Concord Chamber Singers marks 45 years

By Steve Siegel

 

BETHLEHEM, PA — If passion for great choral music could be measured in miles, then Blaine Shover, founder and director of the Concord Chamber Singers, would run rings around all of us.

Since 1971, from September to June, Shover has made a weekly 260-mile round trip from his Shippensburg home to Wesley United Methodist Church in Bethlehem. That's where the 40-plus voice chorus holds its rehearsals every Friday night.  Incredibly, that's close to half a million miles.