We intend to mark the milestone of our tenth season with a year-long celebration. Our Tenth Anniversary Committee, led by Pat Lenz, has planned for a number of events and activities throughout the year. Three highlights are the Season Launch in October, the Tenth Anniversary Gala concert in April, and the dinner following our last concert on June 14th.
The Grand River Chorus, an auditioned, mixed-voice choir founded in Brantford in 1999, now numbers over seventy singers. This season we offer four magnificent concerts, the highlight being the performance in April 2009 of Saul, a major oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It will mark the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the choir’s first public concert – the performance of the Coronation Anthems by Handel and the Mozart Requiem in May 1999. April 2009, will mark the 250th anniversary of Handel’s last attendance at the performance of one of his own oratorios, and of his death a few days later on April 14, 1759.
We hope that many past members of the chorus will join us throughout the year, but most especially at this final concert and dinner. We invite them to join us on stage to sing some of the pieces. If you have any comments or information about this special year, please e-mail us at grandriverchorus@rogers.com. We welcome your involvement.
David Neumann, President
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