Canticum Novum is a professional chamber choir dedicated to preserving and sharing the beauty of sacred music that has echoed through churches and cathedrals for centuries.

Established in 2024, this ensemble is composed of professional singers who serve as musicians in parishes and cathedrals throughout Connecticut, many of whom have been friends and colleagues for decades.

Through their performances, Canticum Novum seeks to bring this timeless music to life, connecting the voices of the past with audiences today.

MEREDITH NEUMANN is Director of Choirs at Eastern Connecticut State University, where she conducts the Concert Choir and Chamber Choir. She is also the director of Canticum Novum, a professional choral ensemble specializing in sacred music, and a founding member of Ensemble Raffaella, dedicated to performing early music by women composers.

Meredith is the Director of Music at the Unitarian Society of Hartford. Previously, she served as Choirmaster of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, where she conducted the Schola Cantorum, and as Director of the Connecticut Children’s Chorus and Hartt Camerata at the University of Hartford. The daughter of a church organist, she has a lifetime of involvement in music ministry, and has worked in programs throughout the state including St. James Episcopal Church in Farmington and St. Patrick St. Anthony Church in Hartford. A sought-after clinician and festival conductor, her ensembles are known for their innovative programming and passionate music-making.

Meredith is currently completing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of Connecticut, where she has conducted the UConn Glee Club and UConntabile Choir. A Connecticut native, she holds an MMEd from The Hartt School and has a decade of experience teaching in both public and private schools. In addition to her teaching and conducting appointments, she remains an active performer in the Greater Hartford region. Outside of music Meredith loves to learn new things, and will talk about ballet, 18th century fashion, the enneagram, and the diary of Samuel Pepys to anyone who will listen!