The David Johnson Chorus

11/05/2023

Ta-Da!! the music list for when we meet at Christie's in December (also sent to you via email).

The list isn't quite as long as last year's, but I suspect it'll take us more than one run through some of these. 😉

Frozen (choral highlights) arranged by Mark Brymer
Let It Ring, Let It Swing, Let It Snow, arr. Mac Huff
Nutcracker Jingles, arr by Chuck Bridwell
Various Themes on "Fa-La-La", arr Chuck Bridwell
Happy Xmas (Was Is Over), arr Mark Brymer
Christmas Bells Are Ringing, arr Mark Hayes
Sleigh Ride, arr Andy Beck
Sweet Little Jesus Boy, arr Ken Berg
Hail Mary, William Dawson
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, arr Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen
A Celtic Silent Night, arr. Patrick Tierney
Lily of the Valley, Wendell Whalum
Sing Christmas, Joel Raney & Mary McDonald

07/29/2023

Hey guys, be sure and check your email regarding our reunions.

05/27/2022

10/31/2021

As one of our last acts before dissolving ourselves as a 501c3 we were thrilled to be able to present Matthew Holt, Executive Director of Renaissance at Bethel University, with a check for $1,500.00 to be used in their mission to enrich the lives of young people through the performing arts.

05/31/2021

OUR FINAL CONCERT is one we'll always remember. Not only did we have one of our largest crowds in our 23-year history (250) at First Baptist Dresden, but we also had in the audience some of those who have been our most dedicated supporters and sponsors. We also had dear friends, family and several former DJC members. We can't thank you enough for being there for us, especially during a busy holiday weekend. One of our most cherished "non-singers" in the chorus family, Didi Johnson, took these concert photos. They capture this very special evening well. Thanks for the memories, and God bless you all.

05/29/2021

SETTING UP — for the last time — at First Baptist Dresden for our 7:00 concert tonite. Come share this very special evening with us in the same town where it all started 23 years ago.

05/29/2021

TONIGHT IS IT – After 23 years and about 200 performances, DJC will present its final concert tonight at 7:00 at Dresden First Baptist Church. We hope you will join us for a very special evening together as we sing for you and share the many emotions that come with saying a final concert farewell to you, to DJC and to one another. We can't thank you enough for your support and encouragement through these many years.

05/28/2021

LOADING IN and setting up our risers and sound equipment at First Baptist Fulton (Ky.), where we will sing our next-to-last concert tonight at 7:00. We hope you will join us.

05/27/2021

WE HAD SUCH a great time singing at Dyer CP Church on Friday, May 21. We've sung for these wonderful folks many times during our 23-year history, and we will miss them. We appreciate them for feeding us once again before the concert. We appreciate our own Didi Johnson for taking these photos.

05/24/2021

THE FINAL CURTAIN comes down this weekend – After wonderful, memorable concerts last weekend in Dyer and Murray, there are just two remaining concerts for DJC – ever – this weekend. We hope you will join us this Friday night at Fulton or Saturday night at Dresden as we say our final farewell to our chorus and to you. These will be very special evenings to celebrate our 23 years together. Please join us!

05/22/2021

LOADING IN and setting up at the beautiful First United Methodist Church in Murray, Ky. Showtime is at 7:00 tonight. See you then!

05/22/2021

Thanks, WCMT, for the coverage.

After 23 years, and thousands of hours of rehearsals and performances, the David Johnson Chorus will sing its last note next Saturday night. David Johnson, of McKenzie, began the chorus in 1998 and tells Thunderbolt Radio News why it was time to say farewell. (AUDIO) The group’s final performance ...

05/22/2021

WE HAD a great time last night singing for a wonderfully responsive crowd at Dyer CP Church. Here’s a photo from that concert. TONIGHT we sing at the First United Methodist Church in Murray, Ky. Please join us as our farewell tour nears an end.

05/17/2021

OUR FAREWELL TOUR is moving along quickly...too quickly...as we double up this week for a Friday night concert in Dyer, Tenn., and a Saturday night concert in Murray, Ky. Only four more concerts – ever – so please join us for these very special and memorable last times together.

05/11/2021

THIS WEEK'S stop on our Farewell Tour: Humboldt...as we sing Saturday night at this beautiful venue with excellent acoustics. We issue a special invitation for you to join us. It will be a night 23 years in the making...and one to remember.

05/10/2021

The David Johnson Chorus wraps up its Farewell Tour
After Twenty-three years of entertaining audiences from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta, St. Louis to Utah, and across the state of Tennessee, The David Johnson Chorus will bring down the curtain for the final time this spring. The award-winning choir, based in Northwest Tennessee, will give ample opportunity to hear them one last time, as they are performing in Memphis, Union City, Humboldt, Dyer and Dresden, TN Murray and Fulton, KY and Senatobia, MS.
Director David Johnson, who resides in Mckenzie, TN said this has been a very emotional time for everyone in the group. Many have formed very close relationships as the have sung together, traveled together, and shared joy and sorrow. There was never going to be a time to end the chorus without there being a bittersweet tone to it. But for the past few years I've had in mind that I wanted to end on a high note. As I told the chorus, "I don't want people coming to a concert and saying to each other, "I remember when they was really good". I want us to go out singing strong. "And when people come hear us this spring, they will hear one of the best and strongest sounds we've ever produced".
The songs selected for the farewell tour representing the wide range of music the chorus has sung over the past two decades: medleys by the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, and Richard Rodgers, a capella hymns and spirituals, Broadway hits, Disney songs, a couple of songs written by Dolly Parton, and patriotic numbers "Like Always", General Manager Gail Jercinovich, said, "this concert will have something for everyone. Audiences will leave with their hearts full and the spirits lifted".

05/03/2021

AFTER very special concerts in Memphis and Senatobia, Miss., last Saturday, we are excited to launch our local farewell season this Saturday night, May 8, at 7:00 at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Union City. These fine folks have always been so attentive and welcoming to us. Join us for a very special evening.

05/02/2021

05/02/2021

MORE PHOTOS from our dinner this evening at Coletta’s Italian Restaurant in Bartlett.

05/02/2021

AFTER SINGING at our two Memphis area venues today, we enjoyed a rare treat: to eat dinner at restaurant as a chorus family and take our time, savoring each moment together. We could not have chosen a better place — Coletta’s Italian Restaurant in Bartlett. After our incredible meal we sang for our awesome waitresses, Coletta herself and others at the restaurant, making more cherished memories. We appreciate chorus member John Johnson for suggesting this wonderful restaurant.

05/01/2021

IT WAS A SPECIAL moment when we sang “Ride The Morning Wind” to leaders and other volunteers at the Room In The Inn homeless facility late this morning in downtown Memphis.

12/17/2020

12/12/2020

IN JUST a few hours, we'll be singing in Dresden.

11/20/2020

OUR FULTON FBC concert date has changed. Mark your calendar. We're looking forward to singing for you!