Carroll County Children’s Chorus Winter Celebration Concert

The 120-voice of the Carroll County Children’s Chorus invites the community to their Winter Celebration, featuring two fine String Quartets from the Peabody Performance Academy.  The concert will take place on December 18 at 3 p.m. in the Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College.

This year’s winter concert will feature new and familiar songs of Christmas and Hanukkah that will definitely please everyone in the audience. 

Some of the pieces include “O Come All Ye Faithful: processional”, “Ding Dong! Merrily on High”, “Piglets Christmas”, “The Angel Gabriel", “Hanukkah Holiday, “Sanctus” (an arrangement of the Schubert piece), “Deck The Hall For All” and “Sleigh Ride”.  The public will also enjoy the delightful classical pieces like Wolfgang A. Mozart’s “String Quartet No.14 in G major, K.387” and Franz Schubert’s “String Quartet No.14 in D minor “Death and the Maiden”, performed by the String Quartets of the Peabody Performance Academy.

The Performance Academy, created in September 2010 and coordinated by Dr. Christian Tremblay, is part of the String Department of the Peabody Preparatory in Baltimore.  This program brings together serious string students in grades 7-12 and offers individual instruction, small and large ensembles, performance opportunities, master classes, enrichment activities, rehearsal time with a designated pianist, special events and career guidance and feedback.

The Academy fosters the development of young string players by offering them a curriculum that prepares them for professional studies.  The Peabody Preparatory is Baltimore’s premier community school for the performing arts, open to students of all ages with offerings ranging from early childhood to adult and Continuing Education classes.

The Children’s Chorus, established in 1985, is composed by three different choruses divided by age groups: Les Petites Voix, including students from first to third grade, under the direction of Diane Jones; Il Choro Della Bella Voce, for grades fourth and fifth, with the direction of Julie Hollenberg Richard; and Cantare Bel Canto, the biggest group, with students in grades 6-12 grade under the direction of Rachel Morgan.  The Children’s Chorus of Carroll County is a nonprofit organization affiliated with Carroll County Arts Council, the Department of Parks and Recreation, McDaniel College and the Community Foundation of Carroll County.

Contacts:     Diane Jones - 410-751-5361

Jaclyn M. Mathias - 410-876-5505 ext. 102