Spring Choir
March - April 2021
In person singing resumes Monday, March 8! We will be distanced, masked, divided into two groups for fewer numbers, and for (sadly) much less time than "normal."
But it's still exciting! See Resources pages for spring updates.
Midd Winter Choir
January - February 2021
College Choir and College Choir alumni will have opportunities for meeting and rehearsing throughout the winter months.
College Choir (current students) Monday 6:30 PM ET please see RESOURCES
Alumni schedule forthcoming: tentatively
Sunday, January 31, 6:30PM ET (continuing in February)
Lessons and Carols 2020!
December 20
4:00 PM ET
2020
Lessons and Carols 2020 included audio and video from the past two years, and the College Choir prepared a newly-recorded, distanced and masked performance of the opening of Once In Royal David's City. The video will remain available on our WATCH AND HEAR page for some weeks. A program pdf is available for download.
Fall Concert
Fall 2020
Our fall concert was recorded in multiple modes, masked and distanced, without audience, from Mead Chapel. The concert premiered on YouTube, November 20, and is linked on our WATCH AND HEAR page. Program notes are available for download.
College Choir still singing remotely in the rest of 2020
Fall 2020
In fall 2020, we were fortunate to have the space of Mead Memorial Chapel, in which we could sing distanced (12-15 feet) for the fall semester. We began in small groups, ten at a time, to observe health and safety measures regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. Our recordings from the fall will reveal a few of our desperate measures, including using earbuds and ultimately singing with more people in the room.
As we approach the newly-extended December break, we also approach a time of remote singing, until March 1. We will move online with a few projects including virtual productions to keep us engaged, and online rehearsal to prepare for March 1.
College Choir "sings remotely" in Spring 2020
March 16, 2020
We will be singing remotely for Spring 2020, as the college has shifted to remote teaching due to the impending spread of COVID-19. We hope to develop a web-based choral experience that can remind us of the community that we seem to have left, but that in fact does still exist for us if we reach out to each other.
Stay connected, singers! Watch blog posts for upcoming announcements and hopefully we will find a way to sing "together" in some respect, very soon.
College Choir Fall Retreat at Wild Roots Farm
September 21, 2019
Choir will be attending a choir retreat at the beginning of the year for a bonding experience with the incoming first-years. We planted trees and sang atop a hill at Wild Roots Farm in Bristol, VT.
Chapel Steps Concert
September 28, 2019
12-1 pm
During Fall Family Weekend, Middlebury College Choir will be singing on the steps of Mead Chapel.
Danish Chamber Choir Camerata
October 26, 2019
The Middlebury College Choir will be sharing a concert with Danish Chamber Choir.
The Middlebury College Choir will be sharing a concert with Danish Chamber Choir.
Lessons and Carols
December 8, 2019
1st service @ 4 pm
2nd service at 7 pm
The festive annual program features choral music, congregational singing, and biblical texts of the season. Led by Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark R. Orten and Director of Choral Activities Jeffrey Buettner, with music by the Middlebury College Choir; readings by students, faculty, and staff; and a carillon prelude by George Matthew Jr. Voluntary offering collected for local charities. Free
Yale Glee Club Concert
January 9, 2020
Choir will be collaborating with the Yale Glee Club.