Tour de Joy: Shir Joy Chorus Mini-Tour in Westborough

Shir Joy Chorus is going on tour! The Tour de Joy will include both a free public concert at the Westborough Senior Center and a private concert at a local nursing home. The Senior Center concert, at 4 Rogers Rd., will take place from 2:30 to 3:15 pm on Sunday, December 2nd. The chorus will perform in English, Hebrew, and maybe even Yiddish or Ladino. Selections will include part songs, rounds, and a singalong. The concert will also include "Tree of Life," written last month in response to the tragic events at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.

Shir Joy Chorus, directed by Nan AK Gibbons, is an adult, trans-denominational community chorus dedicated to learning, sharing, and performing Jewish music. Founded in 2011, it is an independent nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, funded by the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, the Westborough Cultural Council (a member of the Massachusetts Cultural Council), and private supporters. Congregation B'nai Shalom generously donates rehearsal and performance space. The chorus is non-auditioned and is open to all people regardless of ethnicity or religious background.

Shir Joy is dedicated to raising awareness and appreciation of the breadth and beauty of Jewish culture through performances and related activities. In addition to its two annual concerts at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough, the Chorus performs at other venues such as Arts in Common in Westborough (for the Westborough Cultural Council),the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts' annual meeting, the annual community-wide Yom Hashoah (Holocaust) Commemoration, and Northborough Community Meals. Shir Joy was recently a featured chorus in the Communities of Song concert, which was an official ArtWeek Massachusetts event and which received an unsolicited grant from the Ernie Boch Jr. Music Drives Us foundation. That concert benefited the Pastoral Counseling Centers of Massachusetts.
For more info send email to ShirJoyMA@gmail.com, visit www.shirjoychorus.com or “Shir Joy Chorus” on Facebook or Instagram, or call 508-366-7175.