This e-newsletter updates you on what's happening at TriangleSings!, the website for vocal ensemble music in and near the Triangle and Triad, and offers other items of interest to North Carolina choral enthusiasts. Sent out the last week of the month (more often as needed), Choral Notesgoes to some 2,200 subscribers. You're encouraged to sign up for the free newsletter, forward it to others and circulate the website's listings.
![]() |
Welcome to Choral Notes for the month of April 2010, featuring a feast of opera as well as many notable choral concerts.
Upcoming on the Events Calendar
The Events Calendar is cosponsored by North Carolina Master Chorale, presenting Carmina Buranawith the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra on Sunday evening, April 18th, 7:00, at Meymandi Hall; and by Women's Voices Chorus, looking ahead to their concert, Sparks of Divinity: Music of the Night and the Divine, on Saturday evening, May 1st, 7:30, in Duke Chapel. Thank you!
- Desire, Drink and Death in Early France - Duke Collegium Musicum, April 9
- Time for Singing: Best of Broadway - Benefit Performance, April 9 and 11
- Turandot - Piedmont Opera, April 9, 11 and 13
- Works by Bach & Purcell - Duke Chorale, April 11
- Carmina Burana - UNC Carolina Choir, Chamber Singers & Glee Clubs, April 13
- Spring Choral Concert - NC State Chorale, April 15
- Searching for Spinoza - UNC Opera, April 16-20
- Concert with Bill Leslie & Lorica - Concert Singers of Cary, April 17
- Carmina Burana - North Carolina Master Chorale, April 18
- Centennial Concert - Chamber Singers of United Church of Chapel Hill, April 18
- An Evening of Opera - Meredith College Opera Theater, April 22
- Divided We Stand - Bel Canto Company, April 24 and 26
- Opera Scenes & Excerpts - Duke Opera Workshop, April 24 and 25
- A Musical Mosaic for Spring - Durham Chorale, April 25
- Spring Concert - Cardinal Singers, April 25
- An Evening of Praise - The Master's Men, April 25
- Spring Concert - UNC Glee Clubs, April 25
- Meredith-UNC Men Concert - Meredith College Choral Groups & UNC Men's Glee Club, April 27
- Chorale Celebration - Duke Chorale, April 30
- Love Waltzed In - Piedmont Chamber Singers, April 30
Auditions/Calls/Singing Opportunities
From the Choral Directory
Saturday, April 10, is the date for the Silent Auction to benefit Women's Voices Chorus, 7:00-10:00 PM at the Briar Club (Clubhouse at Briar Chapel), 16 Windy Knoll Circle, Chapel Hill 27516. The $15 admission includes wine, beer and hors d'oeuvres - and great items to bid on, such as: a weekend at a Virginia mountain retreat, Indian dance lessons, subscription tickets for PlayMakers Repertory Company, handicrafts, and gift certificates to area restaurants and shops.
At WRAL's website, see a recent Philanthropy News articleabout two former Directory Members, previously announced as forming a new Raleigh opera company next month.
Elsewhere and Otherwise
Barbara Ann Peters, one of our charter Chorister/Chorus Resources sponsors, has signed on for another year. Known for her work at Berkshire Choral Festival (BCF) as well as three NC universities, Barbara now serves as executive director of Greensboro Opera - which is putting on two 2010 productions (an evening of songs in July, The Magic Flute in November). Last fall, she added a philanthropic coup to her accomplishments: her $2,500 BCF challenge grant wound up attracting $16,642, putting the Annual Fund campaign over the top...a major feat for a nonprofit these days. See the top of the Resources page to learn about voice lessons with Barbara.
Speaking of Berkshire Choral Festival...some singer openings remain for July 2010. The Montreal week (Jane Glover directing The Creation) can accept sopranos, tenors and basses. At Sheffield, MA, the first week (Heinz Ferlesch conducting Judas Maccabaeus) is open to all voice parts; sopranos, tenors and basses still may apply for Week III (Vance George, Schicksalslied, Nänie and other Brahms works). Everything else has only wait-list space, except for commuters; Italy is closed. Check online for details and the application, or call 413-229-8526.
Recent reviews of interest at Classical Voice of North Carolina: DvoĆák Requiem: Stunning Music, Stunning Performance and Satisfying and Spirited Così Fan Tutte by Mozart.
Choral Notes Coda
You can access the main sections of the TriangleSings! website with a click below to:
- Upcoming performances and other choral events open to the public
- Local singing opportunities - the "other" Calendar
- Listings of services, fun and products, and links to choral-related websites
- Directory of area vocal ensembles by name, place, type and rehearsal day
- The why and how...all About TriangleSings!
Anyone is welcome to submit Calendar listings and other items of interest for inclusion in the newsletter. Note the next edition's earlier-than-usual deadline: APRIL 16th.
'Til next time...
Carol

