P.O. Box 762 Amherst, NH 03031

First Rehearsal of Fall Semester
Tuesday, Sept 14, 7:00 - 9:00 (note new time)
Milford High School

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Souhegan Valley Chorus, entering its 31st 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 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. usually in the Milford Middle 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 First Congregational Church, 10 Union St (blue star)

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 United Methodist Church, 327 N. River Rd (pink star) see map below


 
Open Rehearsals
Our first rehearsal for the Spring 2010 Season begins on Tuesday, September 14th in the Milford High School.  The first two rehearsals—September 14 & 21—are 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 -   Jean Desany 673-7302
Tenors -     John Potelle 672-8850
Basses -    Dan Wolaver 566-0685

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Tentative Fall 2010 Rehearsal Schedule (7:00 unless otherwise noted)

 

  Place (see map)

  Special Events

 Notes

Sept 14   Milford High School   open rehearsal    Board mtg. 6:00
Sept 21   Milford High School   open rehearsal   Valleyaires 6:00
Sept 28   Milford Middle School    
Oct 4   Milford Middle School      Valleyaires 6:00  
Oct 11   Milford Middle School       Board mtg. 6:00
Oct 18   Milford Middle School     Valleyaires 6:00
Oct 25   Milford Middle School    
Nov 2   TBA      Valleyaires 6:00  
Nov 9   Milford Middle School      Board mtg. 6:00
Nov 16   Milford Middle School     Valleyaires 6:00
Nov 23

  Milford Middle School 

    
Nov 30   Milford Middle School      Valleyaires 6:00
Dec 5    TBA   Milford Stroll   TBA
Dec 7   Milford Middle School      Board mtg. 6:00
Dec 11   Souhegan High School  Sat AM tech rehearsal    9:00 - 11:00
Dec 12   Souhegan High School   Sunday eve concert call 6:00, curtain 7:00
Dec 14   Granite Square / Party  Singout / Party      Singout 6:00

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The Director and the Accompanist

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 
a cappella group.  She also teaches voice workshop and musical theater.  Jennifer is on the staff of the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club School of Theater Arts, where she has served as music director for "Willy Wonka 
Jr." and "Carousel" and will be working on "The Wizard of Oz" in spring of 2010.  In the early winter she directs the Mont Vernon Community Messiah Sing, a long-
standing choral tradition.  She was named the 2009 New Hampshire Vocalist of the Year by American Mothers Incorporated. Jenn is a graduate of Boston University, where she studied with Richard Cassilly.  She lives in Milford with her husband and two children.

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 Chicago’s classical radio station WFMT and National Public Radio’s “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 CD’s. 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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2010-2011 SVC Board

President: Dan Wolaver
Vice President: Jean Desany
Treasurer: John Stafford
Secretary: Jonatha Bianchi
Music Librarian: Natalie Frissore
Music Librarian: Jean Wolf    
Concert Manager: Brant Wilson
Publicist: Christy Belvin
Fund Raiser: Mike Jeynes

    Here are the job descriptions for each office.

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    Advertising

    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. 
    • 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

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    Past Concerts

    2007 Spring Concert - "Pioneers and Prairies"
    The theme for this concert was the westward expansion of the United States
    and the various cultures that contribute to our music and language.

    Click here to see pictures from the show.
    Listen to "Red River Valley"
    Listen to "Sunset"

    Concerts recorded by DB Systems.

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