An Accident!
By wpadmin | March 16, 2009
Our beloved director, Joshua Wortham, was involved in a traffic accident while on his way to visit friends. He’s landed in a hospital in Winston-Salem, NC and has required some surgery. He’ll be fine, but is going to need some recuperation time.
Since he’s expected to be out of the hospital soon, the family has asked that nothing be sent to the hospital, since they’ll have to cart it home.
Please send your cards and letters to the church and they’ll forward them to Josh.
Chester United Methodist Church
Attn: Joshua Wortham
12132 Percival Street
Chester, VA 23831
Chorally yours,
Jim
PS: Gilligan was in Chester staying with friends, so he’s OK!
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Rehearsals Begin April 14th, 2009
By Joshua Wortham | February 22, 2009
Calling singers of all skill levels! Join us as we begin work on our next concert with rehearsals on Tuesday, April 14th 2009 at 7:30 PM. We’ll be diving in to some exciting patriotic music for our joint concert with the Chester Wind Symphony, scheduled for Monday, June 15th at Elizabeth Davis Middle School. See you at rehearsal!
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Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration
By Joshua Wortham | December 29, 2008
Chester Community Chorus is proud to provide music for the community-wide MLK celebration for the second year in a row! Singers of all skill levels are invited to join us for this short term project with rehearsals on Tuesday, January 6th and 13th at 7:30 PM. The celebration will be held on Monday, January 19th at 7:00 PM at Chester United Methodist Church.
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Sounds of the Season
By Joshua Wortham | November 25, 2008
Bundle up in your winter wear and come and enjoy the warm sound of singing! Chester Community Chorus presents SOUNDS OF THE SEASON on Sunday, December 7th at 3:00 PM at Chester Methodist Church. The program will feature Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” with harpist Ashley Huffman (www.richmondharpist.com) followed by a collection of holiday favorites (like Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, Jingle Bells and much more!). For more information, call 804.748.6006.
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
By Joshua Wortham | September 16, 2008
Calling all singers as we begin work on our next concert! Starting Tuesday, September 23rd we’ll begin rehearsals for our Christmas concert. Join us as we prepare “Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten and a great selection of holiday favorites sure to put everyone in the holiday spirit! Our performance will be on Sunday, December 7th at 3:00 PM.
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A MASSive Concert
By Joshua Wortham | August 19, 2008
The Chester Community Chorus will present a MASSive concert on Sunday, September 14th at 3:00 PM in the sanctuary of Chester United Methodist Church. The concert will feature Carol Barnetta’s The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass which brings the solemnity of the classical-based Mass together with the down-home sparkle of bluegrass. Also on the concert program is Robert Raya’s Gospel Mass featuring soloists and gospel/jazz musicians from the area. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 804.748.6006.
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Summer Season Begins Soon!
By Joshua Wortham | April 28, 2008
All singers are invited to join us for our summer season! Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM in the music suite at Chester United Methodist Church at 12132 Percival Street.
We will begin preparing our “MASS”ive concert featuring the “Gospel Mass” by Robert Ray and “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” scheduled for Sunday, September 14th at 3:00 PM.
For more information, or to simply introduce yourself before the first rehearsal, contact director, Joshua Wortham at 804.748.6006 or by emailing him at music@chesterumc.org.
We look forward to singing with you!
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Benefit Concert for Habitat for Humanity!
By Joshua Wortham | February 18, 2008
On Saturday, February 16th, the Chester Community Chorus presented a brief benefit concert at Trinity United Methodist Church in Chesterfield. Twenty five singers gathered and presented a concert of spirituals along with a presentation about Habitat for Humanity. The efforts raised $750 in support of Trinity UMC’s Habitat project.
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Join us in January!
By Joshua Wortham | December 17, 2007
New singers (and our returning folks) are encouraged to join us in January 2008 as we gear up for the Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration! We’ll be singing a set of spirituals and maybe more! For more information, contact director Joshua Wortham.
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A Success!
By Joshua Wortham | September 27, 2007
Thanks so much to the choir and our audience for making our first performance a huge success! What a joy to have 53 voices, 10 strings, harp and piano performing for over 300 people! We’ll have some audio and/or video clips posted soon from the concert! And now you can look forward to hearing us at the Chesterfield County Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration in January 2008. More info to come!
Check out this great “action” shot from our debut concert!
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