"Quote - Unquote"
A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man's age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by Norah Purcell
Potomac Academy
Encore Creativity for Older Adults is proud to have launched a Chorale at the Potomac Academy, affiliated with George Mason University, in September 2008.
The Potomac Academy seeks to enrich the lives of community members of all ages, skill levels and socio-economic backgrounds by providing the highest caliber of artistic instruction in an accessible and nurturing environment. Creating a strong bond between George Mason University faculty and students, professional artists/performers and the surrounding communities, the Academy will insure a vibrant future for the arts in our region and beyond.
The Encore Chorale at Potomac Academy, meets Tuesdays, from 11:00-12:30 at the Woodlands Retirement Community in Fairfax. Fall 2010 Session begins September 7th.
Contact Jeanne Kelly (301-261-5747) for more information.
Encore Creativity for Older Adults is pleased to be partnering with the Potomac Academy of George Mason University to offer Encore Chorale..
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If you have sung sometime in your life, want to return to singing, or have never sung outside the shower, join other music enthusiasts for a weekly rehearsal of seasonal and holiday music with professional conductor Jeanne Kelly. The class, designed for adults 55 years and above is instructive as well as enjoyable. Learn proper breathing techniques and how to improve your voice through tone production as Kelly guides participants through weekly rehearsals in three- and four-part singing. The season will conclude with a performance with other Encore Chorales at locations in the DC area, as well as a local concert at the Potomac Academy of George Mason University. Be a part of a true harmonic convergence-if you can talk, you can sing! Jeanne Kelly's career of over thirty-five years has produced a unique blend of experience as a vocal performer, teacher, conductor and music administrator. Ms. Kelly had a successful operatic career; taught voice privately and at Hood College and the U.S. Naval Academy; conducted choral groups at the U.S. Naval Academy and Georgetown University, and was Executive Director of the Houston Conservatory of Music and the Levine School of Music, Northern Virginia Campus. She founded Encore Creativity for Older Adults in June 2007. Jeanne earned an undergraduate degree in voice performance and piano from the University of Findlay and a master's degree in voice performance from the Peabody Conservatory. |
Encore Chorale No auditions required Fall 2009 rehearsals Tuesdays beginning September 8th 11:00am - 12:30 Fee: $135 Location: Woodlands Retirement Community 4320 Forest Hill Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
