Description

The Jamestown Community Chorus was founded in 1949 by Mrs. Rita Murray in conjunction with the Exchange of Topics and Crafts Club, a women’s group on the island. Since then over 400 people have sung with the chorus under four directors—Mrs. Murray, Virginia Tennant Eastman, Capt. Wilbur Holmes, and since 1989, B.J. Whitehouse. Janet Grant has been the accompanist since 1989. Joanne Loewenthal was a guest director during the fall of 2000.

The chorus is quite active and has participated in concerts, Christmas tree lightings, choral festivals, exchange concerts, talent shows, and sentimental journeys. Current director B.J. Whitehouse has written a history of the chorus, which is available at the Jamestown Philomenian Library as well as the Adams Library at Rhode Island College. The volume at the Jamestown Library includes a collection of memorabilia donated by past and present members.