2016 Annual Spring Concert Celebrates 40 Years of Song!

Beginning in 1976 with a small group of six students, Children’s Chorus of Maryland & School of Music (CCM) has grown to include three choirs of highly accomplished and talented children and is considered one of the most comprehensive music education and choral performance programs in the region. CCM celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exciting Spring Concert, 40 Years of Song, at Gordon Center for the Performing Arts in Owings Mills on Sunday, May 1st at 3 pm. Conducted by Artistic Director Susan Bialek, the concert features works by Galuppi, Holst, Bieble, Chilcott, Read, and Goetze. Special guests and collaborators include members of the Handel Choir of Baltimore as well as local-area instrumentalists: Eric Allard, Lindsey Zimmerman, Patrick Hoge and Julia Fitzgerald, violin; Jennifer Murray, viola; James McGonigle and Laurie Meeder, cello; and Julia Martyn Frazier, harp. At the conclusion of the concert, attendees are invited to a reception and a silent auction in support of CCM scholarships.

Not only did I learn to be a better musician from the wonderful teachers there, but I also learned and grew so much as a person.

Crystal Cheng, CCM alumna

Children’s Chorus of Maryland Alumni Return for Anniversary

As a special concert highlight, CCM’s current students will be joined by a choir of alumni spanning nearly the whole of CCM’s history. Children’s Chorus of Maryland has had a lasting impact on many of its Alumni as reflected in the remarks of those returning to sing. Lisa Anne Diver, 2005 CCM graduate and current Director of Upper School Music at Roland Park Country School, commented: “CCM instilled in me a love of learning and music; two things I try to incorporate into my life each and every day.” According to recent graduate, Crystal Cheng, “Not only did I learn to be a better musician from the wonderful teachers there, but I also learned and grew so much as a person. CCM is a community full of amazing and inspiring people!”