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Ralph Stannard’s full statement:
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Fellow Music Makers,  
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After serving as Artistic Director for Plano Civic Chorus since 2000, I have decided  the time has come for me to step aside at the end of the 2022-2023 concert  season and let another enjoy the wonderful opportunity of conducting this  marvelous chorus. PCC celebrates its 50th anniversary next season and I can’t  think of a better way to celebrate my final year! It will be a season of great choral  music and multiple chances for me to say thank you and goodbye to all those who  have shaped and loved my career into being. I’ve been reminiscing a lot lately  about my time with PCC and hundreds of musical memories have been flooding  over me. A few of my proudest achievements include a rare performance of  Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Mendelssohn’s Lobegesang and Elijah with baritone  Donne Ray Albert, Bloch’s Sacred Service with Cantor Richard Cohn, multiple  performances of Handel’s Messiah (Parts I, II, and III), Bach’s Magnificat, the  Vespers by Rachmaninov, Mozart’s Requiem, and one of my cherished favorites,  Ein Deutsches Requiem by Brahms. In addition to the wonderful concerts, PCC has  toured to Europe six times during my tenure. I’m very  grateful for the many collaborations with famous musicians that the chorus has  been able to experience. Our concert with the legendary Sir David Willcocks in  Bern, Switzerland was the stuff that dreams are made of. Performing with Z.  Randall Stroope, Ola Gjeilo, Paul Leddington Wright, and Bob Chilcott were  tremendous opportunities for musical expression and growth. Speaking of Bob  Chilcott, I am excited to announce that PCC has commissioned a new three  movement piece for our 50th anniversary from Bob titled Sing in a Season, which  will be premiered with Bob conducting in April of 2023. What a special occasion that will be! There will be more celebrations and ample time to honor many  others and my mentors in the months ahead, but for now I want to thank the  many singers who have made PCC what it is today…a true leader in the Choral  Arts. I step down as PCC’s Artistic Director with a great sense of nostalgia and a  small twinge of melancholy, but with a greater sense of accomplishment and an  even deeper love for Plano Civic Chorus.  

​…how I love choral music.
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Plano Civic Chorus 
P.O. Box 864411
Plano, Texas 75086
Info@planocivicchorus.org
​972-606-5220
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