Lake Region Community Chorus to present ‘Moon River’ concert

The Lake Region Community Chorus is busy rehearsing for its 10th annual Spring Concerts which will be performed later this month at the Lake Region High School auditorium.

The 10th annual Spring Concerts performed by the Lake
Region Community Chorus will be at 7 p.m. Friday,
May 23 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at Lake Region
High School in Naples. SUBMITTED PHOTO

The school is at 1877 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302) in Naples and concerts are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 23 and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 25. This dynamic choral group is made up of 50 singers from 12 surrounding towns in the Lakes Region of Maine.

The concert will feature a joyous celebration of pieces of many styles that will honor the 10th Anniversary of this wonderful choral organization. Singing will be enhanced with instrumental accompaniments by Rusty Wiltjer (percussion), Pam Ward and Brian Sprunger (guitar), Adam Quincy (trumpet), Glen Jukkola (violin), and Jacob Kuvaja (electric bass).

The chorus is directed by Jan Jukkola and Susan Stockwell and accompanied by Patrick Speckamp.

The organization’s history is short because it’s relatively new, having held its first meeting in February 2013 to discuss the possibility of forming a choral group in the Lakes Region.

It was amazing how quickly everything seemed to come together, and with Laurie Turley as its original conductor, Lake Region Community Chorus members performed their first concert in June 2013.

Since then, the original group of singers has grown with each season, and now has 50 members from 14 communities, including Bridgton, Naples, Sebago, Harrison, Waterford, Stoneham, Raymond, Casco, Windham, Denmark, Hiram and Fryeburg.

The Lake Region Community Chorus is a community of voices joined together in song.

Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for individuals with an interest in singing to share their love of choral music through regularly scheduled rehearsals that will culminate in community and outreach performances. It also strives to enhance each member’s ability to sing by teaching vocal exercises and techniques and to enrich their choral experience by providing a wide variety of musical selections that will increase their knowledge and appreciation of choral literature.

 
Lake Region Community Chorus performs two concerts each year. One falls in early December and features holiday music. The other is a springtime concert generally falling in mid-May.

Each concert is free but donations to help cover the expense of music and operating costs will be gratefully accepted.

If interested, come and join the Lake Region Community Chorus as they lift their voices and sing, sing, sing. This year’s concert is sure to be remembered long after the final chords are sounded.

Please visit the Lake Region Community Chorus website for more details or call 207-647-2584. <