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EncoreKC! Opportunities for Fall 2024
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EKC! CHORUS
The original and largest group in the EncoreKC family is a non-audition choir of approximately 70 individuals who love choral singing. The Chorus is open to individuals age 50+, regardless of choral experience. There are generally 10 rehearsals per season, culminating with the season's concert. Rehearsals are held on Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (GCPC), 11100 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS. EKC! Chorus. Rehearsals begin September 9. New members should attend the "new member orientation" at 9:30 September 16. Concert is on November 17. Cost for EncoreKC! Chorus Fall participation is $50. The EKC! Chorus is currently filled to capacity for the Fall session. If you would like to be added to our waiting list for the Fall session, please contact us. To join the chorus for the Spring 2025 session, come back to the website in mid-November, when registration for the Spring 2025 session will open.
ACT II ENSEMBLE
A smaller 24-member choral ensemble made up of singers from the main Chorus who rehearse at GCPC an hour before the main choir (9:30 Mondays) and are available to perform throughout the community upon request. Pam Kelly, conductor. Please note that you must be a member of the EKC! Chorus to participate in Act II. Act II will perform with the Chorus on November 17 and other dates as requested. Cost for Act II Fall participation is $25.
(After paying for EKC! Chorus, go to "Store" to sign up for Act II)
BRASS ENSEMBLE
Brass Ensemble. 50+ Come PLAY with us!
Do you play a brass instrument? Our brass ensemble will accommodate and customize repertoire for any combination of instrumentations at varying levels of difficulty. The Brass Ensemble will rehearse at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Performs with the Chorus on November 17 and other performances on request.
$25
Brass ensemble membership has closed for the Fall season.
WOODWIND ENSEMBLES
Woodwind Ensembles will include double reeds (oboe, bassoon), flute, clarinet, saxophones. Chamber groups consisting of duets, trios, quartets, etc. depending on registered player/instrumentation will be created. Weekly music reading with performance opportunities possible. 50+? Get out your instruments and join us! Ensembles will be directed by Amy Schwartz and Laura Lightfoot Still; Begins Thursday, September 12 at 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. at GCPC. Performances to be determined. Cost for Woodwind Ensemble participation is $25.
Woodwind Ensemble membership has closed for the Fall season.
MUSIC READING CLASS
Are you 50+ and have ever wished you could pick up a piece of music and sing it through without listening to someone else sing it first? This sight reading class will give you a good start. There's a lot more involved in sight reading than you might think! Level 1 will cover bass and treble clef staffs - names of notes, the different kinds of notes, reading different rhythm combinations, time signatures, key signatures, how to tell what line you're supposed to follow and how to use solfege to learn about intervals. And any other questions that you may have! Barbara Douglas, instructor.
The Music Reading Class will meet on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.-11:00 a.m. beginning September 10 and run for 10 weeks. Cost for Music Reading class is $25. Registration for the Music Class has closed for the Fall session.
UKULELE ENSEMBLE
Get ready to smile, laugh, and tap your foot while you make your own music delighting friends and family with your new talent. Christoper Callender, who has played and performed with the KC Ukulele group for nearly 20 years, will teach this class. There will be ten 45-minute classes at 6:00-6:45p.m. starting Monday September 9-November 11. The format of the class will be relaxed, yet productive, as participants learn fundamentals and applying them to fun songs and music from popular Ukulele sites online. Performances to be determined. Cost for Ukulele Class/Ensemble participation is $25.
The class requires a TENOR UKULELE and a limited number will be available to rent. Or you can purchase one like this one on Amazon.
Registration for those 50+ was available July 22 - September 4 and has closed for the Fall season. Check back in November when registration will open for the Spring season that will start in early February.
