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!

DUST BOWL CONCERT CELEBRATING CANTON, ILLINOIS’ BICENTENNIAL A SUCCESS!

Music from the Time of the Dust Bowl entertained, educated, and illuminated the hopes, the dreams, and the trials of Depression-era America from 1929-1940 during two performances on Sunday, June 22 at First Christian Church in Canton. Through a carefully selected offering of choral numbers, solos, and duets; numbers performed by Dust Bowl traveling musician and special guest Nathan Taylor; Clara Irene (Lindsey Larson) sharing her Canton diary, and authentic photographs displayed on screen, the SRC Community Chorus brought history to life to capacity crowds. Singers, technicians, and ushers selected their own costumes and created unique personalities to further highlight the time period.

20TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION CONTINUES WITH HANDEL’S MESSIAH & WINTER OLIO IN DECEMBER

Closing out the year-long 20th anniversary celebration, the SRC Community Chorus presents Handel’s Messiah & Winter Olio, directed by John L. Davis, on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7. The Chorus formed in 2005 with its first presentation of the classic work and presented it once again in December 2012. Anyone who sang in the first two concerts are encouraged to participate along with current members and first time participants. No auditions are required. Rehearsals will begin mid-September. Full chorus rehearsals are generally scheduled for Thursday evenings with solo rehearsals on Sunday afternoons. More information will be available the first part of September via media release, Facebook and on this webpage or by emailing Carol Davis, Artistic Director.

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

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. 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: