The Sippican Choral Society resumes rehearsals on Monday, Jan. 18 at 7:15 p.m. in the Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s Reynard Hall on Church Street. New members are welcome to join the chorus by attending the first rehearsal.

The chorus is rehearsing for a spring concert on Saturday, April 30 in Marion and will present a program with a French theme. Some of the music the chorus will perform includes: Haydn’s “Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo in B flat,” “Cantique de Jean Racine” by Gabriel Fauré and “Notre Pere” by Maurice Duruflé. Leonard Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow,” from Candide and a Les Miserables medley will also be on the program.

In addition, a small chamber choir to be chosen by the music director from among chorus members, will sing three pieces: “Il est bel et bon” by Pierre Passereau, “El Grillo” by Josquin des Prez, and Morten Laurdsen’s beautiful Dirait-on.

Rehearsals begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. every Monday evening, but singers are asked to arrive by 7:15 p.m. for the first rehearsal in order to register and receive music. Sopranos, altos, tenors, and bass voices are welcome, and tenors are especially encouraged to join.

In addition, the chorus would like to invite young people still in high school and college to join as well.

Dr. Tianxu Zhou, chorus director, requests that both returning members and new members who, for good reason, cannot make the first rehearsal call 508-763-2327 to say they intend to sing this year.

The group performs at least two concerts every year.

For more information, call Nancy Sparklin at 508-763-2327.