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| A Few Words from our Executive Board |
Welcome to the official virtual home of the Travelers Choral Club. During
your visit, 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 85 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 90 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 85-year history.
Admission to TCC concerts is always free and open to the public and there
is never a charge for parking. In lieu 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 Connecticut children.
And speaking of grand traditions, did you know our Choral Club was founded in
1924 and is the oldest company-affiliated, eight-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 85 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 PGA Championship golf tournaments
- 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 lieu 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 85th Annual Travelers Choral Club Holiday
Concert on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.
Plan now to join us for an entertaining evening of delightful eight-part vocal harmony
featuring inspirational music certain to set the mood for a joyous Christmas season.
We'll save you a seat!
Warmest regards,
Randy Walker
Executive Board Advisor & Website Chair
Travelers Choral Club
Celebrating 85 Years of Music |
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