Drew University Chorale Will Sing in Pawling
May 15 performance is part of the Chorale’s five-state tour
Madison, N.J. – Drew University’s select chamber choir, Drew Chorale, is about to start a five-state tour.
The May 15-21 tour will begin in New Jersey and end in Connecticut, with the Chorale singing at churches and a preparatory school. Its music will span a broad period: from Medieval times to the 21st Century, including works by Bruckner, Aguiar, Victoria, Choi, Liszt and Debussy. In addition, the singers will visit five high schools.
Fourteen women and 11 men comprise the Chorale, including undergraduate students and a high school choral teacher. Its director is Jason Bishop, assistant professor of music and director of Choral & Vocal Studies at Drew.
All told, the group will perform eight times. Admission to the performances is free and no advanced tickets are required. Here are the tour stops:
May 15
Chatham United Methodist Church, 460 Main Street, Chatham, N.J., during
8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. services
Yorktown United Methodist Church, 2300 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.,
7 p.m.
May 16
All Saints’ Chapel at Trinity-Pawling School, 700 Route 22, Pawling, N.Y., 7:30 p.m.
May 17
Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Ave., Amherst, Mass., 7 p.m.
May 19
Marsh Chapel at Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass., 3 p.m.
United Parish of Brookline, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass., 7:30 p.m.
May 20
United Church of Christ, 295 Atlantic Ave., North Hampton, N.H., 7:30 p.m.
May 21
St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, 5301 Main Street, Trumbull, Conn., during 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass and at 5:30 p.m.
