2024-2025 Choir Season (September – May)
Weekly Rehearsals
WCC singers meet weekly throughout the school year to rehearse with their ensembles at 1 Gorham Street in Worcester. The entire chorus performs together at our Holiday concert in early December and our final concert in May.
Performances
Exciting collaborative performances with other choral and musical groups are important to WCC. Last year, our middle and high school ensembles collaborated and performed with the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra and the Salisbury Singers at the 2023 Mechanics Hall Holiday Pops. This spring, we’ll be collaborating with Assumption University Choirs and performing at one of the Railers games, singing alongside Salisbury Singers or Assabet Valley Mastersingers, and capping off the year with an amazing spring concert and a performance at the WooSox! Our Artistic Director may even have some other plans in the works!
Travel & Fun Events
Singers aged 11 and up enjoyed a wonderful opportunity to sing with youth from all over the U.S. at the Crescent City Choral Festival in June 2023. Who knows where we’ll go next time? WCC tours approximately every 2 years.
Social events and outings are regularly scheduled to make time for fun and friendship.
Worcester Children’s Chorus has several choral ensembles, offering age-appropriate instruction for singers ranging in age from 8 through 18. Artistic staff place children appropriately based on their audition. In the younger choirs, there will be some age/grade overlap, based upon a child’s previous musical experiences.
The Bel Canto ensemble is for students in Grades 6 – 8 who demonstrate the ability to sing at an intermediate level, or who have completed at least one year in the Da Capo or Young Artists choir. These singers build on their music literacy skills and continue to develop their individual voices. They also deepen their understanding of what it means to be part of a friendly, harmonious musical community. The Bel Canto singers participate in 3-6 performances throughout the year.
The Cantare ensemble is for students in High School who demonstrate a good deal of previous musical experience, a strong personal connection to music, and a commitment to rehearsing and performing challenging repertoire at a high level. Singers will develop their individual and choral vocal skills while mastering more difficult music across a variety of musical styles. The Cantare singers participate in 3-6 performances throughout the year.
The Baritone ensemble is open to students in Middle and High School who have changing voices. The changing voice is a developing instrument, and members will receive dedicated instruction on how to navigate this change. Singers are challenged to develop their individual and choral vocal skills while mastering more difficult musical repertoire across a variety of musical styles. The Baritones/Changing Voices singers participate in 3-6 performances throughout the year.
Fenway Park… London… Carnegie Hall… Montreal… WCC singers have performed around the US and internationally. These wonderful trips allow singers ages 11 and up to explore new places and connect with broader musical communities here and abroad. Touring with WCC is an optional activity.
