College/Community Choral Festival at Eastern

Written by Este Yarmosh

Willimantic, Conn. - The Eastern Concert Chorale will host and participate in the first annual College/Community Choral Festival on April 18 in the Betty R. Tipton Room of the Student Center.   A morning clinic for the choirs involved in the festival will begin at 10:30 a.m.  The public performance will begin at 2:30 p.m.  Admission for the performance is free, but a suggested donation of $5 is welcomed. 

            Featured choirs include the Eastern Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers, Schenectady County Community College Vocal Chamber Ensemble of New York and the Concert Choir of Northeastern Connecticut.  During the morning clinic, choirs will sing for each other with the opportunity to receive feedback from conductors other than their own.  Choirs also will prepare two compositions which will be presented at the culmination of the festival.  For the afternoon public concert, each of the four choirs will sing selections from the morning clinic.  The concert will conclude with more than 110 vocal performers singing together for the grand finale.