Our 2023-2024 Season Has Begun!!
Rehearsals for our Juneteenth Concerts have start and openings will end at the end of April. To join, attend a rehearsal, and we’ll welcome you to the choir or contact the Choir Administrator, Elaine Ball. Membership for the Acapella Choir is currently closed for this season.
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About Membership
The Montpelier Community Gospel Choir combines soul, jazz, blues, and original and traditional gospel music to produce an exuberant sound. We sing! We clap! We shout! We play! We laugh! Sometimes we cry. All of you is welcomed.
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment is simple. During the Open Enrollment period, please come to a rehearsal, and our choir administrator will register you, grant access to our membership portal with choir music and updates, and information on membership dues. The enrollment period closes by the end of November for the Black History Month Concert and in April for the Juneteenth Concert.
REHEARSALS
Our Monday evening rehearsals for the Black History Month Concert are from October 2023 to February 2024, and for our Juneteenth Concert from March to June 2024.
Currently, we are rehearsing in person and masking is strongly encouraged especially during surges. Our policy is that of our rehearsal and performance spaces. Simply, if you are symptomatic or have recently been exposed, please attend virtually and return when you are clear. And yes, we do have virtual options for every rehearsal through our YouTube channel, but members must attend the dress rehearsals in person in order to in sing the concerts.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Dues are $60 for Acapella Choir Members and $100 for Mass Choir Members per concert. Dues are essential to the choir as they fund the production of concerts including compensation of MCGC staff, directors, musicians, sound engineers, venue, music licensing, etc. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made possible by the generosity of its members and friends. We are also an inclusive community choir, and waivers are granted.
Questions? Contact Us.
Our Choirs
The Mass Choir
The Mass Choir is our largest choir and will perform two sets of concerts this season- two performances of the Black History Month Concert in February and two performances of the Juneteenth Concert in June.
While there are some members who have been professionally trained, the choir is largely comprised of everyday people who share a love for inspiring and uplifting themselves and others through gospel music.
All are welcome in this unauditioned choir. Some will learn their music by rote, some through reading the music provided, and others have their own creative ways. Note: gospel music invites us to improvisation, being in-the-moment, and surrender. In this spirit, we will grow, we will stretch, sit with our discomfort, and make a joyful together.
Rehearsals:
Mondays 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Unitarian Church of Montpelier- Vestry
130 Main Street
The Acapella Choir
The Acapella Choir is a subset of the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir. This group performs a cappella music in the African American tradition along with original and inspirational music.
While there is no audition process currently for the Acapella choir, the ability to read music is highly recommended.
The choir performs more often, a bit more widely, and requires flexibility and dedication. This season, the choir will perform two solo concerts, appearances during services at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, and will open our Black History Month and Juneteenth Concerts.
Contact Executive Director, Rev. Verdis LeVar Robinson with inquiries.
Rehearsals:
Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Unitarian Church of Montpelier- Vestry
130 Main Street