The Elkhart Community Chorus
The Elkhart Community Chorus is a choir made
up of music lovers in the Elkhart Indiana area.
What started out as a choir whose
membership was made up of Elkhart High School Alumni (and was
formerly called the Elkhart Alumni Choir) has grown to include
anyone who enjoys participating in a group of serious choral
singers.
Previous experience in a musical group is not
a requirement, but most of our members have some choral or other
music experience, such as a church choir, high school music, or
experience with a musical instrument.
We are welcoming new members. If you
want to join just fill out the ELCOchorus member form and come
to the next rehearsal!
Our practices are fun, educational, and
guaranteed to fulfill your joy in singing.
See the
calendar page for rehearsal and performance dates.
Watch our debut performance as the Elkhart Alumni Choir on June 17, 2011 at the Lerner Theatre grand opening in Elkhart, IN.
After this performance we organized as the Elkhart Community Chorus.
The Elkhart Alumni Choir at the Lerner Grand Opening
Contact Craig Nelson
if you have any questions.
Craig Nelson
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Membership Information
The Elkhart Community Chorus is accepting new members. If
you would like to join us, click on the sign-up form link below and
come to the next rehearsal.
Click here if you are interested in joining!
or send an email to
cnelson073@comcast.net
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We meet every Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at
St Paul’s United Methodist Church (405 West Beardsley Ave, Elkhart)
- Be SURE to check the
Calendar page
for this season's rehearsal schedule.
Join us! And bring a friend who loves to sing!
Juan-Carlos Alarcon is joining us as our Director. Juan-Carlos has excellent experience and a wonderful music background. With his experience and leadership we will be able to continue to expand our group.
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We are pleased to welcome Juan-Carlos Alacron as our new director!
Juan-Carlos Alarcon is joining us as our Director. Juan-Carlos has excellent experience and a wonderful music background. With his experience and leadership we will be able to continue to expand our group.
A native of Puebla, Mexico, Juan-Carlos Alarcon developed his love for music while playing piano at an early age. His musical activities have taken him to New York to perform at Carnegie hall in 2016 and 2019. In February of 2019, he traveled to Los Angeles to the 61st Grammy awards where the CD he worked on, “American Dreamers, voices of hope, music of freedom” by John Daversa, received three Grammy awards.
Educational outreach with young musicians is of utmost priority for Juan-Carlos. Because of his desire to further the arts, education, diversity, and inclusion for all, he is involved in local leadership roles. His positions include membership in the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra board of directors and the IU South Bend Arts Foundation board of directors and is Dean of the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Previous and upcoming conducting highlights include Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Cavalleria Rusticana, Matilda the musical, Newsies, Misa Criolla, The Drowsy Chaperone, Something Rotten, and West Side Story. Juan-Carlos attended IU South Bend where he graduated with a degree in Music Education. He also holds a Master of Sacred Music degree in choral conducting from the University of Notre Dame.
