UPCOMING EVENTS
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November 7th "Into the Light"
PCC's triumphant return to the stage will be a live and live-streamed event. You can purchase tickets to attend the concert in-person, or purchase a code to view the event from the comfort of your own home. Please visit our Tickets Page to purchase. 
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THANK YOU!We appreciate all those who donated to PCC during the North Texas Giving Day Event! The gifts we received will surely be instrumental in the continued success of our organization. We are so very thankful for the support of our audiences, our friends, and our families, especially during this uncertain time for the performing arts community. We are lucky to have you! |
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RECENT RECORDINGS
Under the direction of Ralph Stannard, members of the Plano Civic Chorus performed several works intended for our March 2020 performances. Recorded on September 1, 2020 at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, as a gift to our friends, family and audience for North Texas Giving Day THE ROAD HOME by Stephen Paulus STEAL AWAY TO JESUS arr. Debra Scroggins |
NOTABLE QUOTABLES
THOUGHTS FROM OUR PRESIDENT
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MEET A MEMBERGordon Rowe, Baritone
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“I grew up in South Texas and first joined the choir at age 10 in First Methodist Church, Weslaco, Texas. My dad was the pastor and my mother was choir director. I could read the alto part and enjoyed putting on my robe and seeing the congregation. Even today i am happier sitting in the choir loft. I sang in the choir at Southwestern and seminary at SMU. While at SMU I got a job directing a choir in Arlington and met a certain alto who has been my wife for several decades.
I took a sabbatical from pastoral work and enrolled in UNT. After being turned down by the Dallas Opera (my first choral rejection, I believe) I made the Ft. Worth Opera Chorus on scholarship and sang with them two years. I appeared with Placido Domingo - he was the gypsy son in "Il Trovatore" and I was “Eleventh Gypsy.” I was a charter member of the Dallas Symphony Chorus and we sang in State Fair Music Hall which was entirely too big. I remember keenly our move to the Meyerson - Ralph and others were there. We had two weeks of opening nights. Van Cliburn was one of the soloists and he came back to the chorus room to congratulate us on the finesse of our performance. Considering age and travel routine I decided to try out for Plano Civic Chorus and have been with the group for 10 years. When I am not singing I look over at the sopranos, amazed at their perfect intonation. My decade has been a real joy and I thank the officers and leadership for many uplifting musical moments.” |
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
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Plano Civic Chorus
P.O. Box 864411 Plano, Texas 75086 |
info@planocivicchorus.org
972-606-5220 |