This is the web page of the Summer Chorus of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
Do you like to sing with others? Come to Unitarian Church in Fall River, 309 North Main Street, Fall River, on Mondays starting June 4, 2012, at 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. to sing with the Summer Chorus. All voices are welcome, no auditions necessary. We will sing for a 10 week session, ending with concerts on Thursday, August 9th (St Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church, Little Compton) and Friday, August 10th (St. Michael’s Parish House, Bristol.) The music will be a varied collection of choral music including madrigals, pop tunes, Broadway songs, and calypso numbers. The selections will be (subject to change):
Carl Strommen: One More Song
Vecchi: Fa Una Canzona
diLasso: Oh Eyes of My Beloved
Arthur Sullivan: The Long Day Closes
Arr. JJ Niles: The Lass from the Low Countree
Kim Oler et al: Blue Green Hills of Earth
Flanders and Swann: Ill Wind
Frederick Bridge: The Goslings
Ashman/Menken: Under the Sea
Mike Love et al: Kokomo
arr. Ed Lojeski: Island in the Sun
Ahrens/Flaherty: Medley from Once on This Island
Weiss/arr. Jeff Funk: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Our music director is Beth Armstrong. Beth is on the music faculty at Roger Williams University and is music director of both the Chorus of East Providence and the Greater Tiverton Community Chorus.
The fee for the season is $60 ($30 for students), payable by check to the Summer Chorus, which includes all music and a rehearsal audio CD. If you are not sure – try us out for 2 sessions before paying the fee.
Phone: (401) 253-7987
Email: mail@summerchorus.org