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Our Silver Anniversary!

25th Concert Season (2007 – 2008)

Have you heard the Carolina Master Chorale recently? In June 2006, our production of Bizet's Carmen joined our earlier performances of Mendelssohn's Elijah and the Brahms Requiem on my career list of top ten conducting experiences! As Myrtle Beach evolves,

we are proud to join The Long Bay Symphony, the Theatre of the Republic and other area performing arts organizations in leading the charge toward a more dynamic cultural climate. History is now at the Beach! This season, we will secure a few more thrilling building blocks in our endeavor to construct a richer cultural future for all our residents and visitors. Won't you share them all with us? I hope to see your name on our donor list and your face in each audience!

 

 

December 6, 2007

 

CAROLINA MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS ‘A CHRISTMAS GARLAND’

Myrtle Beach - The Grand Strand’s oldest performing arts organization, the Carolina Master Chorale, will present its 25th annual holiday program, ‘A Christmas Garland’ December 14, 15 and 16.   Directed by Dr. Tim Koch, the group will be singing in venues from PawleysIsland to Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Conway, spreading the Christmas spirit up and down the Grand Strand.

The Carolina Master Chorale presents its immensely popular and unique holiday program, accompanied by brass, harp and percussion.  Conrad Susa’s, ‘A Christmas Garland’ is one of today’s most popular arrangements of beloved carols.  Also featured is the world premiere of Dr. Andrew Fowler’s ‘A Sacred Harp’ featuring little-known Southern holiday tunes from generations past.  Of course, there will be fun for the whole family, including an audience sing-along sure to leave the audience in the holiday spirit.

Performances are scheduled for Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church in PawleysIsland on Friday, December 14th at 7:00pm and Trinity Episcopal Church on 30th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, December 15th at 7:00pm.  There will be two performances on Sunday, December 16th.  The CMC will be at RisenChristLutheranChurch in North Myrtle Beach at 3:00pm and at the Theatre of the Republic on Main Street in Conway at 8:00pm. 

Ticket prices are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $5 for students with ID.  Tickets are on sale now by calling the Carolina Master Chorale office at (843) 444-5774 or by visiting the CMC website at: www.carolinamasterchorale.com.

 

September 4, 2007

Myrtle Beach, S.C. –The Carolina Master Chorale, Tim Koch, Music Director, starts its 25th anniversary 2007-08 season with an arrangement of songs to celebrate the rich beauty and history of the Carolinas. Saturday, October 27th, 7:00 PM in the Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach kicks off the Silver Anniversary of this renowned local chorus. Sunday, October 28th at 3:00 PM in the RisenChristLutheranChurch, (Briarcliffe in Myrtle Beach) and again at 8:00PM at the Theater of the Republic in Conway completes the first of seven inspirational concerts scheduled for this season.  A collection of popular James Taylor’s songs are artfully arranged by Composer-in-Residence Dr. Andrew Fowler to be combined with the spiritual power of a Native American collection celebrating the glory of the earth.

Tickets for the Myrtle Beach performances of “Carolina on my Mind” are available by calling the Carolina Master Chorale at (843) 444-5774.  Tickets for the Conway performance are available by calling the Theatre of the Republic at (843) 488-0821. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com. Tickets, $16 in advance and $20 at the door, should be purchased early as seating is limited and both shows are expected to sell out.

The Carolina Master Chorale (CMC) is the oldest performing arts ensemble on the Grand Strand, founded in 1982. Since its founding, the CMC has continued to nurture the choral arts in our community. The last season SOLD OUT many of the presentations so a season’s ticket is important to reserve a space at these uplifting and educational performances. Season’s tickets,  donations, and corporate-Level Sponsorships are gratefully accepted and are used to promote the choral arts in this region. 

CAROLINA MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS  ITS FIRST CONCERT OF THE 25TH SILVER ANNIVERSARY SEASON - “CAROLINA ON MY MIND”
CAROLINA MASTER CHORALE ANNOUNCES ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY SEASON

Myrtle Beach - The Grand Strand’s oldest performing arts organization, the Carolina Master Chorale, has released details of its 2007-2008 25th Anniversary Season.  Directed by Dr. Tim Koch, the group will be involved in seven major productions, performing in venues from PawleysIsland to North Myrtle Beach and Conway followed by a summer 2008 tour of Spain.

The highlight of the season is sure to be a full-scale production of Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved opera, ‘La Traviata’, featuring the Long Bay Symphony, national and international opera stars, and production assistance from the Theatre of the Republic.  This follows a highly successful staging by the Carolina Master Chorale (CMC) of Georges Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ in June of 2006.  There are two scheduled performances at the Myrtle Beach High School Music and ArtsCenter; at 7pm on May 10, 2008 and at 3pm on May 11, 2008.  

In the first concert of the season, “Carolina On My Mind”, composer-in-residence Andrew Fowler offers a glorious new arrangement of Carolina native James Taylor’s most poignant songs.  This program is packed with colorful singing, powerful texts, dramatic beauty and virtuoso instrumental accompaniment.  This celebration of the history and beauty of the Carolinas will take place on October 27-28, 2007.  

On December 14th, 15th and 16th, the CMC presents its immensely popular and unique holiday program, accompanied by brass, harp and percussion.  Conrad Susa’s, ‘A Christmas Garland’ is one of today’s most popular arrangements of beloved carols.  The world premiere of Dr. Andrew Fowler’s ‘A Sacred Harp’ features Southern holiday tunes from generations past.   

World renowned guest conductor Eph Ehly leads the CMC’s “Choral Festival by the Sea”- a festival chorus of over 200 from around the country- on March 1, 2008.  Guest choirs will also showcase their best for Myrtle Beach audiences.  

The CMC says THANK YOU to all its supporters for twenty-five years on June 8, 2008 with a free concert, featuring music to be performed during the Chorale’s June 2008 tour of Spain. 

In addition to the five Carolina Master Chorale produced events, the group will also be a major part of the Long Bay Symphony’s presentation of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Chichester Psalms’ on January 27, 2008.  The CMC has also been asked by the Theatre of the Republic in Conway to be part of its musical production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, April 2-13, 2008.   

Season and individual tickets are on sale now by calling the Carolina Master Chorale office at (843) 444-5774 or by visiting the CMC website at: www.carolinamasterchorale.com.

 
April 2, 2008
 
Carolina Master Chorale Presents A LIVE Staged version of Verdi's "La Traviata"
The Carolina Master Chorale, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Dr. Tim Koch, presents Giuseppe Verdi's beloved La Traviata, in semi-staged, concert version, Saturday, May 10 at 7 PM and Sunday, May 11, at 3 PM in the Myrtle Beach High School Auditorium.  Joining the Master Chorale are the Long Bay Symphony Orchestra, Charles Jones Evans, Music Director, and nine professional guest artists.

Soprano Shelley Jameson of New York headlines the star-laden cast in the virtuosic role of Violetta Valery, a famed Parisian courtesan around whose life and eventual death the drama unfolds.  Jameson has appeared in this role on tour throughout the U.S. with the New York City Opera.  She has also starred with many of the country's most prominent opera companies, including Los Angeles Opera, where she sang the role of Musetta in Puccini's La Boheme. 

Walter Cuttino will appear opposite Jameson in the famous tenor role of Alfredo Germont.  Cuttino serves as chair of the voice department at the University of South Carolina following a heralded career as lead tenor in many of Europe's most historic opera houses.

The production will also feature returning performers Brian Johnson, baritone, of Cleveland, Ohio and Joe Chappel, bass-baritone, of Brooklyn, New York, last heard together in 2005 in the Chorale's first opera production - Bizet's Carmen.  Additionally, five new and emerging artists will make their Myrtle Beach debuts in other principal roles.

La Traviata is third on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America, behind only Madame Butterfly and La Boheme.  Opera audiences have experienced a national resurgence in the past year with the advent of live Metropolitan Opera performances broadcast in movie theaters nationwide.  Locally, "Cinemark at Coastal Grand" has carried the live and encore broadcasts.  San Francisco Opera has also announced that its productions soon will be released to theaters across the country.

First-timers and life-long opera lovers can join the opera craze by purchasing tickets for La Traviata.  Tickets, at $25 in advance, are available by calling the Carolina Master Chorale office at 843.444.5774, or online at www.carolinamasterchorale.com.  When calling for tickets, ask about the Gala Invitation-Only Recital, to be presented by the stars of La Traviata, Tuesday evening, May 6, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Myrtle Beach.