Pennsylvania Girlchoir

From the peaks of Montserrat to the waves of Sitges, the tour choir truly did it all today. We started our morning ascending to the famous Monastery that sits in the crags of Montserrat. Motion sickness was quickly forgotten once we...

      Another full day in Barcelona! In the midst of “Brexit” and Americans coming to understand what exactly that means, we had an enlightening moment about Catalonia and their struggle to be recognized as a sovereign state. History...

          Today many girls checked something off their bucket lists: visit la Sagrada Familia. Famous for being seemingly forever under construction, it’s really something to experience in person. The immense detail is almost overwhelming to digest...

  Singers began the morning with a hearty breakfast and rousing rehearsal with Dr. Dilworth. At breakfast, chaperones overheard singers discussing their overall rating of the festival. One singer suggested the festival earned 4 out of 5 stars because the...

I almost hesitate to add to the barrage of post coming from all over the world. With the younger PG and KSB singers in West Virginia and 60 members of KSB currently in Raettvik, Sweden, it may come off as...

  CY singers enjoyed a complete breakfast and energetic morning rehearsal with Dr. Rollo Dilworth. They began thoughtful work on the world premiere piece, “Old Joe Clark” commissioned by the festival and penned by Dr. Dilworth. Singers also worked with...

  CY singers, chaps, and staff enjoyed a smooth bus ride featuring lush, green mountains of PA and WV. Throughout the ride, CY singers began to make new friends and deepen existing ties to one another. We heard hearty laughter,...

Keystone State Boychoir and Pennsylvania Girlchoir members rehearsing Thursday evening, September 24, in preparation for their performance to an audience including Pope Francis with Juanes and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Festival of Families. Read the story here. go to...

The entire Commonwealth Youthchoirs family welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Cassidy Parker as the new conductor of the Pennsylvania Girlchoir (PG) Troubadors. Dr. Parker will also work with the Scholas, along with another soon to be named Conductor. Dr. Parker is an Assistant...

What a week! The Gala Concert last night was breathtaking! Still can’t stop thinking about their stellar performance. Most impressive was the Haydn “Laudate Pueri”which sounded pretty rough on Day 1 but was truly outstanding at the concert. This morning...