The Gaithersburg Chorus is pleased to present its winter concert directed by
Hugh Harvey, III with organ and piano accompaniment by MaryLu Hartsell. In
celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, the
chorus will perform Britten’s beloved Ceremony of Carols (1942) with
harpist Monika Vasey and the jubilant festival cantata Rejoice in the
Lamb (1943).
On Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, performances will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 9000 Warfield Road in Gaithersburg starting at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday, December 10 performance will be held at the Rosborough Cultural Arts Center Theater at Asbury Methodist Village, 409 Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg starting at 7 p.m.
Admission is free, and donations are gratefully accepted. This program is presented by the City of Gaithersburg Cultural Arts Advisory Committee and supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The Gaithersburg Chorus requires no audition to join and is open to anyone high school aged or older. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. September through June. Two annual concerts are presented, with the Chorus performing at various special events throughout the year. For more information please contact Suzanne Takahashi at 301-258-6394 or stakahashi@gaithersburgmd.gov.
Source:
http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/poi/default.asp?POI_ID=309&TOC=307;309;&id=6483
On Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, performances will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 9000 Warfield Road in Gaithersburg starting at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday, December 10 performance will be held at the Rosborough Cultural Arts Center Theater at Asbury Methodist Village, 409 Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg starting at 7 p.m.
Admission is free, and donations are gratefully accepted. This program is presented by the City of Gaithersburg Cultural Arts Advisory Committee and supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The Gaithersburg Chorus requires no audition to join and is open to anyone high school aged or older. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. September through June. Two annual concerts are presented, with the Chorus performing at various special events throughout the year. For more information please contact Suzanne Takahashi at 301-258-6394 or stakahashi@gaithersburgmd.gov.
Source:
http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/poi/default.asp?POI_ID=309&TOC=307;309;&id=6483
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