Crescendo's first concert was performed not by local musicians but by a European group, the Badura-Skoda Trio, which performed chamber music at a benefit concert at Weatherstone, a private residence in nearby Sharon, CT.

The lectures were:  A brief history of vocal music with examples of opera, lied, and oratorio; Sacred choral music in the Renaissance; the oratorio and cantata in the Baroque era; Mass composition until the Classical era; Antiphonal vocal music - an introduction; Antiphonal vocal music - Claudio Monteverdi and the Venetian School; Antiphonal vocal music - Heinrich Schütz and the German school.

The workshops:  Introduction to vocal technique; Music theory crash course; Score reading for the choir singer; Sight reading and rhythm; Vocal techniques; Sight reading melody, harmony and counterpoint.

On October 19, 2003, Crescendo sponsored its first concert, the music of the Badura-Skoda Trio, with Paul Badura-Skoda, piano, Martin Kofler, flute, and Michael Carrera, violincello, at Weatherstone, a private estate in Sharon, CT.  The program consisted of chamber music selected from the works of Hayden, Schubert, and Martinu.

A month later, the Crescendo Baroque Ensemble made a double-headed debut.  On March 27 they both conducted a workshop at the Congregational Church in Salisbury for experienced players in chamber music performance.  Later the same day, they presented a concert of chamber music of the French, Italian and German Baroque, on both period and modern instruments at Trinity Lime Rock.  The program consisted of sonatas, suites, trios and quartettes of music by Graun, Boismortier, Vivaldi, Corelli, Quantz, Rameau, Sammartini, and Telemann.  Ensemble members for these activities included Rodrigo Tarraza (traverso), Judith Dansker (oboe), Reinmar Seidler (cello), and Christine Gevert (harpsichord).

The years concluded with performances on November 13 and 14, at Trinity Lime Rock and the Church of Christ, Congregational, in Norfolk of renaissance and Baroque antiphonal music for choir: Magnificats and Dixit by Gabrieli, Schütz, Kindermann, and Vivaldi.  This concert marked the debut of the Crescendo Chorus, who teamed with the Choir of the Norfolk Congregational Church (with Elizabeth Allyn as conductor and organist), the Fanfare Brass Ensemble, with Christine Gevert as conductor, harpsichordist, and organist.  This concert was co-sponsored by the Keleman Fund.

Christine Gevert lectured on Bach's motets in August at Trinity Lime Rock.  The following day, the Crescendo Vocal Ensemble, with Christine Gevert conducting and playing the harpsichord, presented "Crescendo Sings at Music Mountain Summer Festival" -- motets by Johann Sebastian Bach and works for harpsichord by Johann Jakob Froberger -- in Gordon Hall at Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT.  Later that month, at a benefit concert at a private residence in Millerton, NY, the Crescendo Baroque Ensemble presented "Al Fresco" - baroque music for countertenor, oboe, and harpsichord - with arias, cantatas, and trio sonatas by J. S. Bach, Brevi, Capricornus, and Handel.  For this performance, the Baroque Ensemble included Randy Orzano (countertenor), Judith Dansker (oboe), and Christine Gevert (harpsichord).

In October, Christine Gevert presented a master class for harpsichord at Trinity Lime Rock, followed the next day by a concert, again at Trinity, by the Crescendo Baroque Ensemble entitled "Dolce Pur d'Amor l'Affano" (The Sweet Agony of Love), consisting of treasures of the early and late Baroque: arias, cantatas and sonatas from Brevi to Handel and Bach.  The Baroque Ensemble for this performance included Randy Orzano (countertenor), Lisa Rautenberg (violin), Judith Dansker (oboe), and Christine Gevert (harpsichord).

Two lectures by Christine Gevert for the Taconic Learning Center and held at Trinity Lime Rock came next.  The first was on Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, and the second was on Dave Brubeck's jazz Mass "To Hope - A Celebration." 

The year ended with concerts at Trinity Lime Rock and at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford by the Crescendo Chorus and soloists, with organ and jazz ensemble, conducted by Christine Gevert.  The program included choral masterworks of sacred Baroque and jazz, including excertps from Vivaldi's Gloria, J. S. Bach/s Cantata BWV 147, and Dave Brubeck's jazz Mass "To Hope - a Celebration."

On March 25th and 26th, the Crescendo Chorus and soloists, with organ, brass, hand bells, and jazz ensemble, and conducted by Christine Gevert, presented Dave Brubeck's complete jazz Mass "To Hope - A Celebration" at Trinity Lime Rock and at St. James Church in Great Barrington.

The summer activities included a series of eight workshops, held at Trinity Lime Rock and conducted by Christine Gevert, for members of the Crescendo Vocal Ensemble -- all advanced singers -- addressing Renaissance, early Baroque, and 20th century repertoire.  Additionally, the Crescendo Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Christine Gevert, who also played harpsichord, performed at a benefit concert at a private residence in Lakeville.  The program, called "Bravura Baroque by the Lake (Al Lago!)" included works by Banchieri, Luzzaschi, Kuhnau, and others.

The final event of 2006 was the concert at Trinity Lime Rock and at St. James in Great Barrington of Frank Martin's "Mass for Double Chorus" and Ariel Ramirez' "Missa Criolla".  The Crescendo Chorus, soloists, and the Altiplanic ensemble "Alturas Duo", with guests, were conducted by Christine Gevert.