History of the Granite State Choral Society


(Rochester Community Chorus)

Sylvia Dowst

In the fall of 1974, Reverend Frank Gulinello told the music director Sylvia Dowst, at the United Methodist Church in Rochester, that he dreamed of a community chorus from Rochester and surrounding communities to sing Handel’s Messiah. On December 15, 1974 they saw their dream realized as the 64-member Rochester Area Community Chorus presented a single performance of the Christmas portion before a packed house under the direction of Sylvia Dowst.

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