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Recent Trips and Events

2022- UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON- Workshops with Paul Phoenix at the VOCES8 Centre and Peter Phillips at St. Margaret Pattens Church, and Recital in Canterbury Cathedral.

EDINBURGH- Recital in Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle and in St. Giles Cathedral, and workshop with Mat Wright at Canongate Kirk Presbyterian Church.

GLASGOW- Workshop with Sir James MacMillan in St. Bride's Episcopal Church.

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2020- NEW YORK CITY

Workshops with Judith Clurman, Eugene Sirotkine, and Matthew Harris, attended showings and workshops for Broadway musicals Phantom of the Opera and Wicked, toured college campus Juilliard, visited NBC Studios and Ground Zero, watched The Marriage of Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera.

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2019- ITALY

ROME- Sang in the Sistine Chapel and during mass in St Peter's Basilica at the invitation of the Vatican, performed in the Basilica di Sant'Andrea della Valle

FLORENCE- Placed second in the fourth annual Leonardo DaVinci International Choral Festival, Karen Gardias awarded Best Director.

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2018- LOS ANGELES

Workshop with LA Master Chorale and Jo-Michael Scheibe, Director of Choral Studies at USC, watched El Segundo High School Los Angeles A Capella Festival, attended rehearsal at Disney Concert Hall, toured campuses USC and UCLA

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2017- NEW YORK CITY

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2016- IRELAND AND WALES

IRELAND- Worked on chant technique with Brother Padraic at Glenstal Abbey (Limerick), Master class with the acclaimed choral ensemble Anuna in DUBLIN, performed in a joint concert with Habemus.

LLANGOLLEN- Sang in the 2016 Eisteddfod, taking fifth place  in the Senior Children's Choir competition, tied for fourth place in the Youth Choir competition. 

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2015- WASHINGTON DC TOUR

Master class at American University, singing at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Mount Vernon, the National Cathedral, Christ Church in Arlington (George Washington's church!), and multiple performances in hallways and waiting rooms at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center.

2014- NEW YORK CITY TOUR W/ ADVANCED TREBLE CHOIR

Performed at Lincoln Center under the direction of Eric Whitacre and Stephen Schwartz, recorded a sound track for a movie, Goblin Song, at NYU, and sang for the firefighters of Engine 54 in NYC.

2013- ITALY

VATICAN CITY - Private workshop/clinic with Monsignor Pablo Colino, Maestro di Cappella Emerito, of the Giulia Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica. Performed in the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and Santa Maria del Popolo.
ROME - Benefit performance at the ANFFAS Festa D'Estate (National Association of Families of People with Disabilities' Youth Festival) 
THE ABBEY OF CASAMARI IN VEROLI (located in Frosinone Province, Lazio Region)  -  Private Workshop on Gregorian Chants and Concert Performance at the Abbey, a 13th century active Cistercian monastery.
VICO EQUENSE - Concert Performance at Chiesa dei Santi Ciro e Giovanni (Church of the Saints Cyrus and John)

2012- LOS ANGELES

Eric Whitacre Workshop, Cal State Fullerton, Workshop with LA Master Chorale, Occidental College, Workshop- Cal Poly Pomona. 

2011- NEW YORK CITY

Performed at St. John the Divine, worked with Dr. Eugene Sirotkine, Asst. Conductor-NY Metropolitan Opera, and Dr. Judith Clurman, Juilliard.

2010- ITALY

VENICE- Performed in San Marcos

ROME- Sang in St. Peters, the Sistine Chapel, and in various locations.

WALES- Llangollen International Eisteddfod, placed 3rd in the Youth Choir and 4th in the Chamber Choir divisions for this International Competition.

2009- LOS ANGELES

Master classes with Dr. Eric Whitacre, composer and Dr. Steven Hodson, Westmont College.  Performed throughout the Los Angeles area.

2008- NEW YORK CITY 

Performed at St. John the Divine.  Worked with Dr. Eugene Sirotkine, Asst. Conductor- NY Metropolitan Opera, Dr. Simon Carrington, Yale University, and Dr. Judith Clurman, Juilliard.

2007- LOS ANGELES

Master classes with choral composer Dr. Eric Whitacre, composer at UCLA and USC, Sacred Music performances in St. Albert’s Priory, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and Mission of San Gabriel.

2006- WALES

Competed in five events at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, a world-renowned festival of music, song and dance. They placed 3rd in Youth Choir, 2nd in Senior Children’s Choir, and 1st in Chamber Choir, which won them the honor to participate in the Choir of the World competition.

2005- NEW YORK CITY

Toured the city of Boston; worked with Dr. Andre de Quadros, Boston University, and Dr. Walter Turnbull and the Harlem Boys Choir.  

2004- AUSTRALIA

Performed in the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

2003- Josh Groban U.S. tou 

The Madrigals sang back up to his hit record You Raise Me Up.

2002- HAWAII

Performed for the American Choral Directors’ Association in Honolulu, Hawaii.

2001- ITALY

Performed at the Vatican for Pope John Paul II and at St. Paul’s Outside the Wall for the 100th Anniversary of Verdi’s death. 

2000- CZECH REPUBLIC

Winners of the International Choral Competition in Prague.  

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