Puttin' On The Ritz

The Spring 2012 Concert featured the works of George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. Songs included well-known standards such as God Bless America, Summertime from Porgy and Bess and Someone to Watch Over Me. The music was very familiar with many members of the audience sharing that they knew every song.

The soloists, all SDCS members, gave wonderful performances and included: Roo Brown, Nancy Fisher, Ann and Richard Freeman, Beverly Kenner, Jillian and Galen Queen, John Ranney, Dara Schumaier and Taylor Thornburg.

The seventy singers were under the expert direction of John Ranney and ably accompanied by the trio of Barry Eli on piano, Bruce Chappelle on bass and Ken Schlieffer on percussion.

All three performances were well-attended and well-received. See the Bravo page for many wonderful comments.

First set of the April 21st Concert at Epworth, UMC, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Fortier Photography Photo

 

The Southern Delaware Choral Society was created to bring quality choral music to southern Delaware and to provide singers with the opportunity to enhance their musical knowledge and skills. Two concerts are presented annually with two performances (sometimes three) of each concert performed in a variety of Sussex County venues. John Ranney is our conductor with Rebecca McDaniel serving as rehearsal accompanist. Gail Launay is our Executive Director.

This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

Hear SDCS

Click a link below to hear a small portion of a previous Christmas Concert or "Ave verum corpus" the encore piece of the 2009 Christmas Concert.  Thanks to Scott Standiford for providing the MP3 audio clips.

J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio

The "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah

Mozart's "Ave verum corpus"

Audio clips of "Opening Night On Broadway" are not available due to copyright restrictions.

Announcements              

Lee Mitchell Scholarship applications now being accepted from local high school choral students. See the Lee Mitchell Scholars page for more information.

The SDCS received a $14K grant from the Crystal Trust to purchase new, lightweight risers. We also received a $1K grant from the Sussex County Council.

SDCS Website

Dan Tabler designed and manages this site serving as Webmaster and "in house" photographer. Please send Dan suggestions for improving this site. Proofreaders welcome!

Site updated 5/22/12

The Ensemble

The Ensemble is a select group of the Choral Society's most talented singers. The Ensemble performs a variety of classical and contemporary music in a variety of smaller venues.

Recent performances have included the annual Christmas Concert at Sussex Correctional and Old Christ Church near Laurel.

The Ensemble will be singing at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Ocean City, MD on March 21st, at Old Christ Church on May 20th and in Lewes on September 22nd.

 WSCL's 2009 Celebration of Music

Support SDCS           Please consider supporting the Choral Society by making a donation or purchasing concert tickets. Any SDCS member can assist you with donations and tickets. Gail Launay can also assist you. Send her an email message or call 302 542-8387. 

Please visit the Support SDCS page for more information.