Sometimes, George Dippner, a member of the Gap Male Chorus (GMC), feels prehistoric.

"It's almost like a dinosaur today," Dippner said. "Choral music has taken a backseat, but there's still plenty of people who enjoy it."

The Gap Male Chorus, founded in 1922, is still going strong 104 years later in 2026. The group has only had three directors since its inception.

The chorus performs all over the eastern Susquehanna Valley, primarily in Lancaster and Chester counties, but also occasionally in Berks. Its upcoming show is at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, at High View Church, 2470 Leaman Road, Ronks. There is no cost to attend, and a period of fellowship will follow the performance.

Like most of its shows, somebody in the chorus has a connection to the place where it is performing. In this instance, High View pastor Jesse Bills' father is a part of the chorus.

"We don't pick a particular congregation," Dippner said. "It's kind of nondenominational ... I would rather use another word that would describe us as men from churches of the area that get together to worship."

The chorus' numbers have dwindled over the years, but it still has roughly 30 members. The average performer is above 70 years old. GMC currently has two accompanists: Karen Pawson and Laura Trucksess.

Dippner joined the group around the turn of the century. At that point, GMC had nearly double the membership. GMC draws members from churches all over the area.

"I would be concerned," Dippner said about the chorus' future. "Music in general, in the church, has changed dramatically. Choruses have now turned into worship teams ... choral music is still out there, but it's not as popular today, especially with the new generations.

"It would be neat if some younger men would actually get involved," he went on. "It really is a challenge for somebody that really likes music."

GMC traces its roots back to Bellevue Presbyterian Church in Gap. It was started by Marshall Miller, who served as the chorus' first director. Earl Pickel then took over for Miller before Dwylin Beiler grabbed the reins as assistant director around 2000 and eventually lead director in 2011.

Annually, the chorus does five concerts in the spring and five more in the fall; it also practices in the late summer. The show at High View is GMC's third of the spring slate.

An important part of GMC's existence is its annual mission project. Every year, GMC picks one local ministry to support by raising funds. This year, it is Handi-Vangelism Ministries International out of Akron, which trains churches to minister to those with disabilities.

"It's really like a love offering," Dippner said. "We try to get an active member or representative from that ministry to come to one of our chorus concerts, and then they would take an active part in describing their ministry to the people that come. We found that is so effective in getting that mission project moving forward."

To learn more about Handi-Vangelism, visit http://www.hvmi.org. For more information about GMC's performance at High View Church, visit http://www.hvcog.org/events.