Dear Friends of the Binghamton Downtown Singers,
We hope you can join us for our 2023 Spring Concert on June 10th at 7:30pm at Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Johnson City. Tickets may be purchased on our website at https://www.downtownsingers.org/tickets or at the door. Our Messiah last winter launched our 40th year of singing and was absolutely astounding. We are hopeful that our upcoming performance is just as captivating. It is only fitting that we use this concert to get back to our roots of giving back to the community through music. Last spring we remembered and rejoiced and this spring we give you a concert of healing; to honor you, members of our community, and everyone that has been affected by COVID-19.
In our first half, we offer the Brahms' Requiem, sung in the original German. First performed by the Singers in 1990, this piece is a true masterwork. A favorite of many in the choir, we have performed this five times, but always in English prior to this year. This Spring we sing it to honor all the lives lost to COVID. There isn’t a member of our choir who hasn’t felt loss and as we channel that emotion into song, we invite you to remember those that are no longer with us.
After the intermission, you are in for a treat as we present a contemporary work by a local composer. The Requiem for the Living, composed by Dan Forrest, is sung in Latin and intersperses the traditional requiem movements with movements of hope, similar to composer Fauré. While the early sections invoke the stress of the last few years, the end brings peace and rest. Our hope for all who work as frontline health care workers is that, as the pandemic draws to its end, you are able to look to the future with hope and light.
We hope you will be able to join us June 10th to enjoy this performance. The Downtown Singers would not survive without the support of our friends. Please support our advertisers and sponsors and 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 - A Concert of Healing - Sat, Jun 10 2023, 7:30pm
- Downtown Singers Perform Local Composer's Work
- 40th Year Celebration Continues
- Downtown Singers are Thankful for Grants
- New Box Office Number
- New Credit Card Payment Option
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Certainly COVID-19 has had a terrible impact on our community and exacted a horrible cost. Many of us have suffered through infections and even more tragically, lost loved ones and friends. Many of us also have come to know there ...
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The Binghamton Downtown Singers are proud to announce they will be performing a composition by a local composer, Dan Forrest, as part of their Spring 2023 concert. Here's what the composer had to say: "As a native of the Elmira ...
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As we continue to celebrate our 40th year, we'd like to share some of our rich history with you. Alan Crabb was the original artistic director of the Binghamton Downtown Singers which was founded in 1983. Many of the original ...
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Once again this year, the Binghamton Downtown Singers are truly grateful to all the organizations who provide financial support through grants. Our Spring 2023 Concert for Healing featuring Brahms’ Requiem and Forrest’s A Requiem for the Living was made possible ...
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The Downtown Singers have a new box office number. The new number is 607-205-8741. Please update any saved contact information you may have for our office.
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We are pleased to announce that we can now accept credit card payments over the phone for those patrons who aren't comfortable paying online. When a member of our box office staff returns your phone call, just let them know ...
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