This is my sixth year with the local community chorus, The Village Singers of Lake Zurich, and we have a lot of fun and make some wonderful music, which is enjoyed each concert by 15o+ audience members. I have sung in church choirs for over 45 years, but the types of music the community chorus sings includes show tunes, jazz songs, calypso, pop songs, and numerous other genres, which are not the same as sacred music and took me out of my comfort zone for a few years. Truth be told, I really had to stretch my comfort zone, and that included having to memorize 12 or more songs for both the Christmas and Spring concerts each year, but the mental exercise helps stave off dementia, I've heard. We have a final rehearsal Friday and then the two concerts (each of which is followed by a party at either a restaurant of a member's home -- we are a social organization, after all!) For more info and photos, go to the group's webpage (which coincidentally, I am the webmaster for.)Then I have to concentrate on the music for our 2 Village Church of Barrington Christmas performances (Christmas in the Village) by our church choir 2 weeks hence. Below is a photo of last year's concert, with each night having an audience of 450+ in the sanctuary.
This year the annual big production is not a straight concert but rather a musical called "The Journey" and features also the church's drama players, and will be held in the gymnasium/auditorium so the stage can be utilized. As usual, our church orchestra of about 18 will accompany us and will be augmented as usual by 25 or so professional musicians, making a wonderful ensemble of 40+ instruments to go along with the 35 or so voices. We expect over 550 in each night's audience this year since the gym can seat more spectators.
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