Carol Dowty (Community Engagement) joined the DCC board in January of 2023. She has been a member of the alto section of the choir since 2006 and is thrilled to be singing with many talented people.
Carol has a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Michigan University and a master’s degree from Oakland University. Carol taught elementary school in the Hazel Park Schools for 38 years and, after retirement, worked as a student teacher supervisor for Oakland University. She has been a former member of the Rackham Choir and the Meadowbrook Festival Chorus. Carol has been singing and soloing in church choirs for many years. Carol is excited to work on developing our audience and community relations. Carol Dowty, Board Member
Volunteers
Olivia Donnel
Creative Assistant & Coordinator
Olivia assists with many creative aspects of the DCC, including design work, audition scheduling, and promotions. She is developing a DCC young leader council and a 2023-2024 opera artist series. Olivia is a church musician and voice instructor who received her Master of Music in Voice Performance at Oakland University. Olivia was the 2019 Stars of Altgeld Concerto Competition winner and received an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council district auditions in 2020. She would like to go into opera performance and arts administration.
Dawn Surma
Website and Technology Coordinator
Dawn volunteers her expertise with all technology aspects of the choir, providing training, consulting, and design work. She joined DCC in 1999 as a soprano and developed our website, which she still manages today. Dawn is the Information Technology Technician at Harbor Oaks Hospital and an IT/Marketing Manager at Stonescape Supply. Dawn has a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Music from Oakland University.
Bob Weig
Concert Logistics Coordinator
Bob Weig leads the concert set-up team and transports and stores the choir's risers and production equipment. He joins the staff in assessing potential concert venues that accommodate our choir and audience needs. Bob joined DCC in 1988 and sings in the tenor section. Bob is a software engineer. He has many years of experience in DCC concert logistics.
Watch a video from "Grant us Peace: Music to heal the world."
Watch and enjoy "The Parting Glass" sung by the Detroit Concert Choir - March 2022. Directed by Michael A. Mitchell, Artistic Director. Presented In loving memory of Russell Yamazaki (1942-2022).
Thank you to our DCC@ Ford House Annual Auction Gala sponsors!
Thank you to all who made our 2023 Gala such a success! The setting was perfect and fun was had by all. Special thanks to our Event Sponsors.
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