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Choral Dynamics is pleased to announce the appearance of a special guest each night. On Friday night, the Immaculate Conception Children and Youth Choir, directed by Alisa Ramer, will join the chorus for one song and perform two of their own. We are exited to share the stage with another wonderful group of children.
Saturday night, Lucas Wood, a native of Alexis, will be welcomed back! We are thrilled to have Lucas and his amazing voice join us to perform two solos. On Sunday, Michael Maloney will take the stage and and sing two songs. Michael is an alum of "The Other Guys" and is bound for Boston to study musical theater. His Mom, Carol, is a talented member of our group.
Our audiences are in for a great treat every show!

Choral Dynamics Rehearsal for Sunday, February 21 is cancelled due to weather.
Dance auditions are also cancelled and rescheduled for February 28 at 6:00pm.
Please call Jackie Piper at 343-1769 if you have any questions regarding rehearsals.

Choral Dynamics is pleased to announce that all veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces will only pay half price for tickets to our June show, "WELCOME HOME: A Salute to Veterans". The ticket price of $7.50 includes all Orpheum fees and charges. Tickets are on sale now at the Orpheum Theatre.
We hope many soldiers and veterans will take advantage of the special price and attend our show so we can pay tribute to their sacrifice and service.

We are all ready for Christmas now! The house may not be decorated, the shopping not done, the cookies not baked, but we are feeling the spirit of Christmas thanks to the success of "Ringing in the Season". Choral Dynamics was thrilled to entertain over 1000 people during our 3 performances. What great audiences! Our special thanks go out to our youth choirs who joined us for each performance: the Churchill Singing Streaks, the ROWVA Junior High choir, and the Gale School Choir. What a thrill to hear those young voices singing the songs of the season.

Choral Dynamics of Galesburg is pleased to announce the addition of choreographer Kathleen Ridlon to our staff. We can't wait for our audiences to see the exciting and energetic dances she is adding to our performances! Please read her biography and get to know her:

Kathleen Ridlon is an Assistant Professor of Dance and the Coordinator for the Center for Community Service at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Ms. Ridlon began working professionally as a dancer, choreographer and teacher in New York City in 1986.
As a performer, Ms. Ridlon has worked on the concert stage as well as performing in the context of musical theatre, cabaret, industrials and television. She has worked with David Dorfman Dance at Knox College, Donald McKayle at The Boston Summer Dance Festival and with Doug Elkins as an Associate Artist at The Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. In Galesburg, Ms Ridlon directs Midwest Dance Group, an emerging modern dance company. Ms. Ridlon is an alumnus of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and holds an Associates of Art in Dance from Dean College, a Bachelors of Art in Psychology, from City College of New York, and a Master of Fine Arts in Performance and Choreography from Smith College in Northampton, MA.