Nodaway Chorale Presents “Voices of the Season” Choral Concert

The Nodaway Chorale will present its annual holiday concert, “Voices of the Season,” on Sunday, December 7, at 4:00 p.m. at the Schneider Performing Arts Center in Maryville, featuring guests like the Spectrum Chorus, the 10th Street Brass, and the Joyous Sounds Handbell ensemble.

MARYVILLE, MO – The Nodaway Chorale will present a concert of holiday vocal music on Sunday, December 7, at 4:00 p.m. at Schneider Performing Arts Center, Maryville High School, 1501 South Munn Avenue in Maryville.

The theme of the concert is “Voices of the Season.” Chorale Music Director Jim Rash explains, “Our\ concert theme highlights a celebration of the many sounds, stories, and traditions that come together during the Christmas holidays. It evokes the idea that each piece of music represents a unique “voice” contributing to the warmth, reflection, and joy of the season.” The Chorale will perform an eclectic mixture of choral selections
from traditional to sacred to movie songs to holiday humorous.

Tentative concert selections include well-known compositions such as “The First Noel,” arranged by Dan Forrest, a rhythmic jewel “African Star Carol,” the famous “Carol of the Bells,” a memorable medley of holiday songs by Irving Berlin, and a couple of fun and exciting holiday surprises.

Sharing the stage with the Nodaway Chorale will be special guest performers, the Spectrum Chorus from Maryville High School, directed by Vanessa Parsons. Parsons shares, "Spectrum is pleased to continue for the seventh time the tradition of performing with the Nodaway Chorale. It provides a wonderful opportunity for the students to perform for an audience that may not have heard them before. Plus, she adds, it's most important for the students to be able to serve the community by sharing their talents.

Rash adds, “Also returning this year will be the “10th Street Brass,” a quartet based in Maryville. The ensemble will share holiday tunes prior to the concert for the gathering audience and then accompany the singers on two concert selections. And new this year, “ Rash continues, “accompanying the chorus on two selections will be The Joyous Sounds Handbell ensemble, a new group of 10 volunteer handbell ringers from several communities in northwest Missouri.”

Admission is free. Tax-deductible donations at the door are encouraged. Nodaway Chorale is a non-profit, non-audition, secular mixed voice chorus with over 60 singers. For more information email info@nodawaychorale.org or visit their website nodawaychorale.org or social media pages.