Mad River Chorale holiday concert rehearsals begin Sept. 27

Sept. 24, 2021  |  Submitted by Mad River Chorale 

After a two-week delay to watch statistics for COVID-19 transmission in the area, Mad River Chorale will hold its first rehearsal for its fall/holiday term on Monday, Sept. 27.

The community chorus will prepare for holiday concerts in Waitsfield and Waterbury on Dec. 11 and 12 featuring a program of varied holiday music.

The chorale’s conductor Mary Jane Austin and the board of directors have settled on a procedure for rehearsing which they hope will make singers feel as safe as possible while making choral music together. 

Rehearsals will be held in the chorus room at Harwood Union High School, starting at 7 p.m., and will last one hour for now. That’s shorter than a typical rehearsal. 

The group’s COVID-19 mitigation strategies include requiring that all singers be fully vaccinated and wear a mask. The chorale will have available masks that are now required at Central Vermont Medical Center for those who would like to use them. Singers will be seated and distanced during rehearsal. 

The chorus room has a ventilation system that surpasses recommended standards for singing groups. Any singer not feeling well in any way will be asked to stay home. 

As always, new singers are welcome and invited to join the Mad River Chorale.

Dues are charged and scholarships are available. There will be no charge for sheet music for the upcoming singing term, and a number of aids are provided to help singers learn the music. 

For more information, visit madriverchorale.net online or call 802-496-4781.