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| A Few Words from our Executive Board |
Welcome to the official website of the Travelers Choral Club. During
your visit to this home page, you'll be listening to our spirited rendition
of Hodie! Alleluia! (recorded December 2006 at the Bushnell Center
for the Performing Arts). We hope you enjoy our music and the many interesting
features of this website including:
- upcoming concert information
- an historic concert program archive (including the Club's inaugural program published in December 1924)
- highlights from 84 years of club history
- downloadable audio and video concert recordings
- director and accompanist biographies
- concert photo albums (viewable as slide shows)
- and much more
So who says Music and Insurance don’t mix? The 75 insurance professionals
who comprise the Travelers Choral Club love to sing and our passion for
music has found joyful expression in the performance of more than 160
memorable spring and holiday concerts during our 84 year history.
Admission to TCC concerts is always free and open to the public and there
is never a charge for parking. In leu of performance admission charges, the
TCC traditionally collects nonperishable food items from our audiences for
donation to local food banks. Over the years, your overwhelming generosity
has yielded tens of thousands of pounds of donations. Foodshare reports that
40% of the benefactors have been children.
And speaking of grand traditions, did you know our Choral Club was founded in
1924 and is the oldest company-sponsored, four-part choral group in America?
You may also be surprised to learn that the Travelers Choral Club has
proudly performed on the prestigious Bushnell Auditorium stage annually since
its historic opening in 1930.
During our remarkable 84 years of singing and entertaining, the TCC has:
- performed at a World’s Fair
- entertained Governor Jodi Rell and the Connecticut public at the Governor's Executive Residence
- sang at the Opening Ceremonies of a PGA Championship golf tournament
- led thousands of downtown Hartford carolers in seasonal song at Hartford's Festival of Light
- broadcast Christmas carols on live commercial radio
- collected thousands of pounds of nonperishable food and countless toys at annual concerts in leu of admission to benefit those less fortunate in the Greater Hartford community
- received two official State of Connecticut Proclamations
- and more
Our choral ensemble invites you to the 84th Annual Travelers Choral Club Holiday
Concert on December 17, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in Mortensen Hall at the Bushnell
Center for the Performing Arts. Plan now to join us for an entertaining evening of
delightful four-part vocal harmony (SATB) featuring inspirational music certain to
set the mood for a joyous holiday season. We'll save you a seat!
Warmest regards,
Randy Walker
Executive Board Advisor
Travelers Choral Club
Celebrating 84 Years of Music |
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