Dates: Sundays,
Jan.22 to May 27
Times: 6:45 - 9:30 PM
Location: Tabernacle United Methodist Church
83 Main Street
Binghamton, NY
New Members Welcome! Each year, we welcome you to join us early in the Fall (September) for the beginning of rehearsals for Handel's Messiah, and at the start of the year (January) for the beginning of Spring Concert rehearsals.
It might assist you to stay informed by using the "opt-in" notification for volunteers. If you are interested, visit the Email Notification page.
The philosophy of our group is to present musical productions of the highest level at little or no cost to the audience. In order to achieve this we rely on our volunteer membership to assist us in a few simple ways.
Do I need to audition?
No. All who come are welcome to sing with us.NOTE: The Singers do ask that all, who are able to afford, donate $25 towards the cost of each performance. This is a request not an obligation. We do this to help us achieve one of our charter objectives - “to provide live choral presentations at little or no cost to our audiences”. As we are a 501 (c)(3) certified non-profit organization, your donation is tax deductible.
Please come to the rehearsals!
The Binghamton Downtown Singers (DTS) extend to every community member the opportunity to participate in their performances without the need to audition; all who desire to sing are welcome. Because of this, the make-up of each year’s chorus is constantly changing, with a wide range of experience, musical talent and capabilities. We require only one thing of those who would sing with us; that you put forth your best effort. This includes attending rehearsals. On average there are 12 Sunday rehearsals, plus one dress rehearsal, preceding our Messiah performance. The Sunday rehearsal count for our Spring concerts is typically around 18.
All of us have lives outside of the Singers; missing some rehearsals is sometimes inescapable. What we ask is that you make a good faith effort to attend as many as you possibly can. If you already know the music well, then you owe it to those around you who are not as musically knowledgeable to be there for them, at the beginning as well as the end of the rehearsal process. This is how the new always learn, from the more experienced. That’s a basic element of life, a core element of a community – and an absolute necessity for the Downtown Singers.
We ask simply that, if you intend to sing the performance, when Sunday night rolls around, unless you are actually out of the area, come to rehearsal. Don’t pass up a chance to come and sing with the rest of us; we need all our voices.
Thank you!
Board of Directors
Binghamton Downtown Singers
We rely heavily on our chorus membership to "get the word out" about our performances and to assist the performances financially and where possible. For each performance we ask our members to distribute posters, solicit advertising for our performance programme and/or donations from local businesses, and promote attendance through one-on-one ticket placement. We also ask all members who have the financial means to do so, to contribute $25.00 to help defray the cost of each seasonal production.
We emphasize that none of these requests are a prerequisite to participating in our performances.
You may have a question that was not answered on these pages. If so, please contact Mike Randolph, the President of the organization, to get your answer. You can use this address: