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Pilgrim Festival Chorus |
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William
B. Richter, Music Director
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type |
60-70
voice SATB community chorus. Members come from many towns
around Plymouth, as far west as Brockton, down to the Cape
Cod Canal, and North to Scituate. Varied music, from light
to serious.
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repertoire |
Very
broad range of music, including serious, familar Oratorios.
Folk songs; Operettas; interesting, lesser known music
and songs in many languages. We are always looking for
pieces that are challenging but will also pique the interest
of an audience.
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performances |
Fall
concert, usually with piano or organ and soloists. Join
the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra for two Holiday Pops!
concerts in early December. Spring 2-concert performance
(April 2006: Brahms' German Requiem & 2 Mendelssohn
pieces, all in German). Often hold a lighter Summer concert
in June or July. Recent performances include Mendelssohn's
Elijah; Handel's Messiah, Parts 2 & 3; The Wind in
the Willows: an entertainment based on Kenneth Grahame's
book set to music by Grant & Rutter.
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rehearsals |
Mondays
7:30-9:30 pm, Church of the Pilgrimage, Town Square (@Leyden
and Main Streets) Downtown Plymouth.
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auditions |
Yes
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contact |
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website |
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Performances usually held at the Church of the Pilgrimage, Town Square (Leyden
and Main Sts) Plymouth. Holiday Pops concerts with the Plymouth Philharmonic
Orchestra held in Plymouth's Memorial Hall, 83 Court Street. Tickets & information
for PPO concerts: 508-746-8008 or www.plymouthphilharmonic.com.
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