Key Chorale Launches 3nd Installment of Come Together Choir – Online Choral Rehearsals

March 26, 2021 – Sarasota

Key Chorale launched their Come Together Choir Online Choral Rehearsals, Volume 1 March 2020 and Volume 2 September 2020. Since then, over 500 singers from all over the country have registered and participated. The first two volumes have had more than 6,000 views to date.The Come Together Choir is a partnership with Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s, JFCS of the Suncoast, and Key Chorale. All episodes are available on Key Chorale’s YouTube Channel. This outreach allows participants to experience the therapeutic benefits of singing – all from the safety of their own home. 

Beginning Thursday, April 8th at 2 PM, Key Chorale will launch their 3rd installment of Come Together Choir – Online Choral Rehearsals, Volume 3. This outreach isn’t just for local singers, but can be experienced by anyone, anywhere in the country via Key Chorale’s YouTube channel.  

Volume 3, Too Darn Hot! The Music of Cole Porter includes music from the Great American Songbook. Participants will learn well-known songs like Anything Goes, Night and Day, Another Op-‘nin’, Another Show, You’re the Top, and more. His songs are sophisticated, witty and sometimes even a bit risqué. They range from sultry and romantic, to ridiculous and hilarious. New episodes will premiere each Thursday at 2 PM EST, and then will be available afterwards on the Key Chorale YouTube channel to watch over and over again. 

“Key Chorale is a fully auditioned chorus of 120 singers. In addition to unique and collaborative concerts, Key Chorale has a heart and passion for education and community outreach. We have Off-Key Chorale, for those living with Parkinson’s and their care partners, and the new Where Are My Keys? Chorale, for those living with memory loss and their care partners. “For many in our outreach choirs these weekly rehearsals are often the highlight of their week,” said Maestro Caulkins. “Through a little ingenuity, and our strong partnerships with JFCS of the Suncoast and Neuro Challenge Foundation, these episodes keep everyone singing while we are not rehearsing in person.”   

“Key Chorale has provided a unique opportunity to enhance the lives of persons with memory loss and their caregivers with the creation of the Where Are My Keys? Chorale. Under the expert guidance of Key Chorale’s Maestro Joseph Caulkins, the group meets weekly to enjoy an hour of singing favorite and familiar tunes. The 30 + participants raise their voices with smiles and energy.  There is a feeling of real accomplishment at the end of every session; the power of this music connection is a gift to all,” says Pam Baron, JFCS, Director of Senior Services.  

Singing is essential. We need it in our lives – now more than ever.  

“The human spirit has an amazing way of finding the good, even when times are as challenging as these,” said Maestro Caulkins. “Keeping a sense of community, in a time when we’ve been forced apart, is a challenge, but projects like this bring people together and remind us all how important music is in our lives.”  

Neuro Challenge Foundation participant testimonial –  

“I discovered on the very first day, Director Caulkins was not preparing this diverse group to just sing songs. He was creating a happening that strengthened our voices, improved enunciation, controlled our breathing and we had a lot of fun doing it in harmony. In the end we were very proud of the result. Thanks, Joe, for a wonderful experience and also for the online “Come Together Choir.” – Don and Jean Russell 

Interested in singing?  
Visit https://keychorale.org/come-together-choir-online-choral-rehearsals-volume-three/ for more information and to register.   

Key Chorale YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyChoraleSarasota 

If you have any questions, please contact Ellen VanDolah at ellen.vandolah@keychorale.org or call 941-921-4845.