A Message from our President

Welcome to the "Parkchester Chorus.Org". Starting September 2006, I, Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar am the President of the Parkchester Chorus. I am succeeding Ellen Rampino, who did a great job and led our chorus excellently. The President administers the rules and regulations stated in our by-laws.  The By-laws state the Executive Board's positions and each position's responsibility.  Currently we have President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, Assistant Librarian and three positions at large. The By-laws state our voting rules and membership criteria besides the musical one which is left to Ms. Nanko. My biggest job probably, is to find the perfect restaurant each semester to celebrate our bi-annual shows.

We are very fortunate to have Lorraine C. Nanko's direction and with that direction we have a wide repertoire and exciting program that you can count on enjoying at each of our two concerts a year.  Our year is divided into two semesters, culminating with a show.  Our Holiday show is always the second Sunday in December, our May Concert the third Sunday.  We perform an outreach concert at least once a semester.

The Parkchester Chorus is the chorus in residence at The First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck on Baisley Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx, just off I-95 South. We are easily accessible by the Hutchinson River Parkway, I-95, The Cross Bronx Expressway, and The Bruckner Expressway. The Parkchester Chorus heads into the 68^th year of existence this Fall, 2007. Our rehearsal day and time is Tuesday's at 7:45 P.M. - 10 P.M. There are semester dues ($30 for individuals, $45 for couples. Also, seniors and students get a discount).  We love to have a good-time and celebrate each show with a dinner party. One is not required to be able to read music to be a member.  Ms. Nanko is the audition master of course. It helps to have previous experience and a love for music.  Before each season we get to try-out the majority of selections Ms. Nanko is thinking about teaching. As the director she has the last word.

In this section my last words are, I look forward to being the President of the Parkchester Chorus, I am the former President of the Co-op City Chorus and have sung in choruses since the Sixth Grade. I grew up in the Bronx, attended Ottawa University in Kansas, and graduated Monroe Business School prior to college.  I have worked as a Social Service Worker, taught piano, taught English when I lived in Japan, and have been employed at my current company almost nineteen years. I love singing in this chorus.

Come try us out, you won't regret it.