Pennsylvania Girlchoir
A program of Commonwealth Youthchoirs
Commonwealth Youthchoirs’ programs, including Pennsylvania Girlchoir, Garden State Girlchoir, Keystone State Girlchoir, New Jersey Boychoir and Find Your Instrument!, were part of the performances at the 2019 Chorus America Conference in Philadelphia June 26-29. The 2019 Conference featured performances showcasing Philadelphia’s diverse...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Emily Harmar, Development Director development@cychoirs.org W: 215-403-7030 C: 215-740-1460 Asher’s Legacy – CY Remembers Jack First Annual Scholarship Concert Saturday, March 3, 2018 l 7:30 pm First Presbyterian Church in Germantown 35 W. Chelten Avenue, Phila, PA 19144...
Find Your Instrument! alumna from Germantown just returned from a week on tour in Sweden with her fellow Pennsylvania Girlchoir members. From singing in beautiful churches, to weaving wildflower garlands, to buying ice cream and making change in kronor, the...
Tour Bus, Highway, Sweden June 25, 2017 We woke up to a quieter day after a high energy midsommar’s eve. We began with contemplative sight singing of Da Pacem and Nu Grunskar Det (one of our Swedish songs) while observing...
Rättvik, Sweden June 23, 2017 Yesterday was a travel day to Rättvik, an idyllic town about 4 hours north of Stockholm. We are staying at a retreat center that is well know for it’s midsommar festivities. Before we boarded the...
June 22, 2017 Stockholm, Sweden The sun is currently setting around 10:00pm and rising around 3:30am but it doesn’t ever get really truly dark here. The staff jokes that it’s about how dark it is when your mom would yell...
THE CITIZEN RECOMMENDS: MARCHING MUSIC April 27, 2017 Commonwealth Youthchoirs—which wowed the Pope in 2015—presents “The Children’s March” to commemorate the children of the 1963 Birmingham protest and to inspire young people today BY SARAH JORDAN “This work reminds...
What: A one-day festival for girls grades 4-6 who love to sing, who have found their singing voices, and who have some choral experience. When: Saturday, January 14, 2017, from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm (6:15 pm concert). A second festival is...
When we tour, we try to make sure that the girls not only learn about the history of the region, but also the musical influences from that area. This led us to the Museu de Pau Casals, the famous...
Poor wifi at our hotel in Sitges so here’s our end-of-tour catch up! We left Sitges for a 30 minute ride to the town of Terragona. Here you can see substantial remnants of the old Roman city including a smaller...