Greetings!
Spring is heating up with lots happening at GNCCC! -
The Great Give - 36 Hours to make a difference
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Rehearsals for Spring Concert - Stand Together
- GNHCC supports the community
Read on to see more of the exciting things happening at GNHCC.
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You can help GNHCC win bonus prizes during the Great Give 2016
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The Great Give happens over a 36-Hour period from 8:00 AM May 3rd until 8:00 PM May 4th. Set a calendar reminder now so you don't forget to support GNHCC!
Prizes will be awarded competitively based on the number of donations we receive! So the more individual donations made to GNHCC during The Great Give 2016, the greater the chances of GNHCC earning even more in prize money and matching funds. Mark your calendars now to contribute to the chorus with your online donation during the Great Give 2016 - between 8:00 AM on May 3rd and 8:00 PM on May 4th.
This event is a major fundraiser for GNHCC. Funds received are a significant portion of the chorus' annual budget, so please show your support of the chorus with a donation during The Great Give campaign.
Watch for more information between now and May 3rd about exactly how you can help the chorus win that extra bonus prize money.
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Rehearsals Intensify for Spring Concert: Stand Together
Working together during an all-day retreat builds personal bonds and fine-tunes the concert repertoire
Enthusiastically preparing for our Spring concert, Stand Together, GNHCC's singers and artistic team gathered at St. John Lutheran Church in Meriden on Saturday, April 16th for an all-day retreat focusing on this semester's exciting and varied repertoire.
 The music for this concert
The all-day retreat offers an opportunity for focused, detailed work on this amazing music. Be sure to be in the audience for Stand Together on June 5th to hear the fruits of the singers' labors.
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Applications now being accepted for the Ronald D. Konetchy Choral Conducting Assistant Scholarship
 GNHCC is delighted to invite qualified students who are interested in choral conducting to apply for this unique scholarship program for the 2016-2017 season. Afforded rare access to extended podium time throughout the season, the scholarship recipient also receives one-on-one mentorship from GNHCC's talented Artistic Director as well as guidance in score study and rehearsal preparation. Through this invaluable experience, he/she develops and refines his/her conducting technique and gains confidence in conducting a large community chorus. For additional information and application materials, click HERE.
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You Could Win This Beautiful Quilt
Every spring, a talented group of GNHCC members combine their quilting skills to create a stunning, handcrafted quilt. Each year the pattern and colors vary, and every year it seems more and more beautiful.
This year's pattern, called Hunter's Star, is both gorgeous and dramatic. It is made with a wonderful collage of 8 colors, including in lovely pastel shades, braided together to make an incredible grouping of stars.
One-of-a-kind, handcrafted quilts are often valued well above a thousand dollars. The GNHCC Quilters have modestly valued this queen-sized quilt at $875 for the raffle to be held on June 9th. You could be the lucky winner and you don't even need to be present at the drawing to win!
Raffle tickets are just $1.00 each and may be purchased from any GNHCC member - or during intermission at our June 5th concert. Proceeds help support the music and mission of Greater New Haven Community Chorus.
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GNHCC - Building Community...
"Building Community one Note at a Time" isn't just about the camaraderie shared in rehearsals and performances. Whenever possible, GNHCC members eagerly support other organizations in the community.
ELIJAH
The choral community in Connecticut is active and very vibrant - audiences are both energetic and appreciative. Yet, having the support of fellow singers in the audience is extra special. And for singers, it is a double treat to have the opportunity to support a fellow choir by actually be in the audience and to indulge in the joy of choral music.
So on Thursday, April 14th, a large group of GNHCC members traveled to Hartford's Bushnell Theatre to experience Mendelssohn's epic oratorio, Elijah.
The performance brought together performers from the Hartford Symphony, the Hartford Chorale, and the Primi Voci Choir. It was an extraordinary concert and GNHCC was thrilled to support our fellow musicians and choristers by attending this memorable performance.
GNHCC Artistic Director, Noah Blocker-Glynn, GNHCC Board President, Kathy McManus, Susan Conover and Nathan Fuhrman were extremely moved by their experience on Sunday, April 17th. The four from GNHCC joined with others from the Hartt School Community Division to sing with Noteworthy Voices at a fundraiser in Hartford.
Noteworthy Voices is a unique, forgetful-friendly choir founded by Pamela Atwood, director of Dementia Care Services, part of Hebrew Health Care in West Hartford.
The first of its kind in Connecticut, Noteworthy Voices was formed as part of Hebrew Health Care's Music and Memory program which utilizes the power of music to engage and awaken the spirit of Alzheimer's patients and others with dementia-related illnesses.
Not only did the performance receive a standing ovation from the large audience at the fundraiser, many of the
Noteworthy Voices'
singers were so thrilled, they said that it was the "time of their lives".
GNHCC Supports IRIS
As part of its support of the greater community, GNHCC is gratified to be supporting the efforts of IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services) and their mission to enable refugees and other displaced people to establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut's communities. Chorus members are currently collecting items such as cooking utensils and pots, serving dishes, drinking glasses, umbrellas, radios or cassette players to donate to IRIS.
43rd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
GNHCC is represented at the 43rd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival on historic Wooster Square in New Haven. There is music, food, activities for children, and many other things to see and do, including the beautiful cherry trees in bloom. The festival runs until 4:30 PM today, so there is still time to take it all in. Click HERE for more information about the Festival, activities, parking, etc.
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Stand Together Concert
On June 5th at 4:30 PM in Battell Chapel, Greater New Haven Community Chorus will perform
Stand Together, a concert celebrating the music of our global community. The Chorus will perform selections from many cultures including, Africa, Scandinavia, China, Canada, Australia, and South America. The featured work will be Missa Kenya
by Paul Basler-inspired by the music of Kenya, influenced by 20th century American classical music and, in the words of the composer, "colored with a bit of Catholic mysticism". Tickets will be available soon at www.gnhcc.org.
Plan to Sing with GNHCC Next Season!
2016-17 Season repertoire:
Fall 2016
"Tapestry of Voices" featuring, Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham
Spring 2017
"Out of the Deep" featuring, Requiem, by John Rutter (with chamber orchestra)
Art Auction November 18th
On November 18, 2016 the public is cordially invited to attend GNHCC's 2nd annual Art Auction. Art in all media and price ranges will be offered for bid. The auction will be conducted by art auctioneers from Marlin Art, the oldest fundraising art auction company in the Northeast. Proceeds from the event will benefit Greater New Haven Community Chorus, recognized as a (501c3) organization.
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Sincerely,
Greater New Haven Community Chorus
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