Get Ready for the 28th Annual Messiah Sing

For the 28th year, 100 volunteers from 19 communities are preparing to sing selections from Handel’s Messiah on the first weekend of December.

There are no auditions; all you need is a love of great music and a willingness to sing in a chorus.

Auditions will be held for soloists after the second rehearsal. There are three rehearsals on the three Sundays leading up to the performances. Bring a G. Schirmer score (or buy one of ours for $10), and a pencil and water to rehearsals.

he chorus is under the direction of Jennifer Erdody, director of the Souhegan Valley Chorus and a music teacher at Milford High School, with accompanist Jill Slocum.

Rehearsals are from 6:45 to 9 p.m. on these Sundays: Nov. 16, 23, and 30, at the Mont Vernon Congregational Church at the top of Route 13 on South Main Street in Mont Vernon.

There will be two performances: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2015, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m., also at the church. No tickets are sold; a free-will offering is taken at performances.

This is a nonprofit organization and businesses are invited to contribute, or to sponsor a musician for $125. For more information, call 420-8523.