Shir Joy Chorus Announces New Director

From the Shir Joy Chorus

WESTBOROUGH, MA - The Shir Joy Chorus is pleased to announce its new director, Nan A. Kaipanen Gibbons. Ms. Gibbons is also the collaborative artistic director of the Band Of Voices Community Chorus in Barre, Worcester Bedside Singers, and Wiogora School of Wonder and Wisdom, a Harry Potter Themed educational community in Worcester, MA. Additionally, Ms Gibbons teaches at the Joy of Music Program in Worcester and Nashoba Montessori School in Lancaster. An accomplished composer, arranger, and choral artist, she taught in the New York Metropolitan Opera Guild’s Urban Voices Choral Initiative for twelve years. She is an alumna of Lesley University where she majored in art and music, and continued to earn a Master Of Education degree in Music. She also has an MA in Theology and the Arts from Andover Newton Theological School where she concentrated on Arts and Pastoral Care. She is looking forward to working with Shir Joy’s singers and their unique and beautiful repertoire.

Shir Joy’s fall session begins with open rehearsals on Monday, September 26th at 5:30 pm and Monday, October 10th at 7 pm. You can meet Nan Gibbons at these rehearsals and also observe or join the chorus at those times. Shir Joy Chorus is dedicated to learning, sharing and performing Jewish music from ancient to modern times. Founded in 2011, it is an Independent nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, funded by the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, the Westborough Cultural Council (a member of the Massachusetts Cultural Council), and private supporters. The chorus is over 30 members strong, representing a dozen Massachusetts towns and cities. The chorus is non-auditioned and is open to all people regardless of ethnicity or religious background.

Although the open rehearsals are on Mondays, regular rehearsals are on Sunday evenings at Congregation B'nai Shalom, 117 E. Main St., Westborough, MA. For more information, visit our website www.shirjoychorus.com or facebook page; contact our director Nan at nanakgibbons@gmail.com or 774-261-3309; or come to an open rehearsal to join right in!

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