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1. Chorus contact information

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Street address:	531 Danbury Road
City, State, Zip:	- Select -CTMAMENHRIVT
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2. Chorus description

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Age of singers:	Adults Children
Gender of singers:	Women/girls Men/boys
Auditions required?	Yes No
Commercial recordings?	Yes No
Chorus description:	The Festival Chorus is a 40-voice choir open to experienced singers without audition. The chorus performs a spring and fall concert and a traditional Christmas concert with the Jubilate Ringers handbell choir. The repertoire is both enriching and artistically challenging and includes major choral works and themed selections. The Festival Chorus is one of Music on the Hill's four performing ensembles. (The others are the Summer Chorus, the professional-level Chamber Chorus, and the Jubilate Ringers handbell choir.) All ensembles are project-based: participants join for one 4 - 6 week rehearsal/concert cycle at a time. Each project is a focused, time-limited commitment. Participants may join for one project or for many, as they choose. Each ensemble is comprised of both new and returning singers/ringers, and new participants are always welcome. The Festival Chorus has performed the Poulenc <i>Gloria</i> and Handel's <i>Israel in Egypt</i>. In 2016, they premiered a new work by artistic director Ellen Dickinson, "Threads of Light: A Tapestry of African-American Spirituals in Three Movements -- Hope, Journey, Glory," composed for chorus with soloists, handbells, upright bass, and trumpet. Themed concerts have included "Luck o' the Irish" and "Songs of Thanksgiving." To receive notice of upcoming rehearsals and concerts, subscribe to the mailing list by visiting the website.

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3. Chorus administration

Tax-exempt 501(c)(3)?	Yes No
Professional chorus?	Yes No
Dues required from singers?	Yes No
Paid staff (admin., exec. dir.)?	Yes No

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4. Feedback

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