SRC Community Chorus

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, Past Artistic Director

Infographic with close up of the Declaration of Independence and in the foreground, the words, We Hold These Truths

2026 Season Opens with
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS
to be Presented at the Opera House Plaza

The Spoon River College Community Chorus and the Canton History & Arts Alliance present WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS, a multi-focus staged musical, at 7:00 p.m. on June 28, 2026, at the Opera House Plaza in downtown Canton. The production will be free and open to the public. Singers are currently being sought to take part in the production.

Those interested in taking part in the new production are to contact Carol Davis by April 30.

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS, written and directed by Carol Davis, commemorates and examines the 250th anniversary of the United States of America through the eyes of the country’s founders.

“It is June 2026 and Sage Stark (Corrinna Markland Pickel), television reporter/moderator, has invited Presidents George Washington (Phil Funkenbush), John Adams (Chad Murphy), and Thomas Jefferson (Douglas Okey) to an open air forum to reflect on their founding intentions, to discuss the struggles defining the new government, and to comment on how they believe the whole United States of America experiment is faring,” Davis explains.

“Understanding how instrumental Abigail Adams (Sara Mathis) was in the formation of the new country, Sage Stark, has also invited Mrs. Adams to be present. Sage has many questions for these individuals. Their responses and interchanges are poignant, humorous, thought-provoking, engaging, relevant, shocking, and profound.”

The production includes songs from the 1700s as well as contemporary songs by American artists, including a song written specifically for the 250th anniversary. The chorus members portray the open-air forum’s audience.

Two music rehearsals are scheduled for June 18 and 22 at 7 p.m. All participants in the show are required to rehearse from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. with the performance to follow at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. For more information, email Carol Davis.

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
Music from the Time of the Dust Bowl 2025
Handel’s Messiah & Winter Olio

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

Two Rivers Arts Council logo

The SRC Community Chorus appreciates the support of The Two Rivers Arts Council throughout the years. 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: