New singers join Coshocton Community Choir
New and returning members of the choir include: Front Row: Left to Right: Emily Els, Heather Palenshus, Karysa Kent, Catherine Reese, Kelly Florian, Sharon Sutton, and Jennifer Shanks; Back Row: Andy Hall, Quinn Wherley, Michael Belt, Everett Hall, Bryan Still, Nathan Shutt, Austin Youker, Jordan Conner, and Levi Masters. Not pictured: Ruth Edwards, Janet Boyd, Kayla Cowden, and Tyler Hahn. Contributed | Beacon
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Community Choir recently welcomed 20 new and returning members to their 100-voice choir as they prepare for the upcoming “O Holy Night” Christmas Festival Concert on Dec. 4. The new and returning members include Ruth Edwards, Janet Boyd, Kayla Cowden, Tyler Hahn, Andy Hall, Quinn Wherley, Michael Belt, Everett Hall, Bryan Still, Nathan Shutt, Austin Youker, Jordan Conner, Levi Masters, Emily Els, Heather Palenshus, Karysa Kent, Catherine Reese, Kelly Florian, Sharon Sutton, and Jennifer Shanks.
The Coshocton Community Choir includes singers from not only Coshocton County but throughout Central Ohio including Newcomerstown, Dover, Mt. Vernon, Wooster, Zanesville, Cambridge, Westerville, Millersburg, Berlin, Dresden, Morrow, Pickerington, Worthington, Bakersville, Pataskala, Newark, East Liverpool, Mt. Gilead, Columbus, New Concord, Fredericktown, Reynoldsburg, and more. Choir members range from high school age through senior citizens.
The Coshocton Community Choir is now in its 46th season, and has commissioned several arrangements from well-known composers. The choir was founded by and is conducted by Charles R. Snyder. The Annual Fund Campaign is also underway for the Coshocton Community Choir. For those interested in contributing financially to the choir, contact Business Manager Lee Bown at 427 Roscoe Street, Coshocton, or call her at (740) 622-3960. Contributions can also be made online at the choir’s website www.CoshoctonCommunityChoir.org. Contributing members receive complimentary tickets to the choir’s concerts.
The Coshocton Community Choir’s Festival Christmas Concert entitled “O Holy Night” will be Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. at Coshocton High School’s McKinley Auditorium, located at 1205 Cambridge Road in Coshocton. The concert will feature the adult choir, the Coshocton Singers children’s choir and the Youth Chorale high school singers choir. Tickets for the “O Holy Night” Festival Concert are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the door, on the website, or by calling Lee Bown at (740) 622-3960.
For more information about the Coshocton Community Choir, the Coshocton Singers, or the Coshocton Youth Chorale, visit www.CoshoctonCommunityChoir.org, find the Coshocton Community Choir on Facebook, or call the choir office at (740) 623-0554.
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