Rehearsals:
The rehearsal schedule has followed this successful format:
·Mondays at 7:30 to 9:30 with a break.
·The first rehearsal begins on the first Monday after Labor Day for the first concert of the season before year end.
·The rehearsals begin on the first Monday after Martin Luther King Day for the second concert of the season in the spring.
·The rehearsals this fall resume at the First Church of Christ, 12 South Main St., West Hartford, CT 06107 in the Choral Room on Floor 2.
---A note of reminder to participants: promptness at rehearsals and for the performances is important.
Concerts:
·The first concert of this year was our 100th Anniversary concert on Friday evening, November 30, 2007.
·The second concert of the year in the spring will return to its usual Sunday format, date to be determined.
---The concert venue for our 100th Anniversary Celebration was at the Wallace Stevens Theatre auditorium in The Hartford(Insurance Company), at 690 Asylum Street in Hartford.
Fred C. North II (BA), is descended from an old central CT family. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1962-1966. He was active in the 50 voice UNC Varsity Men's Glee Club. At the end of his senior year they toured Europe, winning a prize in international competition.
Since then, Fred has directed and/or accompanied a variety of church choirs. He has also been a singing member of several vocal ensembles. He recently stepped down as Director of Music Ministries at the First Church of Christ in Simsbury but is continuing to help at area churches while being an active realtor.
Fred and his wife Carol recently moved from Virginia. They have purchased Northington House, his grandparents home, fulfilling their dream of returning the estate to the North family. They operate an Antique Shop on Main St. in New Britain.
About Our Assistant Director/Accompanist...
NOTE: Former Assistant Director/Accompanist, Ethan Nash will accompany the chorus for the 100th Anniversary Concert.
Colin Britt, hailing from Maine, is in his senior year at the Hartt School of Music, where he studies Music Composition and Conducting. He also takes piano lessons, sings with the Hartt Chamber Singers, and accompanies for voice lessons and master classes in the music theatre division.
He is the musical director for the University of Hartford's a capella group, "L'shir," and the accompanist for the Canticum division of the CT Children's Chorus. Colin has also been active in musical theatre for most of his life. Recently, he has also tried his hand out at musical direction, doing several musical theatre productions and a full concert performance of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana."
After graduating, Colin hopes to pursue a Master's in Orchestral Conducting, while continuing to be active in the theatre.
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