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BY ASIA ARMOUR
Artistic Director Barry Talley leads the chorus ensemble and has had a long career in music.
The Bay Area Chorus aims to enrich League City and the surrounding areas through music and the support of music education.
PHOTOS COURTESY BAY AREA CHORUS OF GREATER HOUSTON
Bay Area Chorus celebrates 60 years in League City
Barry Talley said ne arts groups, such as the Bay Area Chorus, mark League City as a cultural center in Houston.
Development Director Jessica Peterson said. The ne arts sector is a “struggling part” of Texas’ education, she said, but remains vital as a form of expression. “You may have a student that, maybe they’re not as academically strong, but music gives them that creative outlet that they need,” Peterson said. The impact Barry Talley, artistic director for the chorus, said ne arts organizations, such as the Bay Area Chorus, the Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra and the Clear Lake Symphony, cement the southeast- ern part of Houston as a cultural center. “The beauty of it is that these groups are right here in our local community,” Talley said.
As the Bay Area Chorus of Greater Houston prepares to conclude its 60th season, The League City-based organization continues to “further the reach of the ne arts sector within the Bay Area community,” o cials said. The not-for-pro t group is composed of more than 120 volunteers, who range from ne arts educators to engineers to retired astronauts. The cause In addition to concerts, the group o ers scholarships to high school graduates looking to continue their education in music, provides stipends to local band and choir directors, and has a donation-based group called Spirtus that performs at nursing homes and other such venues,
The smaller Spiritus group performs at nursing homes and other local venues.
www.bayareachorus.org
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