With the construction going on at Centennial Plaza, Just Sing is meeting regularly at the Cultural Center for the Arts.
Just Sing, a pop-up choir, is open to anyone who wants to come learn a song and perform it all in one evening.
There will be two Christmas concerts this year and a spring “Legends” concert, which will highlight music from singers such as Dolly Parton and Michael Jackson. Last year’s Christmas concert drew a crowd of more than 800 people.
This is the second year for Vox Audio, an auditioned, 16-person a capella group that performs music similar in style to Pentatonix.
A search for a new director for the group was underway earlier this fall. This group will sing as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebration.
There’s still a main chorus, which is an auditioned ensemble that presents several concerts a year.
They like to sing in their shower, in the car, we have a place for them. “And now, you know, we’re just so much more than that and for anybody who likes to sing in the slightest. “When I came five years ago, this organization was one ensemble, and they did four concerts a year,” said Executive Director Carol Olson. The choral organization for decades was known for its operas and musicals, and then it transitioned into a chorus that performed a handful of times a season.īut choral singing-and what that looks like-has evolved. You know SingStark! as VOCI, which was originally founded as the Canton Civic Opera in 1939.
SingStark! has been making music in Stark County for 80 years, but now it’s got a new name and a new sound.