Baker University Community Choir to start rehearsals

The Baker University Community Choir will begin rehearsals for the spring semester on Jan. 30.

New members are welcome to join without auditioning; however, all non-Baker students are required to pay a $20 semester participation fee.

The choir, directed by Cathy Crispino, will participate in the Masterworks Concert on April 4, featuring the combined choirs of Baker University and the Johnson County Community Chorus. The centerpiece of the performance is the Midwest premiere of Mark Hayes’ “Requiem,” with chamber orchestra and baritone soloist. The season will conclude with Spring Sing at Baldwin First United Methodist Church on May 2.

Weekly rehearsals are held from 6 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. on the Baker campus in McKibbin Recital Hall in the Owens building, 408 Eighth St. Those interested in joining the singers should contact Cathy Crispino at cathy.crispino@bakeru.edu for more information.