Eclectic A Cappella Ensemble Hosts Donor Appreciation Concert

MANSFIELD — The acclaimed a cappella ensemble, Take Note!, is hosting its annual donor appreciation concert Sunday, June 12, at 3:00 p.m., at the First Church of Christ in Mansfield Center, 548 Storrs Road, (junction of Routes 89 and 195). The concert marks the completion of the group’s thirteenth performance season and includes new additions to the existing repertoire of jazz, pop, classical, world music, and spirituals. Tax deductible donations towards Take Note! outreach will be accepted at the door.

Since the group’s inception in 2003, Take Note! has helped raise nearly $140,000 through benefit concerts to help charitable causes throughout Windham, Tolland, and New London counties. Shelters, houses
of worship, Hospice, historical societies, libraries, museums, and art organizations have benefited from the group’s mission to help neighbors in need. Take Note! never charges for performances, and provides the community organization sponsoring each concert with marketing materials, press releases, media placement advice, concert posters, and programs. All donations collected at the concert go directly to the designated organization.

Take Note! is a 20-voice a cappella ensemble based in Mansfield, and is comprised of select, talented, local singers from diverse backgrounds who enjoy challenging, eclectic musical styles. Under the artistic direction of Linda Tracy, the group presents its annual June concert traditionally as a “thank you” celebration for its supporters and a fundraiser to help Take Note! continue to offer benefit performances for other local nonprofits, free of charge, and to help Take Note! maintain and expand its outreach. The vocal ensemble’s only sources of financial support are through donor contributions and distribution of its CD, “Take Note!: Take Two.”

The group’s mission statement expresses its vision well: “Through performances in support of charitable endeavors, we are raising spirits, raising voices, raising hope.” For more information, visit www.take-note.org, email take-note@earthlink.net, or call (860) 228-2390.