The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale and Artistic Director Gerald Kreitzer will perform their second concert of the season on Saturday, December 10, 7:30 PM, at St. Wenceslaus Church, 1224 5th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. The featured work will be “Carols and Lullabies, Christmas in the Southwest” by the American composer Conrad Susa. The Chorale will be accompanied by Rachel Greene, harp; Collin Smith, marimba; and Noah Andrys, guitar. Also performing selections on the concert will be the Washington High School Madrigal Singers.

Tickets for the concert are $12 in-advance and $15 at-the-door. All students, elementary through college age, are free admission. Advance tickets may be purchased at www.crchorale.org or from a Concert Chorale member.
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The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale aims to promote choral music appreciation and develop musicianship by performing a broad repertoire of music while providing youth and community outreach opportunities.

Teresa Barnett is one of the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale’s Community Board Members. She was born in Illinois, grew up in Oil City, PA, and after completing her degree at Purdue University, she made her way to Cedar Rapids. Teresa is married to Chorale member Greg Barnett, and together they have two children. Their son, Paul, lives in Cedar Falls and is an assistant manager at Peppers Bar and Grill. Their daughter, Laura, lives in Des Moines with her two dogs and is the aquatic manager at Lifetime Athletic. They also have an enjoyable cat, Sadie.

Teresa works as a substitute teacher in the Cedar Rapids area and enjoys her time teaching high school math the most. She is part of the Eastern Iowa Heirloom Quilt Guild and Daughters of the King. IN her spare time, Teresa enjoys quilting, crocheting, reading, biking and riding on RAGBRAI, traveling around the United States and France, and camping.
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Thank you for your dedication to the CRCC, Teresa!

Catharine Johnson has been singing with the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale since January of 1978. She was elected board treasurer (for life!) in 2000 and has been fulfilling the role ever since. Catharine is from Eldora, Iowa, but calls Cedar Rapids home. She graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and another in philosophy. She has been working at D.C. Taylor Co. since December of 1993 and has been the paymaster at DCT since 2000. Catharine is married to Truman Johnson and has three step-children and seven step-grandchildren.
Thank you for all of your dedication to CRCC, Catharine!

The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale’s annual fundraiser “Some Like It Hot!” will be held on Saturday, October 29, 6-9 PM, at Lowe Park, Marion. Admission to this fall festival is $25 per person and includes a chili tasting contest; regional beer and root beer tasting; decorate your own caramel apples; pumpkin painting and a silent auction of local crafts and theme baskets. Tickets will be available at the door or the Concert Chorale’s website, crchorale.org.

Proceeds support the Concert Chorale’s musical programs enabling them to provide free tickets to all area students, elementary school through college.
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The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale aims to promote choral music appreciation and develop musicianship by performing a broad repertoire of music while providing youth and community outreach opportunities.

The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale will be represented by Dr. Gerald Kreitzer, director, on the radio the morning of Thursday, October 6, 2016. He will be speaking about our upcoming concert, Jubilant Songs and Hymns, on WMT radio at 7:45 with Doug Wagner. Tune in to hear more information about what CRCC has been working on and what to expect in the coming months!