Join us for our Christmas Season Concert December 7, 2014 7pm
Meadowbrook Church, Redmond, WA
$10.00 suggested donation

Operatunities, Redmond Chorale's Christmas Season Concert Partner

A CHOIR WITH TWO MISSIONS

 

As many of you know, Redmond Chorale is a Community organization. Not only do we provide "excellent achievement and education in choral arts, Redmond Chorale also raises funds for charitable causes in and around Redmond, as members of the choir connect with each other and with the community."

Last spring, nominations were given by Chorale members regarding which organizations we would support for the 2014-15 Concert Season.

 We are pleased to announce that our partner for our December 7th concert is Operatunities!

Here is a little of their story:

Founded	September 2010
	Operatunities – The Story "Operatunities was created by Carla Swedish as an answer to two important questions that arose for Carla on her journeys as a singer and as the daughter of a parent who lived in a retirement and health care community. As a singer, Carla observed that there comes a point when finishing and performing one’s work IS the work. This is why many advanced and professional level singers develop classical recitals or small cabarets of musical theatre material; invite their friends and family; and get themselves up in front of an audience. These recitals and small shows can cost the singer a fair amount of money to put together; and often it is necessarily a one-time performance. While repeated performance of material is yet the next step for an artist’s development and is of great value to the artist; it is not always possible. So, the first question was “where are the venues where a singer can develop at this level of their work, performing for an appreciative audience, without having to ‘pay to perform’?“ Meanwhile, Carla’s Mom, while living in a retirement community, went from independent living to assisted living to skilled nursing; and Carla noticed that the quality and quantity of the artistic, enriching experiences to which her mother had access dramatically decreased. In full agreement with statistics that music is healing to mind, body and spirit; Carla’s second question was “how can I provide quality musical performances to people who would appreciate it and benefit the most; but whose access has become limited?” Operatunities was therefore born to bring advanced and professional level singers with finished, quality classical or “classic” musical programs right into retirement and care communities; thus providing singers with venues, and potentially under-served audiences with quality programming."

For more information check out Operatunities Facebook Page!

Starting Year FIVE

This is a warm invitation to continue singing with us, rejoin us after a break, or sing with us for the first time on our upcoming concert season.  Redmond Chorale is distinguishing itself as a musical community on the Eastside as we begin this September.  As our favorite emcee says when we are introduced, "We are more than a community choir...we are the Community's Choir!"

September 1st, Labor Day Monday is our first rehearsal of our new concert season, "Messiah and Melodies." This is the absolute ideal time for new singers (and new singers to singing) to join us or for a former singer to rejoin.  A typical new singer might think/say, "My voice is rusty after years of not singing," "My voice is different than it used to be, " I don't know how to read music."

To this, we reply, "Join Us!" These are surprisingly temporary conditions. With us, you will find a kind group of people joined together in a common love of music and community. Each concert season presents a new opportunity to sing with us with the next opportunities in January and at the end of March.

If you know of a potentially interested singer, especially of the masculine-voice persuasion, please share this information with him/her.

Our rehearsals are at 7pm Monday evenings at Meadowbrook Church, Redmond, WA.

Informal auditions take place after the first two rehearsals of the season.  Come to rehearsal and see how much fun you will have!

Redmond Chorale "Messiah and Melodies" Concert Weekend will be December 6-7th, 2014, culminating with our "Messiah and Melodies" performance Sunday December 7th at 7pm.


For questions, please contact us at redmondchorale@gmail.com.

Two Upcoming Concert Dates

Sunday May 25th, 7pm, Meadowbrook Church, Redmond, WA

  Please join The Redmond Chorale in extending a warm West Coast Welcome Sunday May 25th, 7 PM at Meadowbrook Church, Redmond WA,  as we join with the East Coast Choir, Ghostlight in a joint concert.
  
"GHOSTLIGHT is an elite chamber choir that maintains a rigorous calendar of performances and showcases its varied repertoire of sacred and secular a cappella choral compositions from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Founded in 2010 by artistic director Evelyn Troester, the ensemble is made up of 16-20 singers who work to achieve superior musicality, intonation, and choral blend through highly skilled vocal aptitude and musicianship."  http://ghostlightchorus.com/home 





Sunday June 8th, 7pm, Meadowbrook Church, Redmond, WA


 Redmond Chorale's Second Talent Show and Silent Auction

Come see what the individuals of the Redmond Chorale can do as we celebrate summer with our family friendly Talent Show and Silent Auction!

2014 Redmond Chorale Spring Concert Now Available

Click the link above to purchase your own copy of Redmond Chorale's 2014 Spring Concert:  Great Texts!