Our Mission Statement

Bainbridge Chorale is a choral performance company which promotes musical growth and education for its participants and audiences and is dedicated to expanding the awareness and appreciation of the choral arts.

                 INTERIM DIRECTOR FALL 2010

We are pleased to announce the selection of Michael A. Miller, Jr. as Interim Director for the Christmas 2010 concert session. Michael comes to us with extensive experience in choral conducting, including his position as Director of Music Ministries at Christ the King Lutheran Church since his move from Rock Hill, SC to the Pacific Northwest in October 2007. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. He has held choral and instrumental teaching positions from elementary to university level. In May 2005, Michael became the director of the Winthrop University Jazz Voices, one of the premier vocal jazz ensembles in the southeast upon the retirement of its founder and his mentor, Dr. Robert Edgerton. For a decade, Michael conducted the Lancaster Chamber Choir of Lancaster, SC, and later, Impromptu! of Charlotte, NC, a select vocal ensemble that performed throughout Charlotte including guest appearances in Charlotte’s “Singing Christmas Tree.” In response to numerous requests to supply music at various Rock Hill civic events, he co-founded and directed the Rock Hill Community Choir. Most recently, he became the Professor and Interim Chair of the Music & Worship Department at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett where he directs the Touring Ensemble. He enjoys serving as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for school, church and honor choirs.

          Upcoming Events:

            AUDITIONS FOR THE 2010-2011 SEASON

 Auditions for those interested in joining the Chorale will be held on Monday, September 13, at Woodward Middle School, beginning at 5:30 p.m. immediately preceding the first rehearsal.

Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. with occasional Saturday morning sectional rehearsals. The dates of the fall concert are Saturday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 5, at 3:00 p.m.

For more information about auditioning, as well as membership in the Chorale, please call 206-780-2467 or e-mail info@bainbridgechorale.org.

                TIMELESS CHRISTMAS CLASSICS

                Holiday concert  - December 4th and 5th

Our Christmas concert, Timeless Christmas Classics, features a program of Christmas music through the ages, beginning with with the lively16th century Spanish carol, Riu, Riu Chiu, progressing through beautiful and contemplative selections such as the O Magnum Mysterium of Thomas Luis de Victoria, to contemporary and popular classics like Silent Night and Sleigh Ride. The featured selection is the Christmas Cantata, American composer Daniel Pinkham’s most famous choral work, scored for chorus, double brass choir and organ. For this work we are delighted to welcome back the Mosaic Brass Quintet, as well as organist Norma Aamodt-Nelson. The Bainbridge Chorale Young Singers will sing several songs, and there will be opportunities for the audience to join us in song as well.

Please join us as we celebrate the holiday season!

Saturday, December 4th, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, December 5th 3:00 p.m.                       Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church

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