SRC Community Chorus - Spoon River College

Since 2005, the success of our musicals, concerts, revues, and plays, presented by hundreds of area volunteers, is proof that the performing arts are alive and thriving in west central Illinois. We perform not for fame or money, but out of passion – a passion to create quality live entertainment and to raise funds for Spoon River College scholarships. Our “performance hall door” is open to anyone who shares this passion. To become a part of the SRC Community Chorus family or to be added to our email distribution list, please contact us by sending an Email to SRC Community Chorus

-Carol Davis, Artistic Director

2025 Season

CELEBRATING OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025!

Tickets for the SRC Community Chorus Concert Music from the Time of the Dust Bowl, An Edu-Concert are on sale beginning May 15. Tickets may be purchased online at the Community Chorus Ticket Site or from any chorus member listed below. Two one-hour performances will be presented at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, at the First Christian Church, 215 W. Elm Street, in Canton.

“Because of a generous grant from the Two Rivers Arts Council, because it’s the 20th anniversary of the Chorus, and because the SRC Chorus is supporting Canton’s 10 Days of Bicentennial Events, general admission tickets may be purchased for just $5,” Carol Davis, Artistic Director said. “We have over 50 singers, musicians, and technicians under the direction of John L. Davis, presenting popular and meaningful songs from 1929 to 1940.”

Songs include 42nd Street, The Joint is Jumpin’, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Special guest Nathan Taylor portrays the traveling musician, and Lindsey Larson presents moments of Canton history as the fictitious Clara Irene. Gretchen Fuller accompanies on the piano with additional instrumental accompaniment by Matt Buczko. Greg Pollitt is tech manager.

Performing in the concert are Lindsey Larson, Carol Kohler, Melissa Walker, Denise Kirgan,
Charlene Kornoski-DuVall, Carla Bobell, Carol Davis, Katey Davis, JoEllyn Welch, Linda Dilts, Gloria Bradford, Jendy Way, Peggy Roberts, Jeanette McWhorter, Lauren Wilcoxen, Stacy Smith, Aja Lawson, Tori Albanito, Sally Campbell, Michelle Howe, Sara Mathis, Janice Bruster, Cindy Schneider, Andrea Barbknecht, Natalie Orwig, Tammy Kessler, Sarah Fouts, Jean Sprecher, Jeanine Standard, Edwin Brinklow, John Harmon, Kevin Dearing, Sue Smith, Ron Smith, Bruce Beal, Trygve Meade, Kevin Watson, Tony Roberts, Mike Varnes, Chad Murphy,
Kevin Kessler, Colin Davis, Clay Klinedinst, Lydia Robinson, Janet Munson, Sherry Coffey,
Cecily Pearson, Michelle Stremmel, Nana Cook, and Shirley Roberts.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and local funds from the Two River Arts Council.

For more information about Music from the Time of the Dust Bowl, An Edu-Concert, please email SRC Community Chorus.

Concerts and Productions since 2005:

The SRC Community Chorus presents 2-3 concerts, revues, plays, and musicals each year. To date, the list includes:

Concerts/Revues:

The Musical World of Disney
50 Years of Broadway
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
A Golden Holiday
Broadway, Too
Songs for the Season
A Joyous Jubilee
A Classic Afternoon with Alison Richter-Meuth and John L. Davis
Cole, Irving, George, & Jerome
An American Choral Mosaic
A Winter Tapestry
Lincoln’s America
Broadway, Start to Finish
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Songs and Snowflakes
Handel’s Messiah (twice)
Ken Bradbury in Concert
Winter Wonders
Winter Tales & Tunes
The River’s Song by Barry Cloyd
Frosty Airs & Fables
Burl Ives: Midwestern Minstrel by Barry Cloyd
Home for the Holidays: Virtually Unplugged (2020 Virtual Holiday Concert)
Silver Songs & Golden Gifts
Our Favorite Things
The Best of Barry Cloyd
48 Hours: A Musical Revue 2023
The Wonder-Full World of Winter, An International Concert
Playin’ Favorites: The Great American Songbook
Winter Blues & All That Jazz

Musicals:

Man of La Mancha
Mass Theatrical*
Pirates of Penzance
Hotel Holidaze*
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Quilters
Guys and Dolls
Into the Woods
An Evening with Patsy Cline

Plays:

Vanities
Bleacher Bums
A Tuna Christmas
The Guys

*Denotes an original production written by a member of the SRC Community Chorus

The SRC Community Chorus appreciates the support of The Two Rivers Arts Council throughout the years including the 2022-23 season. This not-for-profit arts organization keeps the arts alive by serving the 159,000 residents of Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Jersey, Mason, McDonough, Pike, Schuyler and Scott counties.

Shows for a Cause:

The SRC Community Chorus operates under the auspices of the SRC Foundation and is entirely self-funded, with occasional support from entities such as Two Rivers Arts Council. Since its inception, it has raised well over $100,000 for the Foundation’s scholarship program and has established seven permanent, endowed scholarships, each named after a Chorus member or someone special to the Chorus: