OCTC Chorus Beginning Rehersals for Holiday Concert

Community Singers Welcome

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (08/14/2018) — Sing in the Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Chorus! Known for its performance of fine choral literature, this community chorus is set to begin rehearsals in preparation for a holiday concert to be held on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The seasonal concert literature represents some of the finest 20thand 21stcentury choral composers.

Interested community members are invited to join rehearsals on Monday, August 27 at 7 p.m. in room H-130, located in the Humanities Building on OCTC's Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road. The OCTC Chorus is open to interested singers looking for a vibrant and challenging choral experience.

This community chorus was first organized in the spring of 1987 and continues under the direction of Dr. Connie Ford, Professor of Music and its accompanist, piano instructor Angela Bruce.

The chorus is made up of community members, college students, faculty, and area high school age students. The group has performed with the Owensboro Symphony and in various venues in the Owensboro area. The chorus regularly rehearses on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. Interested singers may contact Ford at 686-4629 or by email at connie.ford@kctcs.edu.

Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College

OCTC Chorus Beginning Rehersals for Holiday Concert

Community Singers Welcome

Owensboro Community and Technical College

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