Milestone: Community chorus gets gift, sets rehearsals

Published 1:47 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The Sequim Community Christmas Chorus group presented a check for $350 to the Shipley Center for its fund to assist seniors with membership dues. These funds were raised by the chorus’s Christmas season performances last year. A check for $400 previously was presented to Sequim Community Aid.

The Sequim Community Christmas Chorus is preparing to launch its 2015 season of presenting sacred Christmas music for the community and is calling all who love to sing. Rehearsals will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 15, (6 p.m. registration) at the Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane. Rehearsals will continue on Tuesday nights and performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 3 p.m. Dec. 5 and 3 p.m. Dec. 6.

The chorus again will be directed by Gary McRoberts, a director with over 30 years’ experience, and accompanied by Kayla Dyment, an accomplished pianist.

The chorus is open to singers of all levels of experience and participation requires no fees or auditions. Although the chorus sings only sacred music, it has no religious affiliation and is presented in cooperation with the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce.

For more information or to pre-register, pick up a registration form at Bauer Interior Designs, 119 N. Sequim Ave., call 477-9361 or e-mail gail@gailsumpter.com. Or, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SequimCommunityChristmasChorus or come to the first rehearsal.