Oak Ridge Chorus concert to feature director finalist Kirstine Buchanan
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association − in partnership with First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge − will present its second of two choral director finalists, Kirstine Buchanan, at 3 p.m. Nov. 19 in a program titled “Our Spirits Sing.”
"'Our Spirits Sing' is inspired by all the ways that music moves us and helps us to find meaning in varying seasons of our lives," Buchanan writes in a news release.
The Oak Ridge Chorus will be joined by accompanist Melony Dodson and a professional string quartet from the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra. The concert includes music by Felix Mendelssohn, Rosephanye Powell, Reginal White, Guiseppi Pitoni, Andre Thomas, and more, the release said.
ORCMA will be gathering comments from the chorus members and audience as part of the process, with the goal of hiring the new choral director by the end of the calendar year, the release said.
Tickets for the program at 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike are available online at https://orcma.org and at the door. Adult tickets are $15. Admission for young adults (ages 19-29) is $5; youths 18 and younger are free, but tickets are required.
After the audition concerts, the Oak Ridge Chorus will perform in a grand concert with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra in the spring of 2024, conducted by ORCMA’s Music Director Régulo Stabilito. Those interested in joining the Oak Ridge Chorus should contact the ORCMA office at (865) 483-5569 or by email at office@orcma.org. There are no auditions, and all are invited to be a part of ORCMA’s concert programming and activities.
ORCMA thanks Oak Ridge Chorus President Gene Spejewski and Vice President Robin Graham for their commitment of time and for managing logistics of the search concerts. Rehearsal space for the chorus is provided by Oak Ridge Schools. General operating expenses for the Oak Ridge Chorus are sponsored in part by Chuck Darling, Betsy Spooner, Penny Lukin, and Nancy Beth O'Neill. The Chorus Accompanist Chair is sponsored by the Jay & Rhita Muci Family in memory of Herbert Eckhoff. Music for the Oak Ridge Chorus is sponsored in part by Oak Ridge Chorus Board Member and Librarian Nancy Hardin.
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