What better way to get into the spirit of the holiday than to hear beloved Christmas carols being sung by a choir? This year, the El Dorado Chorale will add to the general festivities of the South Arkansas Arts Center’s golden anniversary year by performing favorites selected from the choir’s 23 year repertoire.
The community choir, which includes singers from south Arkansas and north Louisiana, has been presenting yearly programs since 1990. The chorale exists to provide the opportunity for singers and listeners alike to experience the well-known classics in choral literature. Traditionally, the chorale performs only one concert each year. For this year’s concert, El Dorado Chorale steering committee members Dr. Allan Pirnique, Laura Doyle, and Dr. Elaine Allen looked over the programs from 1990 to 2013 searching for the best pieces to include. They selected a range of works from the fun to the traditional including “Ding Dong Merrily on High” and the well know pinnacle of choral literature, Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from his Messiah. It will be a wonderful concert to start the Christmas season. The program will be presented at 4pm, November 23, 2014, at the First Methodist Church of El Dorado.
As with other community-based organizations, the El Dorado Chorale is dependent on the talents of our community. Rehearsal are held at 7pm on Monday evening at the EHS Choral Room, 2000 Wildcat Drive in El Dorado. All singers are welcome. No auditions required, just show up at rehearsal beginning October 6th.
For more information about how you can become involved with the El Dorado Chorale, contact the SAAC office at 862-5474.
