Christine Rouce has an extensive background in Fine Arts management and not-for-profit organizational administration. She has helped nurture and develop the world-renowned Detroit Concert Choir by serving as the organization’s Executive Director from 1993 to the present.

Christine received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Wayne State University in 1989 when she joined the staff of Detroit Performing Artists, Inc./Detroit Concert Choir as a Project Coordinator. She oversees the development, fundraising, grantsmanship, marketing, and publicity of the organization. This includes managing finances, creating and implementing ongoing marketing efforts, and planning and organizing community outreach events, education activities, special events, and fund-raisers. Christine supervises all administrative tasks and personnel functions and works in conjunction with the artistic director in the development of each concert season.

As a member of Chorus America, Christine was instrumental in the Detroit Concert Choir’s important recognition as winner of the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence. She helped coordinate and has traveled with the group to six international music competitions and participates actively as a Detroit Concert Choir singer.

Christine is the daughter of the founding director, Gordon E. Nelson, and was fortunate to work alongside him for 30 years. Her appreciation and understanding of the choral arts are demonstrated by her strong commitment to bringing the performing arts to the larger community.
 

Volunteers

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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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