About Us

Chaminade Music Club

Bringing great music to the community since 1912

About Us

The Chaminade Music Club of Attleboro, named after Cécile Chaminade, was founded in 1912. That same year, she sent to the Club a dedicated copy of her Melodies, acknowledging the honor.

In 1908, Cécile Chaminade appeared in the United States, at Boston's Symphony Hall, in a program of her piano and songs. We have that program, probably attended by a future Club founder, either Mrs. Marion Eccleston (first president, 1912), Mrs. Edna Briggs (president, 1912-1913), or Mrs. Kathleen Rounseville (president 1913-1914).

Cecile Chaminade
(1857-1944)

French pianist and composer of piano pieces, songs, and chamber music

2010-2011 Officers

Co-Presidents
    Mary Whelan
    Ann Sears

Vice President
    Jean Piggott

Secretary
   Beatrice Ruiz

Treasurer and Webmaster
    Laura Ouellette

Scholarship Chairperson
    Robert Johnson

Auditor
    Sara M. Smith

Our Members

PERFORMING MEMBERS

Soprano                                                  Organ
Linda D. Barbieri                                    Robert Johnson
Catherine Giannetti                               Anna Mcreynolds
Dr. Leslie Goldberg                               Janice Waterman
Kendra Kenney                                       Mary Whelan
Joanne Mouradjian
Laura E. Ouellette
Jean Piggott
Janice (Shaul) Quigley
Sara Michale Smith
Linda Westgate

Mezzo-Soprano
Roberta Janelle Bishop
Rigmor Clark
Anna McReynolds

Contralto
Mary Whelan

Tenor

Baritone
Edgar E. Edwards
Russell E. Marchand
David B. Powers
Gary Theis

Clarinet
Julie St. Lawrence

Flute
John R. Curran, Jr.
Maxine Johnson

Piano
Paula J. Bishop
Margaret Clark
Robert Johnson
June Robbins
David Rubinstein
Beatrice Ruiz
Tanya Schwartzman
Ann Sears
Janice Waterman

Violin
Bridget G. S. Carson
Rigmor Clark
Jorge Gardos

Bass Clarinet
Bridget G. S. Carson

Choral Conductor
Teresa S. Coffman

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Mildred Bauer
Richard L. Bonin
Anna Bono
Eleanor B. Calvin
Vera Diasamidze
Mary Divver
Donald Garrity
Louise A. Jones
Ruth Papineau
Franklin Powers
Gladys Rotenberg
Carolyn A. Smith