Experience the joy of singing with GNBCS–everyone is welcome–no auditions necessary! Attend an open rehearsal to find out what it’s like to sing with us on Tuesday, January 6, 13, and 20th at 6:30 pm.

GNBCS is a non-audition SATB choir under the new musical direction of Brian Dean Sousa. Open rehearsals on January 6, 13, and 20th allow potential members to experience singing with GNBCS and decide if they wish to continue. We rehearse Tuesday nights from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at First Unitarian Church in New Bedford.

Our spring concert is planned for Sunday, May 3rd at 3:30 pm, and will be a celebration of America in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The program will include classical selections such as Randall Thompson’s Frostiana and Aaron Copland’s Simple Gifts, favorite spirituals and Americana songs such as Down in the River and Camptown Races, and a few sing-alongs!

This spring, we are excited to introduce our new musical director, Brian Dean Sousa. Brian is an experienced musician and educator with a Bachelors Degree in Sacred Music and Organ from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from James Madison University. A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Brian Dean Sousa worked as the Organist and Choir Master of Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church in Charlottesville, Virginia for fourteen years before relocating back to North Dartmouth where he now resides with his family.

GNBCS has been bringing classical choral music to listeners in southeastern Massachusetts since its founding in 1964. We are a four-part chorus with members from surrounding communities including Westport, Dartmouth, Acushnet, Lakeville, New Bedford, and Fairhaven.

We present one winter concert in either December or January, and another in the spring. Our concerts typically include major choral works plus a selection of shorter pieces chosen for the season of the year and are performed in area churches. We have combined with the New Bedford Symphony, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chorus, and other area choral societies to perform larger works.

Visit our website at https://www.gnbcs.org/ for more information or follow us on Facebook.