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Reading Community Singers presents Holiday Hits

The holidays are filled with the wonder of family, friends and music! To make your holidays bright, Reading Community Singers is presenting “Holiday Hits” on Saturday evening, December 7th at 7:30 PM and Sunday afternoon, December 8th at 3:00PM.  Both concerts of holiday favorites will be at the Old South United Methodist Church, 6 Salem Street (corner of Rte 28 and Rte 129) in Reading.  There will also be a visit from some “Special Visitors”, so bring your cameras!

 

This year’s musical selections include carols and popular music for Christmas and Hanukkah, conducted by Beth Mosier and performed by the 80+ member Reading Community Singers accompanied by Joe Beninati.  There will be a holiday sing-along and audience members are invited to join us in singing the Hallelujah Chorus.

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Tickets are $18.00 ($12.00 for seniors and students) and are available from any RCS member, by calling 781-249-3444, or at the door.  Old South is handicapped accessible.  Please join us in celebrating our 93rd Holiday concert!

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Our special guest artists this year are a father & son team, Chris and Quinn Eastburn who make up the “Fiddlin' Quinn and His Big Folks Band duo”.  Chris Eastburn finds joy and emotional communication in composing, arranging, and orchestrating music.  For more information visit http://www.eastburnmusic.com/  Chris is delighted and proud to be increasingly better known as “Quinn’s Dad”-- backing his 8 year old son Quinn Eastburn whose prodigy fiddle fingers and singing has brought smiles to audiences at festivals from Boston to Virginia to Seattle.  For more information visit http://fiddlinquinn.com/.  In addition to their special performance, RCS will be singing one of Chris’s arrangements at this year’s concert.

 

This is our 93rd year of bringing choral music to Reading. Concert proceeds help fund scholarships for students studying music at the college level.  This year’s application deadline is approaching.  For an application, please visit the RCS website or see your guidance counselor. 

 

RCS is a non-audition, multi-generation community chorus with over 80 members from Reading, Wakefield, Lynnfield, Burlington, North Reading, Stoneham, Wilmington, Woburn, Medford, Melrose, and other surrounding towns.  We have members with years of experience and members who haven’t sung a note in years.  Whether you grew up with boy bands or big bands, we know you will enjoy the music created by this diverse group.

 

RCS is a 2006 recipient of the Reading Cultural Council Community Service award, as well as recent grants from Eastern Bank and the Harpley Foundation. RCS is a member of the Greater Boston Choral Consortium.

 

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