ORCMA to play movie hits in season finale
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association (ORCMA) presents the Oak Ridge Chorus in “The Big Screen on the Big Stage,” 6 p.m. May 20 at St. Mary’s Parish of Oak Ridge. The concert will be in the Family Life Center, 327 Vermont Ave. (NOTE: This is a venue change.)
Tickets are $15. Admission for young adults (ages 19-29) is $5. Youths 18 and younger receive free admission but need a ticket. Visit https://orcma.org/big-screen-big-stage for more information and to purchase tickets.
Movie hits from “Yesterday” to “The Lion King” will be sung in this final concert for ORCMA’s Choral Director Brenda Luggie. The concert will feature guest singers from Roane State Community College Concert Choir and youths from Sound Company Children’s Choir, directed by Hannah Strong with Michelle Goethert on piano.
Soloists from the Oak Ridge Chorus will be Diana Turner, Kara Raymond, Gabby Marie, Matthew Rajkowski, Michael Raymond, Roger Johnson, Amy Cattran, Blaine Marie, Josh Sumter, Clayton Scarborough, Ciarra Teasley, and Melody Turner. Paul Davis III performs percussion. Collaborative pianist Melony Dodson is the Oak Ridge Chorus accompanist.
“We continue to be fortunate to have many talented singers in our area who share music with us,” Luggie said, “and it is always wonderful to have Sound Company Children’s Choir join us for ORCMA’s concerts.”
ORCMA will announce the Oak Ridge Chorus’ 2023-24 season and information on the choral director search soon. The chorus will present two concerts in the fall of 2023, and then will perform a grand concert with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra in the spring of 2024, conducted by ORCMA Music Director Régulo Stabilito.
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the umbrella organization for the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, and Chamber Music Series.
People 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 is dedicated to enriching lives and connecting with the Oak Ridge community through the performance of innovative, diverse, and inclusive orchestral, choral, and chamber music in its many forms. Every concert includes music by at least one composer or arranger from underrepresented groups in the industry – specifically women and composers of color — and to date, music by 45 underrepresented arrangers/composers has been performed since 2020.
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