Fall 2022

Hello, MCC Members!
First, I would like to thank everyone who came to the mock rehearsal on September 13th. Your presence and your feedback were instrumental in helping the search committee make a recommendation to the board.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Midcoast Community Chorus, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Maynard as our new artistic director and joani mitchell as Assistant Music Director.
After an almost 3-year hiatus, Mr. Maynard and Ms. mitchell will join forces to start up rehearsal with the goal of presenting our first post-pandemic concert in Spring 2023.
Jeff studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music, graduating with a BA in Vocal Music. He also has a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and a Master of Arts in Teaching from UNC – Chapel Hill. His experience ranges from teaching high school to performing with the St. Louis Symphony, to leading the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and the Gateway Men’s Chorus in St. Louis. Currently, Jeff is the Choral Music teacher at Camden-Rockport Middle School.
joani is an alum of Berklee College of Music and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from University of Maine, Augusta with an emphasis on Jazz and Contemporary Music, Piano, and Performance Concentration. Many of you may remember joani from her previous stint as Assistant Director when MCC was in its very early days. With over 40 years’ experience as a music educator, church musician, theatre music director and accompanist, joani brings a vast amount of experience to the table – not to mention the piano!!!
For those of you who are wondering about our other very strong Artistic Director candidate, Chris Donley, we have good news. Chris is eager to remain involved with MCC and has offered to come and work with the chorus on a volunteer basis anytime we need someone to work with groups on sectional rehearsals or any other issues for which we might need an additional person.