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	Welcome to the website of the Hopewell Valley Chorus, a premiere amateur chorus based in Pennington, New Jersey! Coming up March 7th! A Cabaret fundraiser for our 50th Anniversary: "There is a Garden" Songs of Passion, Songs of Hope Don't miss this terrific performance by Broadway tenor Craig Rubano and composer/arranger/pianist Beth Ertz! Click the image above for more information! Our 50th anniversary concert! Our anniversary concert will feature the debut of "In the Arms of Music", a commissioned piece by Matthew Harris, and highlights from our first 50 years. (Concert date: May 23, 2010) Photos Announcing the winners of our February raffle! Click here to go to our Raffle page for a complete list of January and February winners. Recent Hopewell Valley Chorus Activities	Keeping the Beat... The items below may be of immediate interest to our members and others who like to sing! "The Only Thing Better Than Singing is More Singing!" --Ella Fitzgerald Celebrate our 50th year by purchasing an HVC commemorative mug! These attractive mugs are available for sale at the Boro Bean in Hopewell, NJ and Viva Gelato in Pennington, NJ! For more information on getting your own HVC mug, click here. Open membership without auditions Rehearsals are held Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Hopewell Valley High School, Pennington NJ (Choral Music Room) For more information call 609-737-7960.
	Latin Holiday Our annual winter concert on December 11, 2009 was a harmonic mix of both moving and festive rhythms and verse sung in the original Spanish. Instrumentalists added zesty and beautiful accompaniment and individual chorus members added solos to the choral mix. Photos
	Hopewell Township Tree Lighting As if a full concert wasn't enough, chorus members volunteered to serenade the crowd at the Hopewell Township building for the lighting of their "Tree of Hope". Photos
	Annual Halloween Chorus Festivities Once again, the members of the Hopewell Valley Chorus had a great time dressing to the nines for our annual costume party rehearsal just after Halloween! Clever chorus members came up with ghoulish delights and some channeled our "south of the border" theme for the concert. Left, Valerie Nelson displays her best mariachi style. Click here to view more creative costumes: Photos
	"Cabernet and Cabaret" Our fundraiser "Cabernet and Cabaret" at the Hopewell Valley Vineyards on Saturday, June 13 was a great success and a lot of fun. With your help, we successfully launched our sparkling, event-filled 50th anniversary year. Cabaret and Cabernet netted $2748 toward the composition of a piece of music commissioned in honor of our golden anniversary, which will be presented at our anniversary concert, May 23, 2010. Thanks to all who helped produce a great event, including the terrific performers (dancing and singing!), those individuals and businesses who contributed items for gift baskets, and everyone who helped with setup and food. Special thanks to accompanist Drew and to Marjorie for acting as emcee! Photos
	National Anthem Performance, Waterfront Stadium, Trenton A hearty group came out to sing the national anthem at the Thunder game on Thursday, June 18. We got a special welcome from Boomer, enjoyed some gourmet dining followed by fine, smuggled-in butter cookie notes, and watched six rainless, well-fielded but scoreless innings. Those who stayed beyond the "stretch " saw a great 7th inning, in which the Thunder recovered from its recent slump to squash the Defenders 2-0. Photos
	Spring Concert Thanks to everyone who came to hear us perform Beethoven, Brubeck and the Blues with the Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra on May 15 in Washington Crossing, and on May 17 in Bloomfield! Check out our Photo Album for some views of those events. A big thanks to all participants, especially the orchestra, accompanist, choristers, helpers and those who donated items to our raffle! Congratulations to our 2009 Scholarship winners!
	Contact information Email: hopewellchorus@aol.com P.O. Box 93, Pennington, NJ 08534 Information: 609-737-3177 Membership: 609-737-7960