MURFREESBORO, NC – The Chowan University Community Chorus will begin weekly rehearsals for the spring semester on January 23, 2017 and invites new members to join the endeavor. Rehearsals will be held on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Briley Recital Hall in the lower level of Daniel Hall on the Chowan University campus.

The spring performance will be held on Sunday, April 23 and will feature Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, one of the best-known choral masterpieces from the Baroque period. For this concert, the Community Chorus will be joined by guest orchestral musicians and the Chowan Singers, the university’s auditioned student choir.

Under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Thorburn, Director of Choral Activities, the Community Chorus is open to singers of all ages and musical backgrounds from Murfreesboro and the surrounding region. Singers should be able to read music. Prior choral singing experience, while helpful, is not required.

For more information, please contact Dr. Thorburn by email at bethorburn@chowan.edu, or call the Department of Music at 252-398-6236.