lives in war
ADMISSION: Free. No admission charge or tickets. A free will collection will be made,
to benefit International Humanitarian Aid through Episcopal Relief and Development.
CONTACT: Peter S. Berton, Founding Executive Director, [email protected]
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3335797-0
