Gaithersburg Community Chorus Celebrates 25 Years with Retrospective Concert
Posted 11/7/2012

The Gaithersburg Community Chorus is pleased to present its winter concert, “A 25th Anniversary Retrospective,” directed by Hugh Harvey, III with organ and piano accompaniment by MaryLu Hartsell.  This celebration of song will feature a specially commissioned piece, “Let Us Be Merry,” by Chris Fraley. 

The Tuesday, December 11 performance will be held at the Rosborough Cultural Arts Center Theater at Asbury Methodist Village, 409 Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg starting at 7 p.m.  A public reception will follow this performance.  On Saturday and Sunday, December 15 and 16, performances will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 9000 Warfield Road in Gaithersburg starting at 7:30 p.m. 

Admission is free, and donations are gratefully accepted.  This program is presented by the City of Gaithersburg Cultural Arts Advisory Committee and supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.  Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art. 

The Gaithersburg Community Chorus requires no audition to join and is open to anyone high school aged or older.  Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. September through June. Two annual concerts are presented, with the Chorus performing at various special events throughout the year.  For more information please contact Suzanne Takahashi at 301-258-6394 or stakahashi@gaithersburgmd.gov.