Registration for Down East Singers is now open for spring semester 2023. To register, please go to downeastsingers.org. Registration will continue through January 24.

Rehearsals for the Easter portion (Parts II and III) of Handel's Messiah are held on Tuesdays, from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston.

The performance will be on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, at 5 p.m., at Watts Hall. Singers of all voice parts are welcome. Membership fees for spring semester are $80. There will be some scores available on loan. The first rehearsal of the semester is Tuesday, Jan. 10.

The chorus is conducted by Anthony Antolini of Cushing. The accompanist is Jennifer McIvor or Wiscasset. The performance on Memorial Day will be accompanied by Mozart Mentors Orchestra and will feature professional soloists Erin Chenard, soprano; Jazmin DeRice, contralto; David Myers-Wakeman, tenor; and John David Adams, bass.
 
For choristers who have not previously sung with Down East Singers, a brief voice placement check is required to ensure that the singer is in the proper section. New singers are encouraged to come early to take care of this. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Sight reading skills are desired but not required, as long as an ability to match pitch correctly is demonstrated.
 
Down East Singers was founded in 1979 by Marion Gray and has performed masterworks from the Baroque to the contemporary period to wide acclaim. Their past performances can be viewed on the group's YouTube channel.
 
For further information please call 207-619-0413 or visit the group's website.