LIVINGSTON COUNTY CHORALE – First Rehearsal!

Tuesday, Aug. 26     6:30-9:30 p.m: drop-in voice testing

               7:30-8:00 p.m: rehearsal

Greetings! I have just returned from a tour to China with the Stanford University choirs and orchestra.  Now, I am intently preparing for the LCC’s upcoming fall season!  I am so excited to meet everyone at the beginning of our new season and I look forward to making beautiful music with you all!  As a conductor, I am passionate about making the rehearsal process fun while concurrently challenging choir members to expand their abilities and open their hearts and minds to new ideas and repertoire.  I encourage all of those who have participated in years past to come join us this fall.  Never sung with the Chorale but interested in checking it out?  Let’s be new to the LCC together!

So, how will we get things rolling this fall?  On Tuesday, August 26 (yes, the Tuesday BEFORE Labor Day!), we will gather at 7:30 pm to get acquainted and to read through some new music until around 8:00 pm.  However, I would like to hear every member of the choir for a painless voice testing session.  To this end, please plan to come early or stay late to sing for me for 3-5 minutes.  I will be at Brighton High School from 6:30 pm until 9:30 pm that evening for this purpose.  Just a few warm-ups to test range and vocal quality, as well as a couple of sight-singing exercises to gauge score-reading ability.  No need to prepare a song.  Truly painless.  If for some reason you can’t make this first rehearsal, please contact me at reed.criddle@gmail.com to make other arrangements.

Reed Criddle

Newly-appointed director of the Livingston County Chorale

To schedule an AUDITION for the LIVINGSTON COUNTY WOMEN’S CHORALE call Director Patti Marshall-Doane at 810 227 7733.

COME JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT DECADE of SONG!

The Livingston County Women's Chorus recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a festive concert at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts.  Over the past ten years the Women's Chorus has shown tremendous musical growth and has performed with such well known groups as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Measure for Measure: A Men's Choral Society, and The University of Michigan Women's Glee Club.  The Chorus also performs locally, at our annual Livingston County Chorale Family Christmas concerts and also our spring concerts such as our biennial Musical Revue concerts featuring Broadway and popular music.

If you have been looking for a musical home, we invite you to join this friendly and dedicated group.  Interested singers must be able to

    *Match pitch and sing in the treble range

    *Have some prior musical experience

    *Enjoy singing a wide variety of music from classical to Broadway show tunes 

Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at Brighton High School beginning at the end of August and running through early May.  PUT SOME HARMONY INTO YOUR LIFE!! 

Patti Marshall-Doane, Director

Why sing with the LCWC??  Here’s what some of our women’s chorus members have to say:

It fills my heart and lifts my spirit.  -Vickie Weyand

It is a soul stirring experience.  -Julie Mallis

We have a wonderful time together!  -Linda Dobis