Springfield Community Chorus
The Springfield Community Chorus, a group of about 40 members, is in its 45th year of bringing choral music to the Springfield, Vermont, area. This year, for the first time, we are singing two concerts for our spring season. We’ve been invited to sing at the newly refurbished Ludlow Town Hall, at 39 Depot Street, and the chorus is excited about this opportunity to expand our audience. The chorus has several singers from Ludlow, who are happy about singing in their own town. The concert, A Night at the Theatre, is Saturday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m. Our second concert is the day after the Ludlow concert, on Sunday April 1, at 3:00 p.m., at the First Congregational Church UCC, 77 Main Street, Springfield, Vermont.
Our director, Ken Olsson, now in his second season with us, loves musical theater—opera and musicals—and he brings to the chorus an excellent command of these genres. Our piano accompanist is Vladimir Odinokikh. Among the opera choruses the Chorus will be performing are “Pilgrim’s Chorus” fromTannhauser, by Wagner; “Anvil Chorus” from Il Trovatore by Verdi; “Butterfly’s Entrance” from Madame Butterfly by Puccini; “The Easter Chorus” from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni. The Chorus will also sing songs from Hello Dolly, The Music Man, West Side Story, and Les Miserables.
We don’t charge an admission fee for our concerts, but we do ask for donations as people leave. We have many expenses in the course of producing concerts, and donations are our primary way of meeting these expenses. Both concerts are handicapped accessible. In Ludlow, the handicapped entrance is accessed at the back of the Town Hall. In Springfield, the lift is accessed from the front lobby of the church, where there is a ramp leading into the church.
For more information call Harriet at 802-885-5475 or e-mail her at pasture2442@yahoo.com
Springfield Community Chorus, Christmas 2011
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