Concord Community Music School Welcoming New Members

Concord NH

08 September, 2021

10:29 PM

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Press release from Concord Community Music School: Sept. 8, 2021 Do you love to sing? Add your voice to one of Concord Community Music School's choruses, most of them now in-person, now welcoming new members for the fall semester. SONGWEAVERS and SONGWEAVER DRUMMERS: Songweavers is New Hampshire's original women's community chorus, open to women of any age who like to sing, with director Peggo Horstmann Hodes. No musical experience or note-reading is required. Songweavers rehearse in two groups, Tuesdays at 5:30pm and Wednesdays at 9:30am. This fall, Songweavers will be a hybrid class with in-person and virtual options available. In addition to wearing face masks, in-person participants must be vaccinated for Covid-19. Songweaver Drummers will meet remotely this term, Thursdays at 5:30, with directors Lindsey Schust & Grace Schust. Information and online registration: tinyurl.com/songweavers-2021 CANTERBURY SINGERS: Canterbury Singers, for teen and adult singers, partners with the Canterbury Shaker Village to present authentic Shaker music, expanded by arrangements of American folk songs, music of early America, and inspired arrangements by a variety of composers. In-person rehearsals are Tuesdays at 7:00pm. In addition to wearing face masks, in-person participants must be vaccinated for Covid-19. The director is Kathryn Southworth. Information and online registration: tinyurl.com/canterbury-singers-2021 PURPLE FINCHES YOUTH CHORUS: The Purple Finches Youth Chorus (grades K-8) is back in person, with director Maria Isaak! The three groups – Fledglings, the Fliers, and the Finches – allow an age-appropriate sequence of musical development, as students learn music literacy through regular rhythm, solfège, and ear-training, based on a hybrid of Kodály and other methods. Masks are required at Monday afternoon/evening rehearsals; class-size limits and other safety protocols are in place. Information and online registration: tinyurl.com/purple-finches-2021 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT: The littlest singers (and their adults!) will enjoy the Music School's in-person Music and Movement program, with a wide variety of fun, interactive classes for kids from 5 months to 6 years of age. Heather Oberheim, R-DMT, director, brings years of experience and training in early childhood development and specific expertise in working with children with special needs, so that all classes are inclusive of all abilities. Information, online registration, and safety protocols for participants & caregivers: tinyurl.com/ccms-mm-fall-2021 SUNFLOWER SINGERS: Sunflower Singers brings together adults with developmental disabilities and their care providers from across New Hampshire each week to sing familiar songs, with director Katy Gibney. The joyful, virtual Sunflowers Singalong (via Zoom) is open to all and free of charge, thanks to the generosity of its funders. Please register at tinyurl.com/sunflower-singers-2021 to receive a link and passcode for Sunflower Singalongs, which begin October 8. Financial aid is available for all programs, and voice faculty are accepting new students for individual instruction. To learn more, or to register for a chorus, class, or lessons, call 603-228-1196 or visit www.ccmusicschool.org. This press release was produced by Concord Community Music School. The views expressed here are the author's own.