Are you looking for an opportunity to sing this summer?
The East Bay Summer Chorus
This summer the fine tradition of choral excellence started in 1977 is returning to Bristol County RI/MA, once again in collaboration with The East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble!
The EBSC is a Summer Concert Choir comprised of community singers of all ages and abilities that practice and perform a wide variety of fun, exciting and challenging concert literature!
Come and meet new people that share your interest for singing!!!
Rehearsals take place on Thursday Evenings during the summer from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. beginning May 26th, 2011 at
Somerset High School
625 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEE YOUR CHORUS DIRECTOR AND LET HIM/HER KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED!!!
INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU PRIOR TO THE FIRST REHEARSAL!
My name is Mr. Andrew S. Arcello and I am the new Director of the East Bay Summer Chorus. Are you looking for a local opportunity for your students to continue singing and practicing healthy choral techniques over the summer? The East Bay Summer Chorus wants you! Inactive for a number of years, the EBSC was begun in the late 1970’s as part of the East Bay Association for the Arts, under the direction of Mr. Charles Mello and was reinstituted two years ago by Mr. Richard Sylvia. I am honored to be asked by The East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble Director, Mr. David M. Marshall, to continue the development of singers in the greater East Bay area over the summer.
Here is a brief synopsis of my musical background. A 2010 graduate of Providence College, I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education with concentrations in voice and choral music. Last year, I began teaching at Somerset High School, where I direct the Concert Choir, Treble Choir, Show Choir, and Chorale in addition to Vocal Techniques, Guitar, and Music Foundations classes. For several years, I have served as the Director of Music (choir director and organist) at Holy Angels Church in Barrington, RI. During the summer months, I co-direct and teach music at Linden Place Cultural Arts camp for students ages 6-13. As an active choral singer, I have had the opportunity to perform with the Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatory Choirs while on tour in Russia. Currently, I am pursuing a Master of Music degree in Music Education from Boston University.
The East Bay Summer Chorus will hold its first rehearsal of the season on the stage at Somerset High School located at 625 County Street in Somerset, MA on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Rehearsals are held every Thursday until mid-August. Our mission is to provide musicians entering grades 9 through adult with a quality summer music experience. Please consider encouraging your students to participate if they have had at least one year of choral singing experience. Music literacy, while a great plus, is not required. They will be given several tools to assist them in learning the material. They can expect three public performances this season.
The registration fee is $35.00 for the entire season and is due at the first rehearsal (checks payable to EBSWE), but will be reduced to $20 for active EBSWE members that are interested in performing with both groups! For updated information on the ensemble and directions to Somerset High School, please visit our link on The East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble’s web-site located at WWW.EBSWE.ORG. Thank you in advance for your support and considered participation of this valuable and exciting new summer program! We hope to add to the fine musical tradition that the EBSWE has celebrated for over 30 years!
Andrew S. Arcello, Director
The East Bay Summer Chorus
17 Naomi Street
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 253-7794
| IMPORTANT EBSC DOCUMENTS |
| East Bay Summer Chorus Recruitment News for EBSWE Members |
| East Bay Summer Chorus Recruitment News for EBSYE Members |
Weekly Announcements
| 2011 EBSC Announcements |
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EBSC Rehearsal 1 - May 26, 2011 |
2009 Rehearsal Files
| Shenandoah - arr. by Jay Althouse |
| Forty-Second Street - arr. by Larry Shackley |
| I Believe - by Skip Ewing & Donny Kees |
| Can't Fight This Feeling - arr. by Alan Billingsley |
| I See You - arr. by Mark Brymer |
| Stand - by. Blair Daly & Danny Orton |
| Sit Down Servant - arr. by Linda Twine |
EBSC 2010 Repertoire:
"Can't Fight This Feeling" arr. by Alan Billingsly
"Forty-Second Street" arr. by Larry Shackley
"I Believe" by Skip Ewing & Donny Kees
"I See You" arr. by Mark Brymer
"Shenandoah" arr. by Jay Althouse
"Sit Down Servant" arr. by Linda Twine
"Stand" by Blair Daly & Danny Orton
EBSC 2009 Repertoire:
"Baba Yetu" by Christopher Tin
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" by Stephen Sondheim / arr. by Andy Beck
"How Can I Keep From Singing?" by Robert Lowry / arr. by Jay Rouse & Camp Kirkland
Choral Highlights from "Jersey Boys" arr. by Mark Brymer
"The Song That Goes Like This" by John Du Prez & Eric Idle / arr. by Mac Huff
"Sweet Land of Liberty" arr. by Jay Rouse and Camp Kirkland
"Wade in the Water" arr. by Mark Hayes