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Vocal Music
Monica Brile, Art Department Chair, Choral Director
Pingree A Cappella
- Full or Honors Credit
- 32 voice ensemble that meets as a full-time academic class, four days a week.
- Men's and Women's ensembles created out of the larger choir.
- Focus on group and individual vocal technique, music literacy, presentation and communication skills, exploration of a variety of styles and genres, and student-initiated creative programming and arranging.
- Performs regularly at school functions as well as "run-out" performances:
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House of Seven Gables Annual Holiday Reception
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Beverly Hospital Holiday Caroling
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"Best of the Best" Choral Invitational, hosted by Cantemus
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Shore Country Day School's "Acapalooza"
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Music Exchange Program with Tudhoe Grange School in England
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Benefit performance for The Samaritans, a charity dedicated to preventing suicide
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Music in the Parks Choral Festival - earning an "Outstanding" rating
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In-school Jazz workshop with clinician Brent LaCasce
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Fidelity Jumper Classic at Myopia Hunt Club
Pingree Singers
- Half Credit
- 75 voice ensemble that meets during Activities periods, two days a week.
- Frequent collaboration with Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Band and other instrumental ensembles.
- Performs at the Winter and Spring Arts Celebrations, as well as at Baccalaureate.
Did you know?
- Singers from Pingree have regularly participated in Northeast District Music Festival, Massachusetts All-State Choir, and even All-Eastern Choir in Connecticut.
- Students enjoy performing at monthly "Coffeehouses." These are informal gatherings in the library where performers share poetry and music to benefit our Arts and Literary Magazine, Pegasus.
- Voice lessons are available through the Pingree Music Studio. Contact Director of Music, Sean Hagon, for more information.
- Many Pingree Alumni have gone on to perform in choirs, A Cappella groups and in musical theater in college. Some examples are:
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