Sing St. John Invites Community Members To Sing Together; St. John Recovery Choir Rehearsals Begin Oct. 1

All community members who enjoy singing are invited to join the St. John Recovery Choir.

Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings beginning Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gifft Hill School Upper Campus and Saturday mornings from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. at Hawksnest Beach. New members – experienced or not – are welcome to join. “It’s such a pleasure to work with a variety of singers and to welcome newbies,” said Director Kristen Carmichael-Bowers. All singers receive guide recordings, sheet music and lyric sheets to accommodate different learning styles. There are also Zoom sectionals on Thursdays which focus on each voice part in isolation.

The Recovery Choir – named in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria – is non-denominational and performs songs from many holiday traditions – Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice and in celebration of the New Year. As always, the Recovery Choir will be joined by Ocama Children’s Choir, Love City Pan Dragons, and several St. John church choirs and musical organizations for the December 21st Holiday Celebration in Franklin Powell Park. The event also includes a community carol sing which will culminate with the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah.