Dayton Celebration Chorus

05/30/2026

Registration is open now for Dayton Celebration Chorus' Summer Session!

SUMMER SESSION REGISTRATION
The SUMMER SESSION will begin on July 14, 2026 and end on August 18, 2026. This is a 6-rehearsal session on Tuesday evenings from 7pm - 830pm at St. John's Lutheran Church at 141 S Ludlow St in Downtown Dayton.

To Register:
Go to: https://continuingeducation.udayton.edu/udayton/course/course.aspx?catId=60

The Registration Fee for Summer is $35.

Paper registration forms will also be available when the choir meets on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Park in the rear of the St. John's Lutheran Church and enter the back door. We will be just inside the door!
The registration fee is $35.

The music we will be singing this summer is:

Celebration - Kool & the Gang

The Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog The Muppet Movie 1979

Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

Yesterday Once More ` The Carpenters

Against the Wind - Bob Seger

What a Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong

Come Sail Away - Styx

Hey, Jude - Paul McCartney

We Shall be Free - Garth Brooks

Let Freedom Ring! - Barry Manilow

PLUS...some additional patriotic songs!

SUMMER PERFORMANCES / GIGS:
Saturday, August 1, 2026 - Art in the City (Time to be announced)
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 - UD Roger Glass Center at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept 17, 2026 - Levitt Pavillon in Downtown Dayton (Time to be announced)

If you love to sing — or think you might — you’re in the right place. The Dayton Celebration Chorus brings together adults from across the Miami Valley who enjoy making music, building friendships, and sharing joyful performances with the community.

04/27/2026

If you don't get a chance to make it to our May 5 Spring Concert at the Roger Glass Center for the Arts at UD at 7pm, here is another opportunity to attend the concert on Sunday, May 9 at St. John's Lutheran Church at the corner of Ludlow and W Fifth Streets in Downtown Dayton (diagonally across the intersection from the Spaghetti Warehouse.)

Dayton Celebration Chorus - Spring Concert
FREE and Open to the Public! No reservations are needed – just join us for some music!

• Parking: Free parking is available behind the Church and on-street parking is FREE on Sundays as well,

• Concert Time: 1 p.m.
• Music Order:

o All Things Bright and Beautiful
o Simple Gifts
o I Bought Me A Cat
o He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
o The Road Home
o Dayton Celebration Chorus Pianist Solo
o This Little Light of Mine
o Morning Has Broken
o What A Wonderful World
o Come to the Music

We really appreciate our Friends at St. John's Lutheran Church. They offer us their church for our rehearsals free on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 830pm. We do a freewill offering at the concert w/those gifts going to St. John's.

02/04/2026

Registration is open now for Dayton Celebration Chorus!

SPRING SESSION REGISTRATION

The UD website is updated for our Spring 2026 Session:
https://continuingeducation.udayton.edu/udayton/course/course.aspx?catId=16

Paper registration forms will also be available when the choir meets on February 10 and February 17.

In Summary:
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, February 10 - April 28, 2026 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. except March 31st
St. John's Lutheran Church // 141 S Ludlow St // Dayton, Ohio

Performances: Tuesday, May 5 - UD Roger Glass Center at 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 9 St. John's Lutheran Church Time TBD

With a record snowfall this year and cold, cold, cold, Dayton is experiencing a real winter yet again! We hope you are staying safe and warm. Our policy is to hold rehearsals and events unless Dayton Public Schools cancels evening events. I will send email if we have to cancel, so check your email before rehearsals.

We look forward to exploring our Musical World together!://continuingeducation.udayton.edu/udayton/course/course.aspx?catId=16

If you love to sing — or think you might — you’re in the right place. The Dayton Celebration Chorus brings together adults from across the Miami Valley who enjoy making music, building friendships, and sharing joyful performances with the community.

12/21/2025

Join the Dayton Celebration Chorus at St. John's Lutheran Church at 130pm today, December 21 for our rescheduled Christmas concert! The concert is free. The church is located at the corner of Ludlow and Fifth St in Downtown Dayton . MERRY CHRISTMAS

12/14/2025

Our concert at St. John's Lutheran Church for Sunday, Dec 14 has been canceled due to weather.

11/18/2025

Our FREE Christmas Concert on Dec 9, 2025 at 7pm at the Roger Glass Center for the Arts at UD, 29 E Creative Way, Dayton.

10/07/2025

Have a big tree that’s ready for its big moment? We’re searching for the next star of the Dayton Holiday Festival!

Your tree could be the one to light up Downtown Dayton this season. We're looking for a stately evergreen that's 40-50 feet tall to adorn the Courthouse Square stage and help us kick off the holiday season.

Learn more and nominate a tree for consideration at daytonholidayfestival.org

10/06/2025

From the Dayton Daily News:

You haven’t sung in public since the high school musical, but you love crooning the hits of your youth around the house and your favorite hymns in the church choir. Is there more than karaoke in your future?

09/29/2025

A FREE Tour of Calvary Cemetery Dayton on Saturday, October 4, 2025!

Calvary Cemetery will be hosting a historical walking tour at our cemetery on Saturday, October 4th at 10 AM. Our tour guide will be Mr. Edward F. Breen, son of former congressman Edward G. Breen, who is a local historian and author of multiple books. Please join us for an enjoyable and informative walk through some of the highlights of our cemetery's great history!

09/29/2025

With Calvary Cemetery Dayton – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
Calvary Cemetery Dayton is a great supporter of the Dayton Celebration Chorus