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Mark Your Calendars…
A Patchwork of American Folk Songs Bennington County Choral Society Edwin Lawrence, director Saturday June 15, 2013 – 8 pm Sunday June 16, 2013 – 3 pm Second Congregational Church Hillside St, Bennington, VT Tickets: $15 at door Handicap accessible
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BCCS Scholarship Winners Announced!
The BCCS 2013 Scholarship Auditions were held on Tuesday May 7 at the Second Congregational Church in Bennington. Eight students competed this year for two $400 scholarships to help defray the cost of music lessons: six vocal performers, one tuba player, and one … Continue reading
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Call for singers!
Introducing Our Spring 2013 Program: A Patchwork of American Folk Songs June 15 & 16 The broad selection of pieces will include humorous songs, sea chanteys, ballads, and a spiritual or two, in arrangements by composers including Aaron Copland, Alice … Continue reading
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Giving to BCCS
YOUR financial support is critical to our success! We are eager to welcome you as a contributor. Your tax-deductible contribution will assist us in purchasing music, covering advertising and program printing costs, paying our conductor, and hiring a rehearsal accompanist, … Continue reading
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Favorite Links
Berkshire-Hudson Singing The internet clearinghouse for choral music in the Berkshire hills and the Pioneer and Hudson valleys. Vox / In Camera A classical music calendar, reviews and previews of events in northeast New York, western Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont … Continue reading
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Past Repertoire
Programs we have presented over the past ELEVEN years: 2010-2011 Season Britten “Saint Nicolas” and “Te Deum” in C Kodaly “Missa Brevis” and Carissimi “Jepthe” Brahms “Liebesleider” Waltzes and More 2009-2010 Season “Krestliedjes and Noels” Handel’s Messiah (Parts … Continue reading
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RECORDINGS!
Did you know? CD recordings of many of our concerts are available for sale! For details, contact Joel Patterson, 216 Goodell Road, Petersburgh, NY 12138 [telephone (518) 658-9549; e-mail: mountaintop@taconic.net]. The price, $15 per copy, postage-paid (but please be sure to ask … Continue reading
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Our Director
Edwin T. Lawrence first conducted the Bennington County Choral Society in 1976. Since that time, he has conducted the group in performances of works from the ninth to the twenty-first centuries, including a special performance of Poulenc’s Gloria and Carmina … Continue reading
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Giving to BCCS
YOUR financial support is critical to our success! We are eager to welcome you as a contributor. Your tax-deductible contribution will assist us in purchasing music, covering advertising and program printing costs, paying our conductor, and hiring a rehearsal accompanist, … Continue reading
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About Us
The primary focus of the Bennington County Choral Society is to promote choral singing. This goal is accomplished by presenting three concerts each season. Members hail from Bennington County and towns in Western Massachusetts, and neighboring New York State. … Continue reading
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