Prime Time Festival Chorus

By  GALA Expert 

 March 3, 2024 

  

Prime Time Festival Chorus, conducted by Willi Zwozdesky (he/him) and Ash (they/she), is for singers age 65 and older. Join us and put a face on the strength, skill, and beauty of our elder voices! This chorus performs in the Rise Up Singing Blockbuster on July 14 from 7:15 to 9:00PM on the MCC Auditorium Stage.
Above Will Zwozdesky conducts against a cream background, wearing a black polka dot shirt. Below Ash smiles in front of a window. They wear clear-framed glasses and a gray shirt.

 

Join your voice with seasoned singers in a first-ever GALA Choruses Prime Time Festival Chorus, conducted by Willi Zwozdesky (he/him) and Ash (they/she). Put yourself forward and put a face on the strength, skill, and beauty of our 65+ voices!  Great music and messages, great company, intense but short rehearsals, a high energy performance to close Festival — it’s our time to shine.

These are the three songs that the Prime Time Festival Chorus will perform in our own set:

  • Anthem, by Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen arranged by Zwozdesky
  • Nitohtamok Askiy by Sherryl Sewepagaham
  • I Lived arranged by Jacob Narverud

In addition, our chorus will join the GenZ Festival Chorus to perform “Wake Your Dreams” by Brody Ray. Ash has arranged this song especially for this concert and is our guest conductor in the combined rehearsals and performance with the youth. There are some great solo opportunities in this song so be sure to sign up for those auditions!

Rehearsal Schedule

  • July 10 Meet & Greet with Rehearsal 2:30 – 4:00 PM
  • July 11 Rehearsal 9:00 – 11:00 AM
  • July 12 Rehearsal 1:30 – 3:00 PM (with GenZ Chorus)
  • July 13 Tech rehearsal 9:00 – 11:30 AM. MCC Auditorium Stage (this call will only be ~60 min within this time frame)
  • July 14 Perform in Rise Up Singing – Festival 2024 Closing Concert Blockbuster 7:30 – 9:00 PM. MCC Auditorium Stage

To sign up for a Festival Chorus, log into the Integra Online Store: open the “Quick links” drop-down menu on your home page, and select the Online Store option.  On the store Purchase Items page, select the chorus you wish to join with your particular voice part.

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Will Zwozdesky conducts against a cream background, wearing a black polka dot shirt.
Willi Zwozdesky
he/him
A life-long love of choral music continues to fuel Willi Zwozdesky’s career as a choral conductor, arranger, publisher, and administrator.  Now in his 43rd season as artistic director and conductor…
Ash smiles in front of a window. They wear clear-framed glasses and a gray shirt.
Ash
they/she
Ash (they/she) has a background in both theatre and music, and they are an active composer, choral arranger, songwriter, sound designer, and music director for choir and theatre. As a…