It could have been written this morning, what with its talk of the pressing need for harmony - in every sense.

Different era, same tuneĪ note from Mairs in the program for the debut concert - Feb. It was a totally different world from today, yes? Actually, no. The first performance followed the next year. Dudley Mairs, head of the Music Department for the Babylon school district, was the group’s founding director and conductor. The Babylon Chorale has been doing it right since 1950. “If it’s not fun, we’re doing it wrong.”Ĭreative director and conductor Jared Berry leads a rehearsal of the Babylon Chorale, a chorus that is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. “This has to be fun,” says Berry, 31, whose day job is as Manhasset High School’s choir director. It gets the mouth moving, in other words, including smile muscles. “There are lots of different consonant sounds to sing quickly.”

“It’s a fun phrase that choirs tend to get a kick out of singing,” artistic director and conductor Jared Berry says. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.

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