By Carly DaSilva, Summit Chorale Tour Participant When the opportunity to go to Ireland presents itself, you simply say yes. That was my first thought when I heard that the group of singers I’d just become part of—the Summit Chorale—was planning to tour in Ireland. Limerick, Galway, and Dublin. Motets and mass at St. Patrick’s […]
“It’s the kind of thing that can’t happen the same way twice.” Read More »
Susan McMane, the highly regarded conductor of girls’ and young women’s choirs, retired on July 31, 2022, and, like many other illustrious directors, chose to end her career with a tour, an honor that ACFEA deeply appreciates. Susan worked with ACFEA on 11 tours, starting with one in 1998 for the St. Louis University Mastersingers
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Genesis 4:18 – And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. There is something similar going on with ACFEA’s clients, as we reached the fourth generation in a sequence of teachers and students who have toured with us. John Alexander, who taught at
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Corona del Mar High School Madrigal Singers embarked on a tour of Spain following two long pandemic years during which choir class was limited to computer screens, masked singing and outdoor spaces. Alumni from the last two graduating classes joined the tour after having missed out on so many special senior experiences. The group was
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“We had something strong to give the gay communities in Europe: our strong bond as gay people.” – Jon Bailey, artistic director, Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles This article was originally published in our Fall 1991 Tour Notes. **** The Los Angeles Times reported on July 12, 1991 that “Uncertainty has given way to
“A day that starts with a tour of the Tower of London and ends on stage in the Royal Albert Hall as part of a live broadcast on the BBC with some of Britain’s finest professional musicians is surely one to be remembered. ” This article was originally published in our 2001-2002 Tour Notes.
Colorado Children’s Chorale in the London ‘Proms’ (Tour Notes, 2001) Read More »
“Together they had come far and experienced much in their exploration of their musical heritage. The memories they created together would be cherished for a lifetime.” This article was originally published in our 2001-2002 Tour Notes. **** Hailing from Greenwich, Connecticut, the Greenwich Academy Madrigal Singers are a select choir of
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This article was originally published in our 1998-1999 Tour Notes. **** Two of North America’s most esteemed men’s choruses – the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (director, Gary Miller) and the Seattle Men’s Chorus (director, Dennis Coleman) – traveled together on a two-week tour of Europe which included participation in the Amsterdam Gay
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“We expected a wonderful trip with fine concerts. What we got was a life-changing experience for the chorus and audience,” Reuben Reynolds III, Director, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus This article was originally published in our 2005-2006 Tour Notes. **** When the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus went on tour in June 2005, artistic director
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“This may be the most important even ever for the gay community here,” a Moscow concert audience member, in a front page Los Angeles Times article This article was originally published in our 2000-2001 Tour Notes. **** Have a vision. Keep to it. Act on it. Jon Bailey and the Gay
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