Artistic Director: Sandra Blanchette
Accompanist: Stephanie Bennett

The New Renaissance Singers is a community choral group
founded in 1991. We sing all types of music, both old and new, and
especially enjoy singing madrigals.

The New Renaissance Singers, under the direction of Sandra Blanchette, with accompaniment by Stephanie Bennett, is now rehearsing for a Halloween Mystery Concert in October 2000.

Sandra Blanchette, Artistic Director                            Stephanie Bennett, Accompanist

There are no auditions or try-outs to join the New Renaissance Singers -- just a love to sing and perform! We rehearse Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex Street, Bangor. Come to a rehearsal and see how much fun you'll have!

For more information call 989-4364 or email us.

Our Members
Our community chorus is comprised of singers from many different occupations -- a nurse, artist, business owner, CPA, attorney, librarian, day-care provider, homemaker -- just to name a few. We all join together with a love and enthusiasm for singing and performing. Our members are professional and non-professional musicians, as well as students of voice, piano and music.

Our Board
The chorus is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, who meet monthly.

Community Participation
The New Renaissance Singers have always participated in community activities. We led the Holiday Tree Lighting at Haymarket Square in downtown Bangor for seven years; performed at many open houses and special performances at BMHI. We have joined together in small groups for holiday caroling and other performances around Bangor, including area malls, and the Bangor Public Library Summer Music Series.

Concert Season
The Singers traditionally perform two or more concerts a year. We sing all types of music, both old and new -- madrigals, carols, chanteys, classical works, and pop and jazz tunes. We have performed the "Magnificat" by both Pergolesi and Vivaldi, Dufay's "Gloria," Gabriel Faure's "Requiem," a concert panorama of Gershwin favorites, a "Broadway and Before" concert, as well as traditional songs of various cultures. In 1998 we performed "May Madrigal Madness" in the Spring and "A Night of Spook-Tacular Music" on Halloween. The following year we presented "Around the World with Folk Songs," and in 2000 "Twelfth Night Festival," and "Songs by Famous Poets." 

Your Help is Needed
The New Renaissance Singers is a non-profit organization. We rely on donations and advertisement sponsorships to purchase our music, meet our chorus expenses, and assist in paying our director and accompanist. Our ads are VERY affordable and will be printed in TWO or more concert programs. Please consider purchasing a tax-deductible advertisement.

How to advertise in our concert program --
To advertise please print this form, fill it in and mail it, with your advertisement fee to the address below.

Yes! I want to support The New Renaissance Singers!
___I want to purchase an advertisement ___ I want to make a donation

NAME/ADVERTISER:___________________________________
CONTACT PERSON: ___________________________________
ADDRESS: ___________________________________________
CITY/TOWN/ZIP: ______________________________________
TELEPHONE: _________________________________________
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: _______________________________________________
___ 1/4 page @ $40 (business card)
___ 1/2 page @ $60 (approx. 3x5 inches)
___ Full page @ $100 
___Inner Front/Inner Back Cover @ $125
___Back cover @ $150

Other options:
__ I want to make a tax-deductible donation
___I want to be a patron of the chorus with a $10 tax-deductible donation (and listing in the concert program __yes __no)

PLEASE SEND ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS, A BUSINESS CARD, OR A PHOTO READY COPY TO:
New Renaissance Singers
P.O. Box 2057
Bangor, ME 04402-2057

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About the New Renaissance Singers --
The Singers welcome new choristers -- we rehearse Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex Street, Bangor. No auditions are necessary, just a love to sing and perform. For more information about joining us for our Fall 2000 Halloween "mystery" concert, call Sandra Blanchette, Artistic Director, at 667-0188.

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