FREEPORT — Greater Freeport Community Chorus is busy preparing for its annual winter concert, “The Promise of Light,” with shows planned for Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport, and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2:30 p.m. at the Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland.
The 70 voices of the GFCC come together from 14 different communities to sing under the dynamic leadership of director Virgil Bozeman and his musical partner, accompanist Dorothy Cuprak, a news release said. The members of the chorus bring together a wide range of musical experience and a joyful camaraderie. The result is a robust sound that is as fun to listen to as it is to sing.
“Our singers love what they’re doing and they show it,” Bozeman said in a news release. “It’s what makes our concerts so exciting.”
Another thing that makes GFCC exciting to listen to is the stimulating variety of music they sing. Every season Bozeman plans pieces that contrast in style and tempo to create a unique musical experience. One of his goals has been to build the chorus’ repertoire and expres- sive range.
Every concert is different, and this year is no exception. The concert’s title piece, “The Promise of Light” by Georgia Stitt and lyricist Len Schiff, is a haunting melody that reflects their attempt to “write something secular and yet reverent about the December holiday season.”
The concert features such diverse works as George Frederick Handel’s “And the Glory of the Lord,” Felix Mendelssohn’s “There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth,” Gordon Bok’s “Bay of Fundy,” and wonderful contemporary arrangements of some familiar holiday songs. Perhaps most notable among these is Dave Brubeck’s jazz version of “We Three Kings” that features local percussionist Gary Fuller.
Tickets are $10 each; children younger than 12 get in free with a maximum of $25 per family. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Music and Moore, Cook’s Corner, Brunswick, or the Freeport Community Center Thrift Shop, 53 Depot St.
For more information, visit www.gfccweb.org.
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