
P.O. Box 762 Amherst, NH 03031
9th Rehearsal Spring Semester
7:30 Tuesday, March 9
Mont Vernon Church
| Directions to church: Route 13 North from the Milford Oval, about 3 miles. The church is at the top of the hill on the right, across from the Town Hall and fire station. Parking is available in the lot next to the church (at the McCollum bldg) or across the street at the fire station. Please be sure to park in only in designated spaces at the fire station; i.e. not in front of the garage doors. Parking is available on side streets but please observe the No Parking signs as the police have been issuing tickets in these areas. |
Choral Cavalcade - PA 6-5000, various note issues
Over the Rainbow
Sound of Music
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
run Oklahoma
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Souhegan Valley Chorus, now in its 30th season, is a community chorus in the Milford-Amherst (New Hampshire) area performing a variety of choral music from pops to light classics under the direction of Jennifer K. Erdody. Membership is open, without audition, to singers from high school age through seniors who enjoy choral music. Fifty people come from towns in and around the Souhegan Valley for the weekly rehearsals which are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. usually in the Milford High School (see map below) music room. Two concerts are presented each season—one in December and one in May— as well as participating in the Milford Holiday Stroll which takes place the first Sunday in December.

Milford Middle School,
33 Osgood Rd (red
star)
Milford High School, 100 West St (yellow
star)
Unitarian Universalist Church, 20 Elm St,
Milford, NH (green
star)
Milford First Congregational Church, 10
Union St (blue
star)
Milford United Methodist Church, 327 N. River Rd (magenta
star)
see map below
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Open Rehearsals
Our first rehearsal for the Spring 2010 Season begins on Tuesday,
January 12th in the Milford High School. The first three
rehearsalsJanuary 12, 19 and 26are for prospective members who want to
"test the waters" before joining.
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Membership Dues
Dues are per semester and are as follows:
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2010 Spring Concert
May 8 at 7:00 in the Souhegan High School
A 30th-Anniversary Celebration
| Lullaby (Billy Joel) Fiddle On the Roof Medley If Music be the Food of Love Oklahoma! Medley: Oklahoma Surrey with the Fringe on Top Kansas City I Cain't Say No Many a New Day/ Don't Throw Bouquets Oklahoma - reprise Sound of Music Medley: The Sound of Music My Favorite Things Do-Re-Mi Climb Every Mountain Rhythm of Life Big Band Favorites Medley West Side Story Medley Canon in D You'll Never Walk Alone Over the Rainbow |
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Cancellation Policy
If Milford schools are closed (or if school is let out early)
due to inclement weather, SVC will not meet.
Rehearsal cancellation will be posted at the top of this Website.
If in doubt, call or email your Section Leader:
Sopranos - Judith Silverman 673-2720
Altos - Jonatha Bianchi 673-7302
Tenors - John Potelle 672-8850
Basses - Dan Wolaver 566-0685
Spring 2010 Rehearsal Schedule (7:30 unless otherwise noted)
|
Place (see map) |
Special Events |
Notes |
|
| Jan 12 | Milford High School | open rehearsal | Board mtg. 6:00 |
| Jan 19 | Milford High School | open rehearsal | Valleyaires 6:30 |
| Jan 26 | Milford High School | open rehearsal | Board mtg. 6:30 |
| Feb 2 | Milford High School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Feb 9 | Milford High School | Board mtg. 6:30 | |
| Feb 16 | Milford High School | CANCELLED | |
| Feb 23 | Milford High School | Board Meeting | |
| Mar 2 | Milford High School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Mar 5 | Amato Center | Irish Show rehearsal | 6:00-10:00 p.m. |
| Mar 6 | Amato Center | Irish Show | curtain 7:15 pm |
| Mar 9 |
Mont Vernon Church |
Valleyaires 7:00 | |
| Mar 16 | Milford High School | Board mtg. 6:30 | |
| Mar 23 | Milford High School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Mar 30 | Milford High School | ||
| Apr 6 | Milford High School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Apr 13 | Milford High School | Board mtg. 6:30 | |
| Apr 20 | Milford High School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Apr 27 | Milford High School? | Board mtg. 6:30 | |
| May 8 | Souhegan High School | Sat AM tech rehearsal | 9:00 - 11:00 |
| May 8 | Souhegan High School | Saturday eve concert | call 6:00, curtain 7:00 |
| May 11 | Granite Square | Singout / Party | Singout 6:45 |
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The Director and the Accompanist
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Jennifer K. Erdody,
director, is the choral director at Milford High School in Milford,
NH, where she directs the concert choir and "West Street Beat", the school's |
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Laura Kennedy, accompanist, has distinguished herself across the nation as a solo performer, accompanist and chamber musician. She has performed with the Lyric Trio and the Wiedemann Trio, in collaborations with the Florida Symphony Chamber Players and the Fairmount String Quartet, at the Mostly Mozart Festival, and Chamber Music at the Barn, and on Chicagos classical radio station WFMT and National Public Radios Performance Today. Laura has played in recitals with David Perry, Donald McInnes, Lazlo Varga, Brian Lewis, and with oboist, Joseph Robinson, principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic. She also enjoys presenting concerts with her brother, violinist Joseph Scheer, with whom she has recorded two CDs. Laura resides in Milford with her family. Her daughter, Clara, a cellist, is in her second year at the Julliard School. |
Click here to hear a live recording of Laura playing Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux op.39 no.1
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President: Mike Jeynes Here are the job descriptions
for each office. 1/8 Page Ad (2-1/4 × 1-7/8): $40 1/4 Page Ad (2-1/4 ×
3-3/4): $60 1/4 Page Ad (4-1/2 × 1-7/8): $60 1/2 Page Ad (4-1/2 ×
3-3/4): $90 Full Page Ad (4-1/2 × 7-1/2): $135 Inside Front Cover (4-1/2 × 7-1/2): $175 Inside Back Cover (4-1/2 × 7-1/2): $175 Back Cover (4-1/2 × 7-1/2): $240 Donations: Maestro: $1,000 and up Solo: $999 - $500 Quartet: $499 - $250 Chorus: $249 - $100 Star: $99 - $75 Friend: $74 and under 2007 Spring Concert - "Pioneers and
Prairies" Click here to see pictures from the show. Concerts recorded by DB
Systems. Any questions, comments, or
suggestions concerning this Web site should be forwarded to
Vice President: John Potelle
Treasurer: Dan Wolaver
Secretary: Jonatha Bianchi
Music Librarian: Cyndy Wood
Music Librarian: Jean Wolf
Concert/Rehearsal Manager: Brant Wilson
Publicist: Judy Aunio
Fund Raiser: Heidi Elgart
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SVC is supported chiefly by member dues and by donations and
advertisements in our concert programs. Also, SVC is a 501-C-3
Not-for-Profit Organization. Listed below are our advertisement
prices. (Size is given in width
×
height
in inches.) Here is the ad letter,
and here is the ad order form.
Submit ads in e-copy (.doc, .pdf, .jpg, or .gif) to Dan Wolaver (
), or in hard
copy to Souhegan Valley Chorus, P.O. Box 762, Amherst, NH 03031.
Make checks payable to Souhegan Valley Chorus.
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The theme for this concert was the westward expansion of the United States
and the various cultures that contribute to our music and language.
Listen to "Red River Valley"
Listen to "Sunset"![]()
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