SCHERZO \skertsō\
1 : an ECMI Adult Chorus for ages 50+
2 : a vigorous, light, or playful composition
Starts January 10, 2023
10 weeks, Tuesdays 11am-12pm
Class Fee is $100 for full 10 weeks
Ages: 50+
Moore Community Center Theater
125 State Street |Ellsworth, ME 04605
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1. Ten weekly rehearsals, starting January 10th from 11am-12pm and ending March 21st, with no rehearsal on February 21st.
2. Led by Gina Schuh-Turner with piano accompaniment by Kimberly Battaline. Mixed genres will be presented including show tunes, oldies, Americana, etc. No audition required - all voices are welcome.
3. Participants will work toward a Spring recital in the Moore Community Theater that is free and open to the public.
Please complete a registration form for each singer. You will be invoiced for the full $100 via the email provided; payment due on or before 1/10/23. Please contact ECMI should you need special payment arrangements.
Offered in collaboration with Friends in Action in Ellsworth, Maine.
Questions? Please phone us at 207-266-7999, email info@ellsworthcommunitymusic.org
Chorus Director and ECMI Faculty Member, Gina Schuh-Turner
The chorus will be led by Gina Schuh-Turner. Gina holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and has been teaching private voice for more than 20 years. She teaches locally and online to students from Ellsworth to South Korea. Gina is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage performers and stage managers. As a choral conductor and music director, Gina has enjoyed working with both adults and children, most recently as a music director (choir and handbells) at First Christian Church in Loveland, Colorado for 5 years. Performance career highlights include being an original cast member of Denver's longest running musical, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change for 4.5 years (almost 2,000 performances) at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and performing Off-Broadway in The Fantasticks, working with the show's creators, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Gina's regional performance awards include the Marlowe Award for Best Actress in a Children's show, and she is a two-time recipient of Westward's Best of Denver Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Gina is also a member of the faculty at ECMI.
Pre registration is required. CLICK HERE to REGISTER!