At 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 4, the Wellsboro Women’s Chorus and Wellsboro Men’s Chorus are presenting their annual Spring Concert along with special guests, the Wednesday Morning Musicales Chorus, in the United Methodist Church of Wellsboro at 36 Main Street.
     
The concert theme is “Here Comes the Sun.”  The three choruses will sing 21 songs, including Broadway and pop tunes. The concert will end with all three choruses singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone with Climb Ev’ry Mountain.”
 
The Wednesday Morning Musicales Chorus, directed by Diana Frazier with piano accompaniment by Marian Miller, will open the concert.  The 34-member group will perform “Favorites from “The Rat Pack” including “You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody loves You”, “Everybody Loves Somebody”, and “Come Fly with Me,”  “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,”  “Forever Young,”  “Sunrise, Sunset” with Dave Driskell on clarinet, and “I Only Have Eyes for You.”  
     
The 26 members of the Wellsboro Men’s Chorus, directed by Christina Simonis with accompanist Pat Davis at the piano will sing “ Gonna Rise Up,”  “Once Upon a Time,”  “Georgia,”  “The Creation,”  “My Lord, What a Morning,”  “Circle of Life,” with Dave Driskell accompanying on a recorder and “What a Wonderful World.”
     
The 35 members in the Wellsboro Women’s Chorus, directed by Diana Frazier with piano accompaniment by Judy Smithgall, will sing “Here Comes the Sun,”  “When Will I Be Loved,”  “My Fair Ladies,”  “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,”  “Jersey Boys,”  “You’ve Got a Friend,”  “Don’t Stop,”  “Stop! In the Name of Love,” and  “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
     
A good will offering will be taken at the door.
 
Each of the three choruses welcomes new members. The Wellsboro Women’s Chorus rehearses Thursday nights at the Deane Center and the Wednesday Morning Musicales on Wednesday mornings at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center, both in Wellsboro. Anyone who has a desire to sing and would like to join either of these groups is asked to contact Diana Frazier at 570-439-0923.
 
The Wellsboro Men’s Chorus invites new members who share their love of music and fellowship to participate in community events in area towns and churches. The men practice on Thursday evenings at the Deane Center and afterwards gather at the Penn Wells Hotel Lounge. Contact Christina Simonis at 570-724-2085 for more information.