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2012 Events

Saturday, March 3, 2012
8:00 p.m.
Women's Chorus & Livingston Symphony Orchestra
Fowlerville HS Performing Arts Center
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
3:30 p.m.
A Symphony of Song
Women's Chorus, Youth Choir & Livingston Symphony Orchestra
Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church, Brighton
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Friday, May 4, 2012
S'Wonderful Big Band Music
7:00 p.m.
Concert/Appetizers/Dancing
featuring Premier Big Band,
Chorale and Encore
Parker Middle School, Howell
Sunday, May 6, 2012
3:30 p.m.
S'Wonderful Big Band Music
Chorale and Encore
Shalom Lutheran Church, Pinckney

2011 Events

Sunday, October 30, 2011
3:30 p.m.
United in Song
Combined Chorale Family
featuring choirs from
Howell High School
Brighton High School & Parker Middle School
Brighton Center for the Performing Arts
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Sunday November 20, 2011
Encore, Ladies First & Youth Choir
Sings for Your Supper
Zukey Lake Tavern 5- 9 p.m.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
8:00 p.m.
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Brighton
Sunday, December 11, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Brighton Center for the Performing Arts
Chorale Family Christmas Favorites
Chorale, Encore, Women's Chorus, Ladies First and Youth Choir
Tickets: $13 & $10 at Brighton Tux Shop &
Shafer's Music, Howell
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2010-2011 Chorale

The 2010 Ensemble - a sub-group of the Chorale

Membership in The Chorale, the mixed choir of men and women, which is directed by Kelli Falls, is open to soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices with previous singing experience (high school choir and church choir counts!). This dynamic choir sings music from all genres and in many languages. Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - 9:30pm in the Brighton High School choir room. The Encore the select sub-group of the Chorale meets every Tuesday from 6:30-7:15pm. Men and women interested in singing with the Chorale can contact Kelli Falls at fallsk@comcast.net to set up an audition. Auditions will include singing warm-ups and rounds. You won't want to miss your opportunity to be a member of a wonderful group of talented musicians.

Kelli Falls has been teaching vocal music for fifteen and a half years. Kelli spent six years in the Coldwater school district and currently teaches in Howell, Michigan, at Three Fires Middle School. Her choirs consistently receive Superior and Excellent ratings at District Festivals and have also performed at the State Choral Festival. Kelli has performed the roles of director, music director and choreographer for twelve full-scale musicals at the middle school level. She has been active on the State Boards for both MSVMA and ACDA. Currently she serves as the Junior High/Middle School required repertoire chair for MSVMA. She conducts the select middle school SSAA choir at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp every summer during Session IV. She traveled two summers (to Europe) with the BLFAC International Choir. Kelli has served as the Honors Choir Director for District Honors Choirs, has worked as a clinician in several schools and is a student teacher mentor. She is an active judge for festivals and taught a Junior High/Middle School Vocal Music master’s degree class at Western Michigan University. She has been adjunct staff for Madonna University and the University of Michigan. Kelli directed the Livingston County Chorale Children’s Choir for four years. She has been published four times in the state ACDA publication, Bella Voce. Kelli completed her bachelor’s degree in vocal music education from Western Michigan University and her master’s degree from Michigan State University in Choral Conducting. Kelli was the featured soprano soloist with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Festival Band in the summer of 2006, the performance aired live around the world and she is an active soprano soloist around the area. In addition she has performed professionally three years for the Tibbits Opera House Summer Theater. Kelli previously has been a member of and performed as a soloist for the Hillsdale Arts Chorale for six years and the Ann Arbor Cantata Singers for three years. Michigan School Vocal Music Association elected Kelli to serve as the 2006 SA State Honors Choir Director. Kelli is excited to be working with a wonderful group of musicians in the Chorale! Kelli is very thankful for her supportive family and friends.

Matt Brady - Assistant Director

Matthew Brady is in his second year of teaching vocal music at Brighton High School and Scranton Middle School. He conducts six ensembles and serves as the BHS musical co-director and vocal director. Previously he served as director of vocal music at the Arts Academy in the Woods in Fraser, Michigan. Matthew will be directing the SATB choir at Blue Lake Fine Arts camp this summer. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Choral Music Education from Western Michigan University and is enjoying his first season as assistant director of the Livingston County Chorale.

Wednesday

Sep282011

New Accompanist for the Chorale

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 8:59PM

George Cullinan is a collaborative pianist with extensive experience in choral and vocal repertoire. As a choral accompanist he has worked with groups such as the Charleston (S.C.) Symphony Chorus, the Summit (N.J.) Chorale, and Eastern Michigan University Choirs. As a vocal collaborator he has served as a staff accompanist for Westminster Choir College, including the prestigious summer conducting seminar and the CoOperative Institute. Most recently he has accompanied the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp high school choir (Session II) and the Detroit Children's Choir. He earned a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Susquehanna University, and a Master of Music in pedagogy and performance from Oklahoma State University.