Brattleboro Women's Chorus Seeks New Singers for Spring Session

The Brattleboro Women's Chorus is seeking new singers to join us for our exciting spring session, honoring and featuring songs created by African Americans. On Mother's Day at the Latchis Theatre, we will offer a concert of thanks and appreciation for all the richness given to us by the composers, named and unnamed, with African roots. Our music this spring includes songs by Ysaye Barnwell, Bobby McFerrin, Melanie Demore, Rollo Dilworth, and Stevie Wonder. Local artist Samirah Evans will be our featured soloist as well.

We will kick off the season with an extended first rehearsal on Saturday, January 20 from 1 – 5 pm at the Brattleboro Music Center, where Director Becky Graber will introduce some of the songs we'll sing in the spring. After this introductory weekend, registered singers will have access to recordings to listen to until weekly rehearsals begin.

Weekly rehearsals for the "concert singers" will be held in West Brattleboro on Thursday evenings (6:30 – 8:30) beginning February 29th. We will also offer a "relaxed singing" chorus on Thursday mornings from 10 am – noon at the Brattleboro Music Center for those who want to continue to sing together without the pressure of working between sessions, and without an attendance requirement. We will sing some (but not all) of the same songs as the evening session, and morning singers will be able to sing in the concert on some songs, if they choose to.

To put our repertoire into some historical context, we will also welcome Dr. Kathy Bullock to lead a virtual workshop called Singing in the Spirit: The African American Sacred Music Tradition. This workshop will take place on Zoom on Thursday, January 18 at 7 pm. This event is open to the public and registration is required by January 18: BrattleboroWomensChorus.org/workshops.

Registration is required by January 19 to join the Chorus. Financial assistance is available. For more information and to register, visit: BrattleboroWomensChorus.org/join-us.

Event Info

Nov 16, 2024, 10:30 to 11:30 AM

Nov 17, 2024, 2 to 4 PM

Nov 17, 2024, 4 PM