DOWN EAST SINGERS, shown here performing at the Camden Opera House, begin rehearsing for their spring concerts at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Rockport.
Registration and voiceplacement checks for new singers start at 6:15 p.m.
Anthony Antolini of Cushing is the group’s artistic director, having served in that position since 1991. Jennifer McIvor of Wiscasset is the rehearsal accompanist.
Down East Singers was founded in 1979 by Marion Gray.
The chorus will prepare two separate concert productions this semester. The first will be Carl Orff ’s 1937 masterpiece, “Carmina Burana,” which will be performed on Saturday, April 14, at Strom Auditorium under the auspices of Bay Chamber Concerts.
The second program is Down East’s annual Memorial Day concert, to be presented Monday, May 28, at Camden Opera House.
The program will feature Handel’s Te Deum and Jubilate for the Peace of Utrecht (1713), accompanied by The Mozart Mentors Orchestra composed of string teachers and their top students.
Because the two concert productions are so close together, the Orff and Handel concerts will be rehearsed each week and singers will be expected to sing both productions rather than choosing to perform in only one of them.
Down East Singers is open to all community members, and new singers are welcome. Sight- reading skills are desired but not required, as long as an ability to match pitch accurately is demonstrated.
All singers are expected to work on their music at home between the weekly rehearsals.
The membership fee is $50 per semester, and high school students sing for free. Music will be provided on loan free of charge but singers may choose to purchase new copies if they wish.
For more information, visit www.downeastsingers.org or call 354- 2263.
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