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Rehearsal Sneak Peek • MCC Spring Concert May 2, 2025

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All You Need Is Love
That’s What Friends Are For (Combined Choruses)
What I Did For Love

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Have you ever wondered what goes into preparing for our semi-annual concerts? If you listen closely to these snippets, you’ll hear our wonderful Director, Betsy Pesce, encouraging us. On piano is our fabulous Accompanist and Vocal Coach, Dr. Holly Zagaria.

The Medford Community Chorale and Youth/Young Adult Chorus Spring Concert … to benefit Medford’s “Hearts of Life Food Pantry,” a local non profit organization that supports the needs of those in extreme poverty … “All You Need Is Love!” … on  FRIDAY, May 2nd at 7pm in the Caron Theatre, Medford High School (489 Winthrop Street, Medford MA)  This season’s program will feature a variety of ‘songs about love’ from many different genres. 

For more information, please contact Betsy Pesce, Director at 617-335-8155 or at elizabethpesce@comcast.net

MCC Spring Concert — Friday, May 2, 2025 at Medford High School

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The Medford Community Chorale and Youth/Young Adult Chorus Spring Concert … to benefit Medford’s “Hearts of Life Food Pantry,” a local non profit organization that supports the needs of those in extreme poverty …

“All You Need Is Love!” 

… on  FRIDAY, May 2nd at 7pm in the Caron Theatre, Medford High School (489 Winthrop Street, Medford MA)  This season’s program will feature a variety of ‘songs about love’ from many different genres. 

The Medford Senior Center is graciously providing transportation for seniors to and from the concert, leaving from the Senior Center.  Please call 781-396-6010 to sign up.  

A portion of the proceeds from this year’s spring concert program book will be donated to Medford’s “Hearts of Life Food Pantry,” a local non profit organization that supports the needs of those in extreme poverty and empowers them around their deficiencies in health, food, water, education, and housing.  

Admission is free (although contributions toward the ongoing expenses of the Chorale are greatly appreciated). Plus: there will be some great raffles! 

For more information, please contact Betsy Pesce, Director at 617-335-8155 or at elizabethpesce@comcast.net

The Medford Community Chorale, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, is supported in part this season by grants from the ArtsAlive Medford Foundation, the Bertram D Blaisdell INS Trust Grant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, a Tufts Community Relations Holiday Raffle Grant, and the Medford Arts Council, a local commission that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council and the City of Medford.

Our concert video is up!

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The Medford Community Chorale and Youth/Young Adult Chorus presented their “Happy Holidays” concert on December 14, 2024 in the Caron Theatre at Medford (MA) High School. Director: Betsy Pesce. Accompanist and Vocal Coach: Dr. Holly Zagaria.

Produced at Medford Community Media by Medford Community Chorale. Copyright 2025.

Note: I’m sorry I misspelled your name, Monty. We will correct it in the directors cut.

Celebrate! • Save the Dates: January 29 2025 and May 2 2025

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Our first rehearsal for the Spring 2025 season is on Wednesday, January 29, at the First Baptist Church of Medford at 34 Oakland St. Please feel free to check us out as we’re always looking for people who love to sing. 🎶

Our spring concert, “All You Need Is Love,” will be on May 2, 2025 at the Caron Theatre at Medford (MA) High School. The concert starts at 7 pm.

But that does’t necessarily mean that we’ve been taking it easy. Between editing the Holiday 2024 video and preparing for the new season, we squeezed in a little partying.

The Medford Community Chorale gathered for two (in fact, three) celebrations in December 2024 and January 2025.

First, we celebrated Monty Hill’s (tenor/baritone) birthday with good food and good friends at the Town Tavern in Arlington MA.

And this week, we gathered for Kathleen Beebe’s (soprano) birthday at Nappi’s in Medford MA.

Not to pass up yet another celebration, Monty (backed by the members of the Chorale) stepped up to serenade these newlyweds with a beautiful a cappella rendition of “My Girl.”

And we’re not even done yet, as the Chorale will be gathering for a celebratory dinner on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Bertucci’s in Medford MA.

“Ain’t no stoppin’ us now!”

MCC Holiday Concert on SATURDAY, December 14, 2024 at 7 p.m. at Medford (MA) High School

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The Medford Community Chorale & Youth/Young Adult Chorus will be presenting their 2024 Holiday Concert on SATURDAY, December 14, at 7pm in the Caron Theatre, Medford High School (489 Winthrop Street, Medford).  This season’s program — entitled “Happy Holidays!” — will feature a delightfully varied program of seasonal selections — classical, Hanukkah, popular, and Sacred.

The Medford Senior Center is graciously providing transportation for seniors to and from the concert, leaving from the Senior Center.  Please call 781-396-6010 to sign up.

A portion of the proceeds from this year’s holiday concert program book will be donated to The Medford Council On Aging, the primary advocate for Medford’s older adults, and which provides services that enhance the quality of the lives of our elder residents.

This is the groups’ seventh “live” concert, and the chorus members are very excited to be able to present it. 

Admission is free (although contributions toward the ongoing expenses of the Chorale are greatly appreciated). Plus: there will be some great raffles!

For more information, please contact Betsy Pesce, Director at 617-335-8155 or at elizabethpesce@comcast.net

The Medford Community Chorale, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization is supported in part this season by grants from  ArtsAlive Medford Foundation,  Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the  Medford Arts  Council,  a local commission that is supported by the  Mass  Cultural Council and the City Of Medford — part this season by grants from the ArtsAlive Medford Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Medford Arts Council, a local commission that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council and the City of Medford.