Our ENSEMBLES
The Westchester Children’s Chorus performing ensembles rehearsee weekly on Thursday afternoons in Larchmont from September through May and observes the Mamaroneck School District Holiday Calendar. You can find more information on the audition process as well as some membership FAQs on our audition page.
Our Prelude Early Childhood program operates on its own schedule, which you can learn about here.
Prelude
Our Prelude early childhood program provides children and/caretakers with a hands-on, meaningful music and movement experience. This class introduces sound patterns, pulse/beat recognition, language retention, kinesthetic awareness and the early foundations of musicianship and literacy. Not only will children and caretakers gain a meaningful musical experience but they will engage in early social interactions and developmentally appropriate educational play.
Loosely based on Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) approach for Early Childhood Music Education Sequencing, children will gain experience with a variety of tonal centers, patterns, and modalities as well as various rhythmic meters. Songs without words help children to strictly listen to the musical aspects of a song while songs with words help to further language acquisition. Movement and play-based activities, as well as the use of manipulatives (scarves, egg shakers, parachutes) will help children gain kinesthetic awareness.
Crescendo
Directed by Hannah Geiling
A choir for students in grades 1-2. Crescendo students will have a slightly shorter rehearsal and will focus on developing the skills necessary to be successful in chorus!
Rehearses Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:15pm
CANTUS
Directed by Anne Crozier
Cantus is comprised of treble/unchanged voices. Students grades 3-5 will experience beginning choral techniques and etiquette through game songs, canons/rounds and simple introduction to reading a score. Cantus members must be able to demonstrate a healthy use of head tone and will be asked to participate in a blend and balance exercise during auditions. Throughout the year students will experience singing unison and two part music.
Rehearses Thursdays from 4:30 - 6:00pm
Cantabile
Directed by Jenn Giustino
Cantabile is comprised of treble/unchanged voices. Students grades 6-8 will experience a growing choral etiquette and rehearsal technique with a more formal rehearsal process that includes, sight singing and score study. Cantabile members must be able to demonstrate a healthy use of head tone and will be asked to participate in a blend and balance exercise during auditions. Throughout the year students will experience singing unison, two and three part music.
Rehearses Thursdays from 4:30 - 6:00pm
CHORALE
Directed by Amanda Gundling
A choir for students in grades 9-12, Chorale singers must demonstrate advanced choral techniques including but not limited to, sight reading skills, head/falsetto and chest voice sound production, part independence against two to three other voices, and high school music theory terminology and understandings. Throughout the year students will experience singing two, three and four part music.
Rehearses Thursdays from 4:15 - 6:00pm
cambiare
Directed by Jonathan Pereira
Cambiare is an ensemble for young men and changing voices starting in 6th grade. Singers will build their skills in singing, musicality, sight-reading, and music literacy, as well as advancing their performance skills. This ensemble performs repertoire in many styles and languages. Students will participate in two, three, and four part music.
Rehearses Thursdays from 4:30 - 6:00pm