As We Are Walking In the Light

On a wonderful morning like this, when the sun was as big as a yellow balloon, singers awoke for another full day of music-making and friendship. Before rehearsal, a lot of Cardinal Chorale members could have been spotted at Tim Horton’s, ingesting the delightful smell and taste of freshly baked donuts and cappuccinos. We gathered back at the church, robed… Read more →

I Hear Music

This morning marked the beginning of the annual Summer Tour as members of the Cardinal Chorale assembled in Coshocton. For many, this rehearsal day was not only a good chance to review the more than 60 songs the ensemble will perform during the next six days on the road, but also an opportunity to refresh and renew friendships with fellow… Read more →

Summer Tour 2017

Members of the 22nd Edition of the Cardinal Chorale will meet in Coshocton on Friday, June 16 to rehearse and prepare for their six-day concert tour of Ohio. The following morning, they will begin a 500-mile circuit to share their music in evening concerts in Zanesville, Lewis Center, Westerville, Marion, Bolivar, Pickerington, and Coshocton. The Chorale will present 60 choral… Read more →

Chorale Staff Retreat

The Cardinal Chorale Staff are visiting Lakeside, OH this weekend and are busy at work planning the Summer 2017 Workshop.  This afternoon, we took a short walk, visited Marilyn’s, the Pier, and even took a picture by Hoover Auditorium.  We are looking forward to the fun-filled, educational, and worthwhile summer workshop that we are planning.  If you are interested in participating… Read more →

2017 Chorale Reunion

The weekend we had been waiting for since December had finally come. As the members of the Chorale filed into the Coshocton Presbyterian Church for our day-long rehearsal, we greeted various friends and staff members we hadn’t seen in a while. We were all excited to get this weekend together started so that we could have a short break from… Read more →

2016 Post Christmas Concert – Blog Post

Finally with all the hustle and bustle of Christmastime coming to an end, the 22nd edition of the Cardinal Chorale came together again to sing in Pickerington, Ohio. As people arrived, we greeted one another with hugs and smiles and well-wishes for the rest of Christmas and for the new year. Once everyone arrived at Epiphany Lutheran Church, we began… Read more →

Pickerington Concert – December 29

The Cardinal Chorale, led by conductor Charles R. Snyder of Coshocton, will be returning to Epiphany for a concert on Thursday, December 29, at 7:00 p.m.  The program will include songs from their summer workshop at Muskingum University and their June tour of northeastern Ohio.  Founded in the summer of 1995 by Mr. Snyder, the Cardinal Chorale was organized to… Read more →

Every Time We Say Goodbye

Waking up this morning was hard, as this was the most bittersweet day of camp.  We ate our breakfast with our opera for the last time this week, receiving our final opus challenges.  One opus decided to continue a running practical joke that Mr. Snyder shares with another Coshocton musician which involves sneaking baby carrots into various places where the other… Read more →

A Crescendo To The End

Morning, Jordan Today was the Cardinal Chorale’s last full day together. It began with the usual breakfast with our opera. One of today’s silly challenges, assigned to every opus, was for each member to set a picture of our associate conductor Beth Vaughn as the lock screen on his or her phone. You can imagine her surprise later in the… Read more →

All The Things We Are

Waking up at 7 am is not the easiest for most of us, but the energy and fun the staff put into waking us up helps put everyone in a better mood. This morning, the Cardinal Chorale had the fifth day of Workshop to conquer. The fresh fruit and pancakes for breakfast most certainly helped. Members of Opus 4 were… Read more →