Second Generation Manchester Choral Society is an auditioned youth choir whose members come from schools throughout the Greater Manchester area. Established in the spring of 2012, through a collaboration between Manchester Choral Society (MCS) and Manchester Community Music School ( MCMS), 2G MCS provides a unique opportunity for exceptional young singers to perform a variety of choral works. Both MCS and MCMS are committed to educational outreach and to providing young students with experiences that promote a love of music. Directed by Krystal Morin, and accompanied by Elizabeth Blood, the choir meets at MCMS weekly.
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AUDITIONS:
Monday, September 17, 2018 from 5 - 6:00 pm at the Manchester Community Music School. To schedule an audition click here. |
PERFORMANCES:
Manchester Choral Society Holiday Pops Concerts; Saturday, December 15, 2018 at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Manchester, and Sunday, December 16, 2018 from LaBelle Winery in Amherst, NH. |
- Auditions are held twice a year for the fall and spring semesters (September and January).
- Students in 4th - 8th grade are eligible to participate in the youth choir.
- All Rehearsals take place on Monday evenings from 5 - 6:00 pm at the Manchester Community Music School.
- Scholarship positions are available through MCS, as well as Financial Aid through Manchester Community Music School.
MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Krystal Morin is a graduate from Plymouth State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education. She is in her seventh year of teaching music at ConVal Regional High School in Peterborough, NH where she conducts five choral ensembles and teaches general music courses. She is the current music director of the youth choir, Second Generation Manchester Choral Society (2GMCS), and teaches private voice and piano at Manchester Community Music School. She sings in the Manchester Choral Society and has served as both interim music director and assistant music director intern for the organization. She currently serves as secretary on the board of the NH chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Krystal recently worked with the New Hampshire Music Festival to develop the first New England Choral Institute, a one week intensive for singers and conductors. When she’s not doing any of the above, she also sings with the New Hampshire Master Chorale, VOICES 21C and travels every other summer with the New Hampshire Friendship Chorus.
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Collaborative pianist
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Elizabeth Blood holds a B.M. Degree from Northwestern University, where she was a recipient of the Helen L. Teich scholarship, as well as two M.M. Degrees from Florida State University in Accompanying/Chamber Music and Opera Coaching. Ms. Blood currently serves as a Staff Accompanist/Lecturer at the University of New Hampshire and is Education Coordinator and member of the Piano Faculty at the Manchester Community Music School. She has served on the faculties of Shorter College (Rome, GA), Plymouth State University and Keene State Colllege. Ms. Blood has also served as a collaborative pianist for the Opera in the Ozarks (AK), the Barga Institute (Italy) and the American Institute of Musical Studies (Graz, Austria). An active freelance musician, she has served as accompanist for the Granite State Opera, New Hampshire Opera Theatre, the National Association of Teachers of Singing ad the Mobile (AL) Opera Competition. An active church musician, she is currently the Music Director at Christ the King Lutheran Church (Nashua, NH), and has also served churches in FL, GA, and IL. Ms. Blood sings in the Manchester Choral Society and serves as the accompanist for the NH All-State Choir.
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