Organizations Filed Purposes:
SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC BY PROVIDING MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.
TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC. TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC.
ENSEMBLES DURING 2019, THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED SEVERAL ENSEMBLES, INCLUDING SAECULA SINGERS, AN INTERGENERATIONAL CHAMBER CHOIR, WHICH CONTINUED EXPANDING ITS EDUCATIONAL REACH AND PERFORMED BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MUSICAL GROUPS AT NUMEROUS VENUES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE SAECULA SINGERS APPEARED IN A FAMILY CONCERT AT THE FOOTE SCHOOL IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AND SEVERAL OF ITS MEMBERS SERVED AS APPRENTICES TO SCF'S ARTIST DIRECTOR IN LEADING A WEEK-LONG SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON FOLK SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR ALL OF THE SCHOOL'S 450 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-9. SAECULA SINGERS ALSO MAINTAINED ITS ANNUAL TRADITION OF PERFORMING AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHESHIRE WITH THE ALCHEMY ENSEMBLE OF GMCHORALE. AS AN ADDITIONAL STEP TOWARDS DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL-CALIBER JUNIOR CONSERVATORY FOR CHORAL CONDUCTORS, THE FOUNDATION ALSO ESTABLISHED A NEW ONE-ON-A-PART LABORATORY-STYLE VOCAL ENSEMBLE CALLED TAKE2 TO PROVIDE CHALLENGING SIGHT-SINGING AND SIGHT- CONDUCTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES. AT EACH SESSION, MEMBERS OF TAKE2 READ THROUGH SEVERAL PIECES, REHEARSE THEM BRIEFLY, AND THEN PRESENT THEM TO A SMALL, INFORMAL AUDIENCE. PARTICIPANTS COACH ONE ANOTHER AND TAKE TURNS CONDUCTING. REPERTOIRE INCLUDES RENAISSANCE POLYPHONY AND CHORAL CHAMBER MUSIC OF ALL PERIODS.
COOPERATIVE LIVING PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE, HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE COMMUNAL HOUSING FOR A SMALL GROUP OF YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18 AND OLDER) WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF "TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC- AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY AND/OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CHORAL MUSIC COMMUNITY.
INSTITUTE SAECULA CHORAL INSTITUTE IS AN INTERGENERATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONDUCTORS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS, WHICH OFFERS WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO LEADERSHIP, CONDUCTING, AND CHORAL PEDAGOGY. PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN A COLLABORATIVE, NURTURING, AND NON-HIERARCHICAL ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EXPERIENCED CLINICIANS AND FACILITATORS. IN 2018, AN ORGAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AS A DIVISION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL ORGANISTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Thomas Brand | PRESIDENT | 35 | $4,730 |
| Lester Rosenbaum | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| June Hale | CHAIRPERSON | 15 | $0 |
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