Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food.
-Anne Lamott
Cultivating a sound from many voices is a magical experience where community, culture, and a shared love of singing coalesce.
The American Kodály Children's Chorus performs 'Koowu' by Maryam Khoury.
Fresno Choral Artists join University High School's Treble, Chamber, Concert, and Mixed choirs for a "Carol of the Bells" finale in November 2021.
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Seasonal Concerts
The American Kodály Children's Chorus warms up to prepare for "Share Light," a concert themed around the light that comes from celebrating family, friendship, and community.
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A U.S. State Department Performance
The Bryn Mawr String Ensemble and Handbell and Women's Choir perform at the State Department in Washington, D.C. for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's unaccompanied minor holiday party. The focus of the yearly party is to provide gifts and comfort for minors whose parents are unable to travel home during the holidays due to their commitments to foreign service. It was a joy to entertain these children and their guests, At the party, families were able to take secure calls from their loved ones and some parents were brought home from service especially for the event!
“I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.”
-Billy Joel
"Tantum Ergo"
by Corin Overland performed in Budapest
In addition to being a featured performing choir at the International Kodály Symposium, the CCM touring choir had the life-changing opportunity to serve as the resident choir for the Kodály Institute seminar for children's chorus conductors in Kecskemét, Hungary.
