Children’s Chorus of Maryland Collaborates with Cappella Festiva Choirs at Vassar College

Children’s Chorus of Maryland is thrilled to announce this year’s Concert Choir is venturing on a mini-tour to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY the weekend of October 25th to 27th, 2019. The Concert Choir will collaborate with Cappella Festiva Treble Choir and Cor Capriccio Children’s Choir. Children’s Chorus of Maryland’s current Artistic Director of five years, Susan Bialek, co-founded Cappella Festiva Treble Choir in 2006 and served as director from 2006 – 2014. She is also an alumna of Vassar College.

The tour and performance in Duchess County will be a wonderful opportunity to collaborate and explore for Children’s Chorus of Maryland Concert Choir members, who range in age from 12 to 18. The Cappella Festiva organization includes a 25-30 member children’s/youth choir, as well as a larger adult chamber choir, with whom Ms. Bialek sang for 10 years. The Concert Choir will work with Cappella Festiva under their new director of 5 years, Mr. Matthew Zydel, as well as the Vassar College Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Christine Howlett.

“Standing Together” is a collaborative performance featuring the Children’s Chorus of Maryland Concert Choir, Susan Bialek, conductor, and Cappella Festiva Treble Choir and Cor Capriccio Children’s Choir, Matthew Zydel, conductor, and Elizabeth Clifton, conductors. “Standing Together” will be performed on Sunday, October 27t at 1:00 PM in the Skinner Hall of Music at Vassar College.

In addition to performing, the Children’s Chorus of Maryland Concert Choir will visit Hyde Park, New York, home of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s residence and the Presidential Library along the Hudson river, at a particularly beautiful time of year. They also plan to walk the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge, which spans 1.28 miles over the Hudson River. The mini-tour will surely be an inspirational weekend for both Children’s Chorus of Maryland and Cappella Festiva.

Images were taken during the mini-tour.