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'CELEBRATE' the end of an era |
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December 7, 2017 |
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| Barb Nelson
and Vicki Blake Thompson will celebrate
their combined 40 years of conducting
the Bonners Ferry Community Choir
Christmas Concert when the 70 voices of
"CELEBRATE" ring the rafters at Trinity
Lutheran Church. |
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The Bonners Ferry Community Choir is celebrating
40 years under the direction of conductors Vicki
Blake Thompson and Barb Nelson, who are
presenting their final community choir Christmas
concert together. “CELEBRATE!” will be staged at
7:30 p.m. Friday December 15, and at 3 p.m.
Sunday, December 17, at Trinity Lutheran Church,
6784 Cody Street, Bonners Ferry.
“CELEBRATE!” will feature a few favorites from
the 40 Christmas concerts Nelson and Thompson
have conducted for the Community Choir.
Barb is now accompanist for the choir. She
conducted the choir for 18 years. This will be
the 22nd year for current conductor Vicki Blake
Thompson.
Together, the two have woven Christmas magic
that will remain a part of the lore and
tradition of people uncounted who have, over the
many years, included attendance at a Bonners
Ferry Christmas Concert as part of their holiday
celebration.
“It is time to pass on the torch," Vicki said.
"Hopefully our new conductor will carry on the
tradition in 2018 and beyond.”
This year's Bonners Ferry Christmas Concerts
features about 70 area singers, with Todd Kelner,
Creston, on euphonium (baritone horn), Shirley
Cameron, Creston, and Jim Thompson, Bonners
Ferry, on electronic wind instruments, and Jeff
Hunsaker, Bonners Ferry, on piano.
Several singers from past years will be joining
the choir from as far away as Logan, Utah, and
Portland, Oregon, making this year's
performances not only the end of an era, but a
cherished memory in the making for all who
attend.
As another enticement, those attending will meet
the new Bonners Ferry Choir conductor, who will
be introduced during each performance, and who
will launch a whole new and exciting era.
Suggested donation for attendance is $10 for
adults, $6 for students, or $29 for an immediate
family, but no one will be turned away unless
all seats and standing room are packed. |
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