Girls Chorale

Rehearsal time:  Monday, 6:00-8:00 P.M.

When the Director feels that she is ready, a girl will be invited to join Chorale.  At this time, she is expected to understand elementary music theory and to have a basic mastery of rhythm and Solfege syllables.  In addition, she must demonstrate good vocal technique as well as initiative and self-discipline.

The Girls’ Chorale performs frequently in the Raleigh area and sometimes travels out of state.  It has performed at the Rotunda of the State Capitol, the Governor’s Mansion, Tryon Palace and the Sertoma Arts Center, as well as local retirement homes and for private functions.  The Chorale regularly attends the Piedmont Invitational Children’s Choir Festival and has performed at the Children in Harmony Choral Festival in Orlando, Florida; the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC;  Washington National Cathedral; and London and Canterbury, England.  Selected members are sometimes invited to sing in productions of the National Opera Company.  In June 2002, Chorale was a Choir in Residence at the North Carolina Summer Institute of Choral Arts in Boone, NC.  Chorale traveled to New Orleans in June 2005 to participate in the Crescent City Choral Festival.  Most recently, in May of 2007 Chorale returned Walt Disney World to perform at the Children in Harmony Choral Festival in Orlando, Florida.

A WORD ABOUT TRAVEL:  The Girls’ Chorale and the Cantabile Singers are traveling choirs, and all members are expected to participate in all performances, both in town and out of town.  We anticipate some traveling every year and are committed to a major trip every other summer.  It is not expected that both choirs will have major trips during the same year.  To minimize travel expenses, we will not schedule overseas tours more than once every four to six years.  By accepting a position in the Girls’ Chorale or the Cantabile Singers, choir members and their parents make a commitment to travel both in state and out of state and possibly abroad.  Due to space limitations, parents may not be able to accompany their children on trips.

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