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Since
1957, the
Delaware
Choral Society has brought
the music of
great
composers to Dover and its
surrounding communities.
Our first season with new
conductor Kevin W. Thomas ended on a wonderfully optimistic note with
our spring concert "Songs of Struggle and Hope." The concert
included a variety of pieces that reflected so well the hopes as
well as the struggles of the past and, as a consequence, of the present
and future. This concert was presented in conjunction with the
excellent choral group Bach to the Future of Easton, Maryland, and we
were also treated to presenting our program at the historic Avalon
Theatre in Easton. The centerpiece of the concert, Donald
McCullough's Holocaust Cantata proved to be a thrilling and
moving experience for performers as well as audience. 
The Delaware Choral Society at the 50th Anniversary Gala Concert
held on May 12, 2007, at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover, Delaware.
To the left is then conductor Judy Moore, who was with the Society for
19 years. Go to About Us to find out
about our current conductor Kevin W. Thomas.
We have exciting music in store for the 2008-2009 season, including
a wonderful concert of Christmas classics in the fall, and a special
celebration in the spring with American sacred music treasures! Rehearsals will begin September
9, 2008, to prepare
for the Christmas concert, and we hope
that you will plan to sing with us or to attend our concert at the
Wesley United Methodist Church in Dover on December 7, 2008, at 4:00
p.m. See
A Letter from
Kevin for more details; feel free to call us at
302-422-7775 if you have any questions.
We'd also like to invite you to share memories at a
Delaware Choral Society History Blog hosted by Susan Vowels, a past
president of the Delaware Choral Society. She is in the planning
stages of writing a book about the first fifty years of this Diamond
State Gem - if you'd like to contribute, please go to
www.dcsmemories.blogspot.com.
Here's
to another 50 years!
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