November 2016
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The Master Chorale Of Tampa Bay Presents Making Spirits Bright At Tampa Theatre
ASL Social; Talk With Your Hands
Enjoy a fesas one of the tive evening of country’s finest holiday choral choirs. The music as The Master Chorale Master Chorale of Tampa Bay of Tampa Bay has consistently presents delivered some of the most proMaking Spirits foundly moving Bright on music performSaturday, ances in the December 3 at area. The group 3 p.m. at the is committed to historic Tampa Theatre’s stage. The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay will bring holiday advancing the spirit to all when they perform Making Spirits Bright art of choral The Master at the historic Tampa Theatre on Saturday, music by perChorale will be December 3 at 3 p.m. forming great conducted by works of the past, commissioning and Joseph Holt, and the performance will performing new literature and sharing the also feature The Master Chorale job and power of choral music with new Ensemble Singers, conducted by Deah and existing audiences and singers. McReynolds. The concert will feature The Master Chorale was founded in organ, brass quintet and percussion. 1979 by Dr. Robert Summer. The Master You can expect to hear holiday Chorale is an auditioned, highly-select favorites including God Rest Ye Merry 150 voice volunteer chorus. In addition to Gentlemen; The Chanukah Song; Hark! performing 15 to 20 traditional concerts The Herald Angel; O Holy Night; and We on an annual basis, The Master Chorale Need A Little Christmas. has internationally distributed recordings, Tickets to Making Spirits Bright are $20 (plus service fee) and are available at important commissions from contemporary compositional powerhouses, and the Tampa Theatre Box Office located at performs a variety of outreach and edu711 N. Franklin St. in downtown Tampa cation activities throughout the Tampa and at www.tampatheatre.org. Bay area. Beryl B. Byles, a singer with The The Master Chorale is the Principal Master Chorale said, “Expect to get into Chorus of the Florida Orchestra and is the Christmas spirit early this year with Artist-in-Residence as the College of the the gorgeous melodies and touching Arts School of Music at the University of lyrics of this concert of The Master South Florida. Chorale of Tampa Bay. You will experiFor more information, please visit ence a gift for your soul in the process.” www.masterchorale.com. The Master Chorale has been hailed
Are you one of the many that talk with your hands? Have you ever wanted to learn another language? There’s a local group that can help you with both. Students and community members alike are welcomed to join ‘TAMPA ASL Socials’. This group of community members meets on a regular basis to patron businesses, meet new people and converse; they do this all in American Sign Language Christina Perricone, Joseph Cacciatore, Christina (ASL). It meets every Coppola and Brianna Greene signing ‘I love you’ at a recent meet-up. Thursday in the food court of the Westfield Brandon Mall are encouraged to attend and learn. starting at 6:30 p.m. and on Fridays at College students are encouraged to 6:30 p.m. on a rotating schedule of local attend these events to fulfill a requirerestaurants in the surrounding Tampa ment for their classes. Caitlyn area. Due to graduation of the students Pashnick, an HCC student, “My involved, meetings take a hiatus after teacher requires five observation jourThanksgiving and begin again the second nals per semester... [and] I’ve always week of January. wanted to learn it.” She began studying “Everyone is welcomed, from kids to sign language in August and seeks to adults,” said Joseph Cacciatore, one of use what she learns as a dispatcher for the group's regular members. An average the sheriff’s department, where she meet-up will have roughly 15 to 20 attencurrently works. dees ranging in proficiency from those Elias Goutoufas, ASL Instructor at just beginning to learn sign language to Hillsborough Community College, “Our fully fluent. Members can be hearing, ASL events are open to everyone who hard of hearing or deaf. loves American Sign Language.” Elias There is one major rule at these is the group’s Community Events events: No “Voicing,” meaning no talking Informer and attends the Friday meetwith your mouth. Out of respect for the ups on a regular basis. deaf members, the group encourages all For more Information visit attendees to speak using only sign lanwww.aslevents.info or join the guage. “Turn it off,” Joseph explained. No Facebook Group ‘Tampa ASL Socials.’ one expects attendees to be experts in Event times and locations are updated sign language. People of all skill levels regularly in both locations.
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