P.O. Box 762 Amherst, NH 03031

4th Rehearsal of Spring Semester
Tuesday, February 7, 7:00 p.m.
Milford Middle School
Board meeting at 6:00

Songs TBA

Bridge Over Troubled Water video

Our trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria in 2012 

Other Events     

Restaurant Fundraisers   

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Souhegan Valley Chorus, in 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 Saturday 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 2012 Season begins on Tuesday, January 17th in the Milford Middle School.  The first two rehearsals—January 17 & 24—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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2012 Spring Concerts
Saturday May 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the Milford Town Hall
Sunday May 6th at 3:00 p.m. in the Milford Town Hall

The American Songbook

Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Swing, Swing, Swing
Sing Me to Heaven
Sure on This Shining Night
Earth Song
The Last Words of David
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Fanfare for the Common Man 
Give My Regards to Broadway
A Gershwin Jazz Trio
Rock Around the Clock
O Shenandoah
Poor Man Lazarus
Theme From New York, New York 
Let’s Fall In Love: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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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 - Tina Summers 883-8778
Altos -   Alison Elliott  553-9162
Tenors -     John Potelle 672-8850
Basses -    Dan Wolaver 566-0685

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Spring 2012 Schedule 
 rehearsals at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted

01/10

  Patrick’s

  Tuesday

  Board mtg. 6:00

01/17

  Milford Middle School

  open rehearsal

 

01/24

  Milford Middle School

  open rehearsal

  

01/31

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

02/07

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Board mtg. 6:00

02/14

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00  

02/21

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

02/28

  Congregational Church

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00  

03/06

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Board mtg. 6:00

03/13

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

03/20

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

03/27

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

04/03

  Milford Middle School 

  rehearsal

 Board mtg. 6:00

04/10

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

04/17

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

04/24

  Congregational Church

  rehearsal

 Valleyaires 6:00

05/01

  Milford Middle School

  rehearsal

 Board mtg. 6:00

05/04

  Milford Town Hall

 Fri  7:00 - 9:00 PM

 tech rehearsal 

05/05

  Milford Town Hall 

 Sat 6:00 PM

 concert

05/06

  Milford Town Hall

 Sun 2:00 PM

 concert

05/08

  Granite Square Apts

 Tuesday 5:45 PM

 mini-concert 

05/08

                 ?

 right after concert

 party

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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 "The Wizard of Oz."  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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2011-2012 SVC Board

President: Dan Wolaver
Vice President: Jean Desany
Treasurer: John Stafford
Secretary: Jonatha Pierdominici
Music Librarian: Patrick McCarty
Concert Manager: Conrad Koch
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
    1997 - 2011

    2007 Spring Concert - "Pioneers and Prairies"
    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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