NPC’s “Rejoice!” concert from December 17, 2022, is now available for your viewing pleasure. Be on watch for upcoming announcements for Fall of 2023. You can view the video here on YouTube > https://youtu.be/hFuILJCsL8Q
Question: What happens when 66 people who love to sing come together for an entire day to sing beautiful music with an internationally known choral composer and conductor and an accomplished accompanist and conductor?
Answer: A successful Spring Sing 2023 choral workshop, and that is exactly what happened on Saturday, March 11, 2023, when the Northeast Piedmont Chorale hosted its fourth Spring Sing. Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses from our community and beyond gathered to learn the skills that make performing choral music fun for those singing and memorable for those in the audience.
Spring Sing was a day of meeting new people and making new friends. It was a day of learning new music and applying the techniques we learned for singing that music, culminating in a beautiful concert performance. By the end of the day, we were both exhausted and exhilarated, and we realized that Spring Sing truly reflected the lyrics from the song, Ask Me to Sing, composed by Sally Albrecht and Jay Althouse.
Ask me to sing, and I will give you a part of my heart.
Ask me to sing, and I know nothing can keep us apart.
And when I sing, each note is right and true.
If you ask me to sing, I will sing for you.
Ask me to sing, and I will give you a piece of my soul.
Ask me to sing, and I feel happy and hopeful and whole.
And when I sing, the world seems bright and new.
If you ask me to sing, I will sing for you.
Music is such a magical thing; I feel like my song can fly.
I soar like the wind on eagle’s wing; I lift up my voice to the sky, to the sky.
Ask me to sing, and I will give you a great melody.
Ask me to sing, and I feel bolder and brighter and free.
And when I sing, each note is right and true.
If you ask me to sing, I will sing for you.
Northeast Piedmont Chorale is again hosting Spring Sing on March 11, 2023, in the fellowship hall of St. Catherine of Sienna School, located at 520 W. Holding Avenue, Wake Forest, NC 27587.
Spring Sing brings together people from our community—high school students, college students, and adults—who love to sing. It has been four years since we hosted the last Spring Sing, and we are looking forward to an exceptional day of singing and learning under the direction of Sally K. Albrecht, an internationally known choral composer, conductor, and clinician. Throughout the day, we will work with Sally to learn the music she has selected and the choral techniques that enhance each piece of music.
We will begin the day at 8:30 a.m. with registration when participants will receive all the information and music they will need for the day. There will be a light breakfast available for all to enjoy. Following breakfast, participants will work with Sally to learn their music and choral techniques. At lunch time, a light lunch will be served. Following lunch, we will continue learning our music until 3:30 p.m. At that time, we will have a break to get ready for the concert at 4 p.m. We encourage participants to invite their friends and family to hear the music and choral techniques they have learned throughout the day.
Spring Sing is one of those very special events that happens only once every few years. Make this the year that you participate. Encourage your friends and family members to spend the day singing with you. We promise that you will have an amazing day!
The registration deadline has been extended to Monday, February 27, 2023. The registration form is available by clicking on the link below:
Spring Sing 2023 Registration Form 123
Click the link below for a flyer with more information on Spring Sing 2023:
Spring Sing 2023 – Save the Date Flyer
https://www.alfred.com/locus-
Monday, February 27
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Wake Forest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Monday, March 6
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Wake Forest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
** For parking and directions, please click on the link below.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie Finegan at jmfinegan65@gmail.com.
Holiday spirit was in abundance as the Northeast Piedmont Chorale performed for enthusiastic and warm audiences in Wake Forest and Henderson for our Fall concert season on Dec. 16-17, 2022. The “Rejoice!” concerts were the first Fall events for the Chorale since our December 2019 concerts.
The Covid pandemic sidelined the Chorale for nearly two years starting in March 2020 before a return to rehearsals in February 2022 and concerts last Spring.
The Friday evening concert was held at Wake Forest Baptist Church in Wake Forest while the Saturday event was at McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in Henderson. A 72-voice Chorale, the largest in its history, performed with a 16-piece orchestra at both venues and were treated to standing ovations from the audiences. The NPC also has experienced strong financial support from audiences, businesses and individuals since returning.
The focus shifts now to the next Spring series with rehearsals starting Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in the Fellowship Hall of Wake Forest Baptist Church at 107 E. South Avenue in Wake Forest. Rehearsals are held each Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Want to sing with us? Look for membership information by clicking on the “Join Now” button at the bottom of the home page of this website at www.npchorale.org. After receiving your membership request, our director will contact you either by phone or email. We know you will enjoy singing with us.
In addition to our four annual concerts, the Northeast Piedmont Chorale will be holding the popular Spring Sing, conducted by Sally Albrecht, a member of the Chorale and an internationally renowned choral composer, conductor and clinician on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School’s Fellowship Hall on 600 W. Holding Street in Wake Forest.
The Spring 2023 concerts will take place on Friday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church on 4301 Louisburg Road in Raleigh and Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. at McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center on 201 Breckenridge Street in Henderson.
The Northeast Piedmont Chorale is looking for additional tenor and bass singers.
If you enjoy singing a wide variety of music genres and would be interested in singing with the Chorale for the upcoming Spring season, please contact Cindy Edwards, our director, at cynthiahedwards@gmail.com.
Rehearsals for the Spring season begin on Monday evening, January 9, 2023. Rehearsals are held each Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Wake Forest Baptist Church, 107 E. South Avenue, Wake Forest, NC, 27587.
We would be so pleased to have you join us for a great season of singing!
In September when we received our concert music, everyone became very quiet when our director, Cindy Edwards, began chanting, from memory, the Swahili lyrics to Baba Yetu, a Swahili adaptation of “The Lord’s Prayer” by Christopher Tin and Chris Kiagiri. There was absolutely no doubt in her mind that in December, just three short months away, we would be performing these same Swahili lyrics with an amazing soloist and an orchestra. Cindy painted a picture of how amazing the performance would be and gave us the confidence to learn the lyrics in a language that we had never spoken. At home and at rehearsals we spoke the words and sang the words over and over again, and before we knew it, we were singing in Swahili. Baba Yetu is a joyful rendition of The Lord’s Prayer that will have performers and audiences alike rejoicing.
Baba Yetu is just one of many songs, both traditional and contemporary, in our fall concert program, and we hope you are planning to join us on one or both of the following dates:
Friday, December 16, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest Baptist Church
107 East South Avenue
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center
201 Breckenridge Street
Henderson, NC 27536
Keep checking the website for updated information, announcements, and special events.
Northeast Piedmont Chorale will again be hosting Spring Sing on March 11, 2023, in the fellowship hall of St. Catherine of Sienna School, located at 520 W. Holding Avenue, Wake Forest, NC 27587.
Spring Sing brings together people from our community—high school students, college students, and adults—who love to sing. It has been four years since we hosted the last Spring Sing, and we are looking forward to an exceptional day of singing and learning under the direction of Sally K. Albrecht, an internationally known choral composer, conductor, and clinician. Throughout the day, we will work with Sally to learn the music she has selected and the choral techniques that enhance each piece of music.
We will begin the day at 8:30 a.m. with registration when participants will receive all the information and music they will need for the day. There will be a light breakfast available for all to enjoy. Following breakfast, participants will work with Sally to learn their music and choral techniques. At lunch time, a light lunch will be served. Following lunch, we will continue learning our music until 3:30 p.m. At that time, we will have a break to get ready for the concert at 4:00 p.m. We encourage participants to invite their friends and family to hear the music and choral techniques they have learned throughout the day.
Spring Sing is one of those very special events that happens only once every few years. Make this the year that you participate. Encourage your friends and family members to spend the day singing with you. We promise that you will have an amazing day!
The deadline for registration is January 31, 2023. The registration form is available below:
Spring Sing 2023 Registration Form 123
Click the link below for a flyer with more information on Spring Sing 2023:
Spring Sing 2023 Save the Date Flyer First Spring Sing Notification 123
Anticipation, expectation and excitement filled the Fellowship Hall as members of the Northeast Piedmont Chorale gathered for the first rehearsal of the fall 2022 season. This year, the Chorale broke all membership records when it welcomed 82 members, the highest number in its 35-year history. Our voices filled the room with beautiful sounds in eight-part harmony as we began learning the music that we will sing at our concerts this coming December.
This year our concert theme is “Rejoice!” and our program explores that theme in a variety of holiday music pieces. Ranging from classical pieces like March of the Kings and traditional pieces like The Little Drummer Boy, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and Deck the Hall, to modern and contemporary music including Baba Yetu sung in Swahili and Veni, Veni Emmanuel sung in Latin, our concert programs have something for everyone. Each night will be a concert to remember.
Mark your calendars and “Rejoice!” with us on one or both of the following dates:
In the meantime, the Chorale will be preparing for what promises to be an extraordinary concert season.
After a very successful spring concert season, the members of the Northeast Piedmont Chorale are even more excited to begin preparing for our fall concert season. Rehearsals begin on Monday, September 12, 2022, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall, located in the new wing of Wake Forest Baptist Church, 107 E. South Avenue, Wake Forest, NC 27596.
All other rehearsals will take place on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m., unless otherwise specified by our director.
While our membership has grown, we always welcome new singers. If you are looking for a community choir and enjoy singing a variety of music genres, we invite you to consider joining the Northeast Piedmont Chorale. You will find more information about membership on this website. At the bottom right of the home page, click on the button that says “Join Now.” Just complete the information requested and hit the “submit” button at the bottom of the page.
This year our concert theme is “Rejoice,” a theme that has many meanings — happiness, joy, gladness, delight, jubilation, exuberance, exultation, glory, celebration — for many people. For the Chorale, it means the joy of singing and performing together, of bringing happiness to our audiences through the music we sing, and of celebrating the beauty and magic of the holiday season.
Our fall concert program will include a beautiful selection of music pieces that will have singers, instrumentalists and audience members rejoicing. From traditional holiday favorites to music from all over the world, audiences and performers alike will leave the concert humming those pieces that they loved hearing. As in past years, we will perform two concerts at two different venues, including:
We hope you will join us in December for what promises to be a very special evening of music.
In the coming weeks and months, look for more information about the new 2022-23 season right here at npchorale.org.
What a year this has been for the members of Northeast Piedmont Chorale! After not performing for more than two years, the Chorale presented two very exciting, successful, and meaningful spring concerts on Friday, April 29, at New Hope Baptist Church in Raleigh, and on Sunday, May 1, at McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in Henderson. Accompanied by a 17-piece orchestra and our very talented accompanist and narrators, the Chorale took our audiences on an historical journey of our country, from 1776 to the present, with a message that resonated with everyone from those performing to those listening in the audience. Many people filled the seats of both venues and made generous donations to the Chorale at the end of each concert. We are humbled and very grateful for the generosity of our community supporters, including our families, friends, and businesses. Thank you!
While the summer is a time when our Chorale members take a well-earned break, board members meet each month to take care of Chorale business and prepare for a new season. An important issue under consideration is whether or not to require full Covid-19 vaccinations, including booster shots. Throughout the summer, the board will continue monitoring the status of Covid-19 in our area and what medical experts are recommending for those participating in singing groups. We will also be sending out an anonymous survey to our members with questions about this issue. At the end of the summer, after considering information from medical experts and our Chorale members, we will share our decision with our members, and we will also publish it on this website.
The 2022-23 season promises to be an exciting season with music that will appeal to everyone. Rehearsals for our fall concerts begin on Monday, September 12, 2022. The theme of our fall concerts is “Rejoice!” in celebration of the holiday season. Audiences will recognize many of the traditional songs they love, and a few that may be new to them. We promise that everyone will be humming the tunes at the end of the concert. Also, there will be a special fundraising event, “Pass the Baton,” that will give someone from the audience an opportunity to direct the Chorale and orchestra in a well-known Christmas carol. Join us for a very special holiday event on one of the following dates:
Our spring season will begin on Monday, January 9, 2023, as the Chorale begins rehearsing the spring concert program. While the theme of the spring concert season will be announced at a later date, the dates and venues of our spring concerts are:
We invite all who enjoy singing and performing to learn more about the Chorale right here on our website, www.npchorale.org. If you are interested in joining the Chorale, you will find membership information by clicking on the “Join Now” button located at the bottom of the home page on this website. After we receive your membership request, our director will contact you.
The new year will bring a variety of activities like “Spring Sing” and special fundraising events. As the dates and venues are set for these events, we will post them on our website and on social media.
