Bronx County Chorus
reopens for 2021
The Bronx County Chorus is beginning rehearsals for its 82nd holiday concert season. Photo/bronxcountychorus.
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Bronx County Chorus
(BCC) proudly announces
the start of rehearsals for its
82nd holiday concert. Social
distancing and masks are required
that uphold COVID-
19 protocol requirements.
Weekly rehearsals are
held Tuesday evenings from
7:30-9:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran
Church of Throggs
Neck, located at 3075 Baisley
Ave. This season, the chorus
is delighted to announce and
welcomeTom Cuffari as its
music/choral director. Cuffari
is a former accompanist
for BCC and comes with a
full resume and impressive
musical teaching skills. Cuffari
will be leading the group
through its 82nd anniversary
celebration concerts.
Bronx County Chorus
currently has openings in
all sections and always welcomes
talented singers, former
chorus members to
semi-professionals. Any
singer interested in joining
is welcome to visit rehearsals
to meet the director and
chorus members on the following
dates, Tuesday: Oct. 5
or Oct. 12.
A unique chorus within
the area, Bronx County Chorus
is proud to say that all
featured soloists are actual
members of the chorus. View
the chorus Zoom productions
of last spring 2021 and holiday
season 2020 by searching
YouTube for Bronx County
Chorus.
The upcoming season will
culminate the 82nd annual
holiday concert: The specifi c
date will be announced. It
will be held at First Lutheran
Church of Throggs Neck. You
can fi nd the latest news from
Bronx County Chorus on
Facebook or online at www.
BronxCountyChorus.org.
Should you have any questions,
BRONX TIMES R 38 EPORTER, OCT. 1-7, 2021 BTR
please call 718-320-2790
or email using the email address
given at www.Bronx-
CountryChorus.org, and
leave a detailed message that
includes your contact information.
Bronx County Chorus is
made possible with funds
from the statewide Community
Regrants Program, a
regrant program of the New
York State Council on the
Arts with the support of the
Offi ce of the Governor and
the New York State Legislature
and administered by the
Bronx Council on the Arts.
-Bronx TImes
From Councilman
Mark Gjonaj
BY MARK GJONAJ
On this week’s slate of
constituent services and
events we held two vaccination
pop-up sites, one on
Sept. 28, at 2510 Westchester
Ave., and then another clinic
on Wednesday on Zerega
Avenue. Herd immunity is
achievable and every additional
vaccination reduces
the likelihood of spread and
serious infection. I implore
the unvaccinated residents of
District 13 to keep their eyes
and ears open for future vaccination
pop-up clinics.
I also will be, as I have in
the past, co-sponsoring free
SAT prep classes for District
13 high school students. In cooperation
with Bronx House,
this program provides college
aspirants with practice
exams and tutoring that includes
test strategy and technique
instruction. SAT prep
has a demonstrable effect on
the quality of scores and then
of course the likelihood and
quality of college admission.
Please take advantage of this
program by calling (718) 792-
1800 to register. Every member
of the district, borough
and city deserves to have the
extra boost up to college matriculation
and future success.
For weeks and months our
offi ce has received complaints
from Edgewater, Morris Park
and Throggs Neck residents
about excessive noise and
loud music at late hours. My
offi ce and I take these quality
of-life disturbances extremely
seriously, especially
now that people have found
themselves indoors more frequently
during the pandemic
and because of how integral
sleep is to mental health. My
offi ce was then in contact
with the 49th Precinct, who
have issued 33 summonses
and confi scated four vehicles:
three cars and a motorcycle.
We hope this issue is fi nally
put to rest.
For assistance or questions
from my constituent services
division, please contact
my district offi ce at either
MGjonaj@council.nyc.gov or
at (718) 931-1721. Thank you
and stay safe. It is an honor
to continue serving the 13th
Council District and its superlative
residents.
A Trusted Name In The Community For Over 50 Years
CHERICO ESTATE
CHERICO REAL ESTATE
718-653-2699
ONX, NY
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