Welcome to the Ann Arbor Civic ChorusThe Ann Arbor Civic Chorus is a program offered through Ann Arbor Public Schools Community Education & Recreation (Rec & Ed) department and is open to all. The chorus was started in 1983 and performs two to three free concerts per year and also offers goodwill performances at senior centers and nursing homes. Currently this co-ed, adult chorus boasts 90+ members and they enjoy performing a wide variety of musical genres, including classical, contemporary, jazz, folksongs from around the world and musical theater. Singers range in age from their 20s to their 80s! No audition is required to join and you do not need to live in Ann Arbor to participate. Registration is currently open!
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Karen TenBrink holds a Bachelor and Master degree in music education from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the University of Michigan, respectively. She has directed the Ann Arbor Civic Chorus since 2014, she teaches private piano and voice lessons in Ann Arbor and Jackson, and she is the Assistant Conductor of the semi-professional Vocal Arts Ensemble of Ann Arbor. She also works as a freelance singer and accompanist.
Karen grew up in a musical family in Germany, attending a music and arts magnet school in Munich. She taught general music and directed choirs for several years in Michigan public middle and high schools. She has directed children’s, youth and adult choirs in the United States, Japan and Thailand, including as the chorus master for the Bangkok Opera in Thailand. During the summer, she teaches at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She regularly performs as a conductor, singer and pianist and lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and two children. |
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Ted Wyman is a fixture in southeast Michigan music circles. He accompanies or serves as principal pianist for premier ensembles and his facility in a range of styles puts him in high demand as accompanist for recitals and theater productions. Ted has been an invaluable staff accompanist for the Ann Arbor Civic Chorus since 2008; he also accompanies for the semi-professional chamber choir the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Ann Arbor and for numerous other local ensembles and productions.
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