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Fall Rehearsals begin Monday 8/29/2016 for December 2016 concerts – New Singers Welcome

“…What it’s like when human beings are in harmony….that’s a lesson for our times and for all times….” —John Rutter, quoted from the above video on “The Importance of Choir” (please press the “play” button on the above image to watch).  We will be singing John Rutter’s Magnificat as the first half of our December …

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“We are the instrument, we are that music”

The Hilo Community Chorus spring concert will be Saturday, May 28 at 3:00 PM at First United Protestant Church, located above Kaiser and the Hilo Medical Center at 1350 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Click here to see the location on Google Maps. The chorus and special guests will present Cherubini’s “Requiem in C Minor “and contemporary composer Dan …

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Composer Dan Forrest’s Remarks on “Requiem for the Living”

Hilo Community Chorus will perform Dan Forrest’s “Requiem for the Living” in Spring 2016. The following are the composer’s commentary on this new contemporary work, which premiered in 2013: Dan Forrest on his Requiem For The Living “Overall, the work is a prayer for rest (“Requiem”) for the living, as much as for the deceased. It’s a …

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