The Chatham Chorale 2023-2024
Thank you for your interest in membership.
The Chatham Chorale is a cape-wide community chorus of approximately 80 members, performing a wide range of musical genres in venues throughout Cape Cod. Our music director is Joseph Marchio, and our president is Deborah Mahaney.
As a Potential New Member, we invite you to sing with us for several rehearsals, followed by a one-on-one audition with Joe. The audition music and other instructions will be provided. Generally, the audition pieces are selected from works we are rehearsing for the current season.
This season, our regular rehearsals are on Thursday evenings, from 7 pm to 9 pm, at the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, 195 Route 137, Harwich, MA. Occasionally, there are additional rehearsals on another evening of the week, usually Mondays, to concentrate on specific repertoire. Members are permitted to miss up to two rehearsals for any one concert. Additional absences for illness or travel may be permitted with the approval of the music director. One or two rehearsals just before a performance are considered mandatory dress rehearsals.
Concerts for the 2023-2024 Season Include:
The Best of Bach and Schubert – Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19, 2023
A Candlelight Christmas with Handel’s Messiah – Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17, 2023
A Broadway Benefit for the Family Pantry of Cape Cod – Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10, 2024
Viva Italia! – Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, 2024
We will also sing with the Cape Symphony in their annual Holiday on the Cape performances December 1, 2 and 3 at Barnstable High School.
Members are encouraged to sing in all these performances, but we realize that each person has other activities and commitments. You are therefore allowed to choose the concerts in which you will participate.
The yearly membership fee for the Chatham Chorale is $160, payable after you successfully complete your audition. This fee applies no matter how many performances you sing during the year. However, the membership fee for new members joining between January and June is $80.
Please note: All participants must provide Proof of full Covid vaccination. This currently includes a minimum of the original 2 vaccines plus at least one booster, or the Bivalent booster/vaccination. At present masks are optional.
For further information or to give us a try, please contact our Membership Chairperson. We look forward to singing with you !
Cindy O’Leary, Membership Chairperson
cindy.capeescape@gmail.com
508-896-0226 or 774-722-7839
Live Simply – Laugh Often – and SING !!!