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What are 5280+ Senior Chorales?

One week in the summer of 2013, Brian Leatherman directed a choir for the national Road Scholar/Elderhostel program held in Fort Collins, CO. His long-time colleague, Cindy Runkel, served as accompanist. As the week of rehearsals and performance closed, Brian suggested that he and Cindy should pursue something like this in Denver following his impending retirement from public education.

 

Throughout 2014 they discussed and explored the possibility of a day-time, non-auditioned choir for seniors, and their vision became a reality when the first chorale began singing in August 2015!  

 

Why the name 5280+ ?  Since Denver, CO is known as the Mile High City (5280 feet above sea level), 5280 was adopted to reflect the target demographic of singers from 50 to 80+ years young!

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If you have sung sometime in your life, want to return to singing, or have never sung outside of the shower, come meet new friends at educational and enjoyable weekly rehearsals. You will learn proper breathing techniques and how to improve your voice and posture through correct tone production.

 

Sessions culminate with combined performances as well as special concerts by the individual choirs or smaller groups

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ALL CONCERTS WERE GRAND!!

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Our Fall 2023 season is now a fond memory,

and we DO mean fond!

 

 

We introduced

our newest chorale, the

5280+ Senior Chorale

at Parker

Sun, Nov 12, 2023  3:00pm

concert at 

Parker United Methodist Church

11805 South Pine Dr

Parker, CO  80134

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and our

5280+ Senior Chorale

at Highlands Ranch

Sat, Nov 18, 2023  3:00pm

concert at 

Bethany Lutheran Church 

4500 E Hampden Ave

Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

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and our

5280+ Senior Chorale

at South Suburban

Sun, Nov 19, 2023  3:00pm

concert at 

Bethany Lutheran Church 

4500 E Hampden Ave

Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

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Seniors

Singing

for the

Health of it!

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GREAT PERFORMANCE!!
AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!
SRO PERFORMANCE!!

Recent Video Clips

"You've got a Friend in Me" from April 29, 2023 Concert
"Happiness" from November 2022 Concert Rehearsal

PLEASE NOTE:  For your continued protection, 5280+ Senior Chorales and will again be employing advanced HEALTH SAFETY protocols at rehearsals this semester.   These protocols utilize a SAFE and EFFECTIVE product [Safer Spaces] that has been laboratory tested and proven to radically reduce airborne viruses, bacteria, molds, fungi, etc.​

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