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Richard McMullin formed the Stark Community Chorus in 1992 as The Jackson Community Chorus. His dream was to give back to the community not only by providing a musical outlet for Jackson High School Alumni but also by offering a scholarship to deserving area graduating seniors who have chosen to pursue a higher education in music. With the untimely loss of Mr. McMullin in 1994, Bruce Shelley took over as Director and opened participation to include all of Stark County by re-naming the chorus The Stark Festival Chorale. In 2004, the chorus reached a crossroads regarding its existence and with a renewed energy, decided to press forth under the leadership of Dr. Britt Cooper, Assistant Director of Music at Walsh University. After his departure, Lisa Madaffer, our very talented Assistant Director stepped up to the plate and remains true to our three-fold mission:

To provide an outlet for talented voices of the community to perform on a regular basis. To this end, we are always striving to include new voices and have an open invitation policy to those who wish to join us. It has been said that our members derive as much enjoyment and satisfaction out of rehearsing as we do performing. The reason is because our members just love to sing.

To produce a quality musical product for the community to enjoy. Our members pride themselves in the dedication and attention to detail that we attempt to put into every performance. Together, we continue to put together quality performances that are musically provocative and satisfying.

To give back to the community by offering financial support in the form of our annual scholarship awarded to college-enrolled High School Seniors majoring in music. We have given several scholarships in the past and have had the pleasure of welcoming some of our scholarship recipients back as guest musical artists.