The Monmouth Civic Chorus
Dr. Mark Shapiro, Artistic Director
Close to Perfect, Close to Home
Celebrate
Our 60th Season with a Subscription
to three great concerts in 2008-2009
Handel's Messiah
The complete oratorio,with
soloists and chamber orchestra
It won't be Christmas without it!
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, 3:00 pm
Three Choral Diamonds
Sacred and profane gems from Felix Mendelssohn to Guillaume Connesson (a US Premiere)
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 4:00 pm
Join Us for a Summer Sing!
Sit in with members of MCC for an informal reading of Mozart's beautiful Solemn Vespers
Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
112 Middletown Road, Holmdel NJ
$5 includes refreshments and loan of a score
MCC Wins National Award!
Alice Parker
The Monmouth Civic Chorus has been named the 2008 recipient of the Chorus America/ASCAP Alice
Parker Award. Given to only one chorus in North America each year, the award recognizes a chorus for programming significant recently composed music that expands the mission of the chorus and challenges the chorus's audience in a new way.
The award was presented at the Chorus America National Conference in Denver, Colorado on June 14. MCC’s Artistic Director, Dr. Mark Shapiro, received the award and $1000 on behalf of the Chorus.
The Monmouth Civic Chorus received the award for its March 2007 world premiere of Jorge Martin’s Stronger Than Darkness, a Cuban-American opera in concert. "What a tremendous and unexpected honor for The Monmouth Civic Chorus. This ASCAP award acknowledges the passion and commitment of MCC's dedicated singers, hard-working Board, loyal supporters and fearless audience," Dr. Shapiro said.
This program has been made possible in part by the Monmouth County Arts Council through funding from the Monmouth County Board
of Chosen Freeholders, through the County Historical Commission, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department
of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.