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NVC is an SATB non-auditioned community chorus that rehearses in Acton on Monday evenings. Currently, the Chorale has about 80 members, who come from towns in the heart of the Nashoba Valley as well as all over the metro-west area of Boston and southern New Hampshire. We perform serious (but not necessarily solemn!) music of all styles and periods under the artistic leadership of Director Anne Watson Born. Our repertoire includes works from Bach and Beethoven to Brahms and Britten; from Vivaldi to Verdi to Vaughan Williams – as well as English madrigals, French chansons, African American spirituals, and a few jazz standards for an occasional change of pace! We present two-four major programs each year, in November, December, sometimes February and April or May, and we love to reach out to our community by participating in local community events and choral festivals. In 2007, NVC participated in the Jamestown 400th Anniversary Concert in Virginia, and we hope to travel and perform again in the near future. We love making great music together – plus we have fun and we laugh a lot! We are always looking for new members who share our enthusiasm come meet us and our terrific conductor, Anne Watson Born!

Nashoba Valley Chorale

Anne Watson Born, Music Director

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The Acton Community Chorus (ACC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing beautiful choral music to area communities since 1984. We have singers from Acton, Chelmsford, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlboro, Maynard, Stow, Westford and other nearby towns. Our mission is to foster, encourage, and engage in community singing activities for the public benefit and to enrich the cultural, educational and civic life of Acton and surrounding communities. Come join us! ACC, a nonprofit organization, is supported in part by grants from the Acton-Boxborough, Concord, Harvard, and Littleton Cultural Councils which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Acton Community Chorus

Lisa Cooper, Director

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Shir Joy Chorus is a Jewish community chorus comprised of members from all over Central Massachusetts. Weekly rehearsals and two annual concerts are held at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough, MA. The chorus is open to anyone age 16 and older, regardless of ethnicity or religious background, who enjoys singing and is interested in learning and performing Jewish music. New members are always welcome, and no audition is required. We study various musical styles, from the 16th century to contemporary music. We sing rounds and part songs, some a cappella (unaccompanied), some with piano or other instruments, using a variety of languages such as English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino, in many different tonalities and scale systems. Shir Joy Chorus of Massachusetts (SJCM) is an independent nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.

Shir Joy Chorus

Nan AK Gibbons, Director

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The Greater Gardner Community Choir is a non-auditioned mixed choir open to teens and adults of all backgrounds and abilities from Gardner, MA and surrounding communities. We sing varied programs of secular, sacred and popular accompanied choral music, and our auditioned Chamber Singers perform an array of a cappella works. There are two performance semesters (September – December; January – May). The GGCC rehearses every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30pm at Bethany Baptist Church in Gardner, MA.

Greater Gardner Community Choir

Diane Cushing, Music Director

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Founded in 1976, The Master Singers of Worcester, Inc. (MSW) has distinguished itself through consistent, high quality presentations of a wide range of great choral music spanning several centuries. Our repertoire includes not only more familiar masterworks, but also lesser known sacred and secular choral works as well as many first performances and area premieres of works by contemporary composers. We are a self-supporting, non-profit, volunteer-administered and professionally directed community chorus for men and women from young adult to senior. MSW performs three to four concerts annually. The chorus numbers approximately 40 members from Worcester and surrounding communities as well as the newly formed Manchester, CT chapter. Edward Tyler has directed the chorus since the fall of 2017. The Master Singers of Worcester invite all interested singers to join our chorus. Weekly rehearsals are held from 7 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday Evenings at the Manchester High School in Manchester, CT or Wednesday evenings at the Salem Covenant Church in Worcester, MA for the convenience of our singers, who may choose to attend either one. Members pay annual dues, purchase their own music, and are expected to volunteer their time in serving various organizational needs. We welcome talented high school, college and graduate school students for internships. Financial aid is available to qualified singers. Prospective new members are encouraged to attend the first few rehearsals for each concert, which are always open to the public to give interested singers a chance to check us out. Auditions are not required, but some sight-reading skill is recommended. Rehearsals are held on: Tuesdays at Manchester HS (134 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT) Wednesdays at Salem Covenant Church (215 E Mountain Street, Worcester, MA). All rehearsals 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Master Singers Of Worcester

Ed Tyler, Artistic Director

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Westford Chorus is a SATB non-auditioned community chorus under the leadership of Director Jim Barkovic. We rehearse Tuesday evenings at 7:15 at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford Center. Audition solo parts are available depending on the program. Currently the chorus has about 40 members, who come from Westford, Chelmsford, Littleton, Groton, Lowell, Billerica, and Tyngsborough. Since its founding in 1983, the Westford Chorus has transcended the bounds of a community chorus by performing diverse and challenging works, including Mozart Requiem, Renaissance polyphony, P.D.Q. Bach, Carl Orff Carmina Burana, as well as costumed productions o f Gilbert and Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance, Mozart The Marriage of Figaro, and Bizet Carmen. We present two major performances each year, in January and April. We also participate in community outreach programs such as singing at area nursing homes.

Westford Chorus

Jim Barkovic, Music Director

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The Sounds of Stow Chorus is an all-volunteer, open group. Auditions are not required. Principles of good singing and musicianship are realized through rehearsals that are challenging and fun. The Sounds of Stow Orchestra consists of talented local musicians who enjoy playing a diverse repertoire of classics. For over 30 years, under the dedicated leadership of pianist Ernest Goldman and Artistic Director Barbara Jones, the chorus and orchestra have brought quality music spanning many centuries to the community. From humble beginnings, appearing at Stow’s Springfest celebration, the chorus has grown and developed into one of the most respected choral groups in the area, presenting three concerts a year. The Chorus is joined by the full orchestra for fall and winter concerts. The traditional Stow Springfest concert features the Chorus and other area musicians in a celebration of community with lighter works. In recognition of the increasing role played by the musicians of the orchestra, the group incorporated in 1992, becoming the Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra. A complete listing of previous concerts is given on the Sounds of Stow website.

Sounds Of Stow Chorus & Orchestra

Barbara Jones, Artistic Director

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Salisbury Singers is a mixed chorus of more than 80 singers under the dynamic leadership of Music Director Bradford T. Dumont. The chorus is dedicated to the enhancement of cultural life in Worcester and Central Massachusetts as well as the musical growth of its individual members. Salisbury Singers achieves these objectives through professional quality performances of acappella and accompanied choral repertoire drawn from diverse traditions and styles. Recent performances have included Haydn The Creation, Brahms Requiem, Rachmaninoff The All-Night Vigil, Ramirez Misa Criolla, Faure Requiem, Walker New England Journey and Mozart Requiem. Salisbury Singers, Inc. was founded in 1973 by the late Malama Robbins Collinsworth to foster the highest standards of the musical arts.

Salisbury Singers

Reagan Paras, Music Director

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Assabet Valley Mastersingers, in performance since May of 1978, enjoys presenting new and less familiar music in addition to the celebrated masters. Well over 80 different composers have been represented on concert programs, including three commission projects and several New England premieres. This commitment to performance excellence and innovative programming is securely guided by Artistic Director and Founder, Dr. Robert P. Eaton. Three major concerts each year are scheduled for November, March, and May, in addition to the annual “Messiah” Sing in December with audience participation. In each case professional vocal soloists and instrumentalists are engaged, whether required accompaniment demands organ, pianos, or orchestra of any size. Monday rehearsals are held each season beginning one week before Labor Day until mid-May–from 7:30 to 9:45 PM. The audition process is principally for voice placement, scheduled after potential members have experienced 1 to 3 open rehearsals. Membership in AVM is diverse in level of training, age (from 20 to over 70), and also geographically (generally representing about 20 towns). Members purchase their own music, pay an annual dues fee, and participate in a fall fund drive to obtain advertisers and sponsors to support the operating budget. The rehearsal site is St. Rose of Lima Parish, 244 West Main Street, Northborough, MA. An Apprentice Singers Program is open to high school choral students throughout the region. Selection is made by recommendation of High School Choral Directors and successful audition with AVM’s Artistic Director Robert Eaton. These students participate as full members of the chorus at no cost to them and are provided exciting educational performance opportunities. To apply contact info@avmsingers.org. A small ensemble selected from the Mastersingers, Assabet Valley Chambersingers performs varied programs of unaccompanied madrigals and motets, Broadway show tunes, vocal Jazz standards, and seasonal music. In addition to numerous civic organizations, Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, First Night Worcester, and Nashoba Valley Winery have frequently been sites of these Chambersingers concerts. In many cases funding may be obtained through Local Arts Councils.

Assabet Valley Mastersingers

Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director

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