DJI 0066 1We are pleased to announce: Annual Encore Summer Chorale Institutes return in 2022! 

Regardless of your level of experience, you will love these fun and educational choral camps. In five days, our conductors will mold singers into polished chorale ensembles. They will present a grand finale concert at the end of their week! 

Don't miss these wonderful opportunities to work with one or more of Encore's dynamic faculty. A rehearsal CD and music will be provided in advance to assist singers in preparing for the program. 

 

Encore Comes to Wilmington FREE REHEARSAL AND OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 9:30AM - 12:00 PM

Join us for a rehearsal to be run by David Simmons, conductor of The Encore Chorale of Wilmington, which will include vocal warm-ups, vocal strengthening, and the rehearsal of several fun choral works. Come for the entire morning or just part of the session; there is no obligation, and we would love to meet you! To learn more, click: Wilmington Retreat

Free Rehearsal and Open House Saturday, June 25 9:30 a.m. to Noon Trinity Episcopal Church 1108 N. Adams St. Wilmington, DE 19801 (Corner of Delaware Ave.)  

Click HERE to register.

 Encore is the nation's largest organization for adults over the age of 55.  Encore, founded in the BaltImore-Washington area, has choral programs across the country, including Maryland; Virginia; Washington, DC; California;  New York, NY; Ohio and Pennsylvania - and now Delaware.  Come join us.
Enjoy Summer singing on Maryland's Eastern Shore!
 

Chorale - June 26-30, 2022  Chestertown

With five days of instruction, our conductors will prepare you to perform on the grounds of historical Washington College. Each day will begin with breakfast to energize us for a morning that will include movement class, followed by a full choral rehearsal with Conductor Brian Isaac in the superb concert hall in the Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts. After lunch there will be an opportunity to enjoy the surroundings, relax, or participate in vocal technique classes or sections—it’s your choice.
A full afternoon rehearsal rounds out the daytime schedule. Singers may be seated for rehearsals and performances.
 
All meals will be provided in the campus dining room with a variety of offerings to please every palate. In the evening, we will keep you entertained with exciting performances by
artists of national and international reputation.

Singers will find comfortable accommodations in the residence halls with suites that include single bedrooms with a twin bed in each, shared bath, and common areas with kitchens and lounges. Couples, or a singer with guest, may elect a double room with two twin beds in a suite setting. All singers and conductors must show proof of full vaccination, including boosters.  
 
Some of the repertoire you will sing includes:

Daa Naa Se (Oh Give Thanks), arr. Raymond Wise 

Shine on Me, arr. Rollo Dilworth

The Road Home, Stephen Paulus

For Good (from "Wicked"), arr. Mac Huff

Amazing Grace, Keith McCutcheon … and more!

PRICE:
        • All-inclusive package: $895 Single/$795 Double
        • Non-singing spouse or guest: $590 includes double room with singer, meals, and activities
        • Commuter rate: $705 includes all rehearsals, meals, and activities

Click: WASHINGTON CHORALE to register.

 

Cancellation Policy for Washington College Chorale Camp

Registration fee due in full by May 1, 2022

Cancellation before May 1, 2022 – full refund minus $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation between May 1, 2022 – May 24, 2022 – full refund minus $100 cancellation fee and $50 administrative/ materials fee.

Cancellation between May 25 – June 14, 2022, for any reason, Registrants will receive a 50% refund minus $50 administrative/materials fee. Commuter campers will receive a full refund minus $200 cancellation fee and $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation after June 14th, 2022 – no refund

 

Wash College

ROCKS - July 24-28, 2022

If you love to sing, love rock 'n' roll, and want to have a great time with like-minded singers age 55+, the Encore ROCKS Rock 'n' Roll Summer Institute is for you. Singers will be diving deep into the melodies, harmonies, and rhythms of the rock repertoire, during fun and intensive twice-daily rehearsals and evenings full of other fun activities. The camp culminates in a rockin’ finale concert!

Campers can count on an atmosphere that combines rigorous rehearsals under the direction of Encore Conductor and Director of ROCKS, Jeff Dokken, with downtime for socializing and sightseeing. The repertoire for the week will include music you grew up singing—and perhaps some music your kids enjoyed, too! LET'S ROCK!! All singers and conductors must show proof of full vaccination, including boosters.

Some of the repertoire you'll sing includes:

You Learn from “Jagged Little Pill” – Alanis Morisette, arr. Mark Brymer

Forrest Gump – Choral Selections – arr. A. Billingsley

Build Me Up, Buttercup – The Foundations (Tony Macauley & Michael D'Abo), arr. Roger Emerson … and lots more!

PRICE:

        • All-inclusive package: $895 Single/$795 Double
        • Non-singing spouse or guest: $590 includes double room with singer, meals, and activities
        • Commuter rate: $705 includes all rehearsals, meals, and activities

 Click: WASHINGTON ROCKS to register.

 

Cancellation Policy for Washington College ROCKS Camp

Registration fee due in full by May 18, 2022

Cancellation before May 18, 2022 – full refund minus $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation between May 18 – June 14, 2022 – Registrants will receive a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee and $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation between June 15 – July 12, 2022 for any reason – Registrants will receive a 50% refund minus $50 administrative/materials fee. Commuter campers will receive a full refund minus $200 cancellation fee and $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation after July 12, 2022 – no refund

  

Encore in Chautauqua: August 28-September 2, 2022

Guests who return to Chautauqua each year describe it as a place for renewal.  Chau 2019

The Chautauqua Institution was founded on the belief that everyone “has a right to be all that he can be -- to know all that he can know.” Encore agrees and that's why we have been returning to Chautauqua since our very first camp there in 2008. (Except for during Covid.) The end of August in Chautauqua is a tradition as old as Encore itself. It's easy to understand why if you've spent an evening on the porch of the Athenaeum Hotel, sharing wine and conversation with fellow Encore singers. Here's how a Chautauqua newcomer described her first Encore camp experience: "I felt like I was in a majestic palace surrounded by gorgeous flowers and homes and the lovely lake. It was my first time there and I was in awe about the whole experience. Spot on!

This Encore program will be conducted this year by Artistic Director Brian Isaac. Choral music will be a mix of traditional choral music, as well as rocks selections.

Each day will begin with morning movement class, followed by a full choral rehearsal with Conductor, Brian Isaac, and an opportunity to enjoy the surroundings, including lovely walks of the Institution’s grounds in the afternoons or sitting on the gorgeous porch overlooking Chautauqua Lake. There will be vocal technique classes and sectionals, as well as full rehearsals twice a day. Each evening we will enjoy a relaxing dinner in the beautiful Athenaeum Hotel dining room, followed by evening recitals and programs from artists of local and national reputation, to give participants a flavor of the “in-season” Chautauqua experience.The program will conclude Friday afternoon with a final choral concert. All singers and conductors must show proof of full vaccination, including boosters.

Some of the repertoire you'll sing includes:       chautauqua institution

Hold Fast to Dreams, André J. Thomas

Come Fly with Me, arr. Kirby Shaw

And So it Goes, Billy Joel, arr. Bob Chilcott

Dance for Love, Z. Randall Stroope

Danny Boy, arr. Joseph Flummerfelt  

True Light, Keith Hampton… and more!

PRICE:
        • All-inclusive package: $1,590 Single/$1,390 Double 
        • Non-singing spouse or guest: $990 includes double room with singer, meals, and activities
        • Commuter rate: $775 includes all rehearsals, daily lunch, opening and closing dinner & activities
        • Round trip bus fare: $200 (pickup locations TBD)

Click HERE to register.

 

Cancellation Policy for Chautauqua

Registration fee due in full by July 1, 2022

Cancellation before July 1, 2022 – full refund minus $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation between July 1 – July 16, 2022– Registrants will receive a refund minus a $200 cancellation fee and $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation between July 16 – August 16, 2022 – for any reason – Registrants will receive a 50% refund (including bus fare if applicable) minus $50 administrative/materials fee. Commuter campers will receive a full refund minus $200 cancellation fee and $50 administrative/materials fee.

Cancellation after August 16, 2022 – no refund

 

FALL REPERTOIRE  ANNOUNCED

We are pleased to share with our singers and the community the selected repertoire for Fall 2022 programs. It's going to be a fabulous season!

Encore Chorales - listed in alphabetical order

Daa Naa Se (Oh Give Thanks) - Raymond Wise (SATB, percussion, piano)

Glow - Eric Whitacre (SATB, piano)

Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) - George F. Handel, arr. Larry Pugh (SATB, organ, brass)

The Holly and the Ivy - June Nixon (SATB, organ)

Ose Shalom - John Leavitt (SATB, piano)

Ring Out, Ye Bells! - Marques LA Garrett (SATB, piano)

Silent Night - arr. Shawn Kirchner (SATB, brass, harp, organ)

Sleigh Ride - arr. Hawley Ades (SATB, percussion, piano)

S’Vivon - arr. Betty Bertaux (SATB, percussion, piano)

 

Encore ROCKS - listed in alphabetical order

Best of the Beach Boys (Choral Medley) - arr. Ed Lojeski (SATB, ROCKS band, piano)

The Best of Neil Diamond (Choral Medley) - arr. Ed Lojeski (SATB, ROCKS band, piano) 

Fix You - arr. George Chung (SATB, ROCKS band, piano)

Get Ready (from “Ain’t Too Proud”) - arr. Roger Emerson (SATB, ROCKS band, piano)

Nine to Five - arr. Ed Lojeski (SATB, ROCKS band, piano)

You Were Always On My Mind - arr. Ed Lojeski (SATB, ROCKS band, piano)

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - arr. Kirby Shaw (SATB, ROCKS band, piano)

 

Sentimental Journey Singers - listed in alphabetical order

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - arr. Jay Althouse (SAB, piano)

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - arr. Audrey Snyder (SAB, piano)

Sentimental Journey - arr. Hawley Ades (SAB, piano)

Silver and Gold, arr. Eric Van Cleave (SAB, piano)

Sleigh Ride - arr. Mark Hayes (SAB, piano)