This program is supported in part by a grant from the Haverhill Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
The regional Ipswich River Community Chorus is recruiting singers, especially tenors and basses, to sing in its spring concert.
The non-audition, 80-member chorus under the direction of Katherine Foley of North Reading, rehearses Mondays, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 235 Park St., North Reading. It draws singers from 29 cities and towns across the North Shore and is open to anyone 14 or older. Dues are $75 per semester.
The spring concert is “One Nation, Many Voices: America at 250” and highlights patriotic songs including “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “I Hear America Singing” as well as the lesser-known “North Wind” and “It’s a Republic.” The performance is Sunday, May 17, at Wilmington High School.
Foley is a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus performing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. She holds a bachelor of music degree in education and voice from Westminster Choir College and has completed a conducting apprenticeship at the Berkshire Choral Festival.
More information can be found at IpswichRiverCommunityChorus.org.