UMF Community Chorus survives as the Western Maine Community Chorus through community efforts

UMF Community Chorus survives as the Western Maine Community Chorus through community efforts

FARMINGTON — A storied tradition came to an end this spring. A week or two before the traditional spring performance the UMF Community Chorus was given the news. The UMF Community Chorus was officially dropped as a course and the University informed the group that they could no longer provide funding for a conductor and accompanist. With a performance on the horizon, the group continued to rehearse, but also met to figure out how to keep alive a…