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Souhegan Valley Chorus, now in its 28th 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 or 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 Nashua Stroll which takes place the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend.

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 2008 Season begins on Tuesday,
January 8th in the Milford Congregational Church. The first three rehearsalsJanuary
8, 15, and 22are 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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2008 Sprng Concert
May 3 at 7:30 in the Souhegan High School
Lights
Up On Broadway
curtain
closed
Give My Regards to Broadway- quartet
Another Op'nin’, Another Show- quartet
curtain opens
There’s No Business Like Show Business- mic
for narrator
curtain closes
You’re Just In Love- Christy and Judy
from Call Me Madam- body
mics
curtain opens
Walk Him Up- mic for Natalie F., Joyce,
Brandt, (Linda- may not need one- descant over chorus)
Music of The Night
curtain closes
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again- Tina
body mic
Memory- Barbara body mic
Learn Your Lessons Well- Joyce body mic
curtain opens
I’ve Never Been In Love Before- Veto body mic
Guys and Dolls- mics Jean Desany, (body
mic) Mike, Lee Brant, Dan, Veto, Cyndy
curtain closes
INTERMISSION
curtain
closed
Lida Rose from The
Music Man- Valleyaires
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria from The
Sound of Music - Valleyaires
curtain opens
Fiddler On the Roof Medley- Rich- body mic (Veto, Diana)
Soon It's Gonna Rain from The Fantasticks
Seasons of Love from Rent
body mics
for Shannon and Judith
On My Own from Les Miserables body
mic for Robin
Bring Him Home from Les Miserables body
mic for Lee
curtain closes
The Wizard and I - Jenn from Wicked
body mic
What Is This Feeling- Brittaney Fournier and
Popular- Annie and Jenn from Wicked
body mics
curtain opens
Defying Gravity from Wicked
body
mic for Michelle
Final audience address (for
mic changes, costume changes)
Rodgers and Hammerstein Medley body
mics for Jean Wolf, Barbara, Linda, Carolyn, Christy, Michelle, Joyce, Lee,
Brant, Dan, Veto
curtain closes
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If in doubt, call or email your Section Leader:
Sopranos - Linda
Jeynes 882-0731
Altos - Jean Desany 673-7302
Tenors - Bob Charbonneau 673-1454
Basses - Dan Wolaver 566-0685
Spring 2008 Rehearsal Schedule (7:30 unless otherwise noted)
| Date |
Place (see map) |
Special Events |
Notes |
| Jan 8 | Milford Congr. Church | open rehearsal | |
| Jan 15 | Milford Congr. Church | open rehearsal | Valleyaires 6:30 |
| Jan 22 | Milford Congr. Church | open rehearsal | Board mtg. 6:00 |
| Jan 29 | Milford Middle School | . | Valleyaires 6:30 |
| Feb 5 | Milford Middle School | . | |
| Feb 12 | Milford Middle School | . | Valleyaires 6:30 |
| Feb 19 | Milford Middle School | . | Board mtg. 6:30 |
| Feb 26 | Milford Methodist Church | . | Valleyaires 6:30 |
| Mar 4 | Milford Middle School | . | |
| Mar 11 | Milford Methodist Church | . | Valleyaires 6:30 |
| Mar 18 | Milford Middle School | . | Board mtg. 6:30 |
| Mar 25 | Milford Middle School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Apr 1 | Milford Middle School | . | |
| Apr 8 | Milford Middle School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Apr 15 | Milford Middle School | Board mtg. 6:30 | |
| Apr 22 | Milford Middle School | Valleyaires 6:30 | |
| Apr 29 | Milford Methodist Church | Board mtg. 6:30 | |
| May 2 | Souhegan High School | Friday tech rehearsal | 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| May 3 | Souhegan High School | Saturday concert | chorus: 6:15, show:7:30 |
| May 6 | Singout / Party | 6:45 at Granite Square |
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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 and select choruses and teaches voice workshop. Previously she was choral director at Parker Middle School in Chelmsford, MA, where her choirs medaled every year at the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors' Association's choral festivals. She is also on the staff of the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club School of Theater Arts, where she is currently music director for the Riverbend iTheater class and was the music director for the spring 2007 production of "Carousel". In the early winter she directs the Mont Vernon Community Messiah Sing, a long-standing choral tradition.
Jenn is a graduate of Boston University, where she studied with
Richard Cassilly. She lives in Milford with her husband and two
children. |
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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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Here are the job descriptions for each office.
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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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