High School Choral Festival
Imagine being 16 years old and performing for the first time on the stage of Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for many of the high school choirs participating in Albany Pro Musica’s annual High School Choral Festival. This event delivers is a delightful and inspiring afternoon of great choral music, featuring more than 250 students from area high schools. Each school performs its own set of musical offerings, and then the entire group joins Albany Pro Musica on stage for a 300-voice finale. It’s quite an experience!
The 2012 Choral Festival was held on Sunday, February 12th at 4:00 pm and showcased the talents of:
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Select Choir – Ann Derrick, Director
- CDYC Senior Chamber Chorale – Diane Warner, Director
- Hoosick Falls High School Treble Chorus – Ambigay Yudkoff, Director
- Queensbury High School Madrigal Singers – Penny Schiek, Director
- Saratoga Springs High School Choraliers – Kathy McCarty, Director
- Shaker High School Select Chorus – Karen Amedio, Director
- Shenendehowa High Mostly A Cappella – Heather Baird, Director
For the blockbuster finale, our combined choirs were accompanied by the Empire State Youth Orchestras’ Repertory Orchestra, David Beck, Conductor.
The program is administered by Joseph Farrell, Albany Pro Musica’s Assistant Conductor.
For information on participating in the 2013 Choral Festival, please contact Albany Pro Musica for more details.
