Chorus Alumni

So, my great friend Ryan has this website. He organized a fundraiser a few weeks ago so kids who currently sing in the chorus that we used to sing in, could attend a concert performed by Chorus Angelicus. It was a great cause and from what I hear, the kids and parents were very appreciative. Congrats Ry for organizing a great event!

Being a part of the chorus was a life-forming experience. I like the descriptor of life-forming instead of life-changing because I grew up in the chorus. I joined the chorus (and Christ Church choir) when I was 8 years old and sang actively until I graduated from high school. I met my best friends through the chorus and we remain close to this day. I learned more about music than I ever could have in any classroom. I learned discipline during my high school years when I was trying to balance a school that was 45 minutes away from my home, sports and chorus rehearsals. I learned respect of elders and your peers and that you can learn from anyone as long as you are looking for it. This is just the beginning of how the chorus has impacted my life. Talk to anyone who was a part of it for even a little while and most of them will tell you what an amazing experience it was. This is not to say that I didn't learn all this stuff from my parents as well, but when you spend so much time with the same people, kids and adults, and you are working toward the same goal (a perfect performance of that semester's master work), you tend to learn/teach all aspects of life.

A few of our adults in the chorus are having a rough year, all of whom have been integral to the forming of the chorus as an organization. Please know that we are thinking of you all at this difficult time.