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Dear friends of the Binghamton Downtown Singers,
We hope you plan to enjoy our 2025 Spring Concert, Glory and Light! Concert titles and themes are a little funny. Sometimes the theme comes first, and you work to find music that fits within that idea. Sometimes you find music you love and build a theme around that. The Downtown Singers has a mission to perform classical masterworks, but within that mission there is some flexibility. With a shift in leadership comes new perspectives and ideas; among them, featuring works in the classical oratorio style by composers that belong to groups that are typically under recognized, including women and minorities. With that idea in mind, this program seemed to name itself once the works were chosen. The spring concert is built around the work Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg and the images and feelings it evokes. Joined by Vivaldi's Gloria and the Two Psalms by Holst, a vision of a bright future emerges.
The Downtown Singers have truly enjoyed bringing these works to life. Our membership this spring is one of the largest choirs we've featured in many years for a spring concert. Our shared belief that music can heal, can transform, and can bring peace unites us in a common goal of sharing high quality choral music. Just as Illuminare speaks to finding the light through the darkness, the choir hopes our performance will give you a moment of brightness in whatever darkness you find surrounding you.
The Downtown Singers has been blessed with increased concert attendance over the last couple of years, but we cannot continue to survive without the support of our friends. You can also support our advertisers that so generously help fund our program. We appreciate our audience, friends, advertisers and grant sponsors for keeping the arts thriving in Binghamton! Finally, please consider joining us in the fall when we resume rehearsals for The Messiah. Details can be found at www.downtownsingers.org
Sincerely,
Julie Drozdowski and Faith White
DTS Co-Presidents
Table of Contents - Glory and Light Concert - Sat, Jun 7 2025, 7:00pm
- Meet Our Soloists
- Director’s Corner Spring 2025
- Singing is a Family Affair
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