Written by: Mattie Kiser The first order of the Cardinal Chorale for day 5 was eating breakfast to begin the day! Singers checked in with their resident assistants answering the question “If you were a soup, what would you be?” It seems most of our choir identifies with traditional chicken noodle soup. After a hearty breakfast, singers took the trek… Read more →
Written by: Emily Maple The day began as usual, breakfast, rehearsals, seminars (which were all very lovely). However, this is not my usual blog. I really want to call attention to the highs and lows of the day. To me, it is so important to feel cared for at your best and worst moments. When you’re super happy or really… Read more →
Written by: Brody Rodriguez G’DAY, Cardinal Chorale (and esteemed readers who may have stumbled across this blog)! Welcome to the third day of the Cardinal Chorale workshop. Today was an absolute blast! It was definitely better than running off on three hours of sleep from the day before because I arrived late. Speaking of running, this morning, I started by… Read more →
Written by: Mattie Kiser For the second day of our 2025 workshop, the Chorale rose early to enjoy a lovely breakfast prepared by the Muskingum dining staff filled with danishes, pancakes, and some much needed caffeine. We then headed to Walter Hall for a morning warm-up with the full choir. The sopranos and altos bid a goodbye to the tenors… Read more →
Written by: Emily Maple What a joy to see new and old friends! The Cardinal Chorale reunited yesterday for the first day of Workshop! Once everyone was settled in, we made our way to Walter Hall for our very first rehearsal as the 30th Edition of the Chorale. It’s always amazing to see how much we grow throughout the week.… Read more →
Written by: Kailyn Shalosky One week into July already… where does the time go? We’re just 12 days away from welcoming the 30th Edition of The Cardinal Chorale to Muskingum University for our annual summer workshop! We have singers from twelve different counties joining us for this new season. As a singer, this week was always the highlight of my… Read more →
Written by: Brody Rodriguez Yesterday was the final day of the “Hand in Hand” tour. What an amazing experience this has been and being granted the privilege to be part of this group another year. We started off the day by returning to First Lutheran Church in Findlay and were greeted by pancakes being cooked up by the pastor. I… Read more →
Written by: Mattie Kiser Day five of the tour was our visit to the First Lutheran Church in Findlay, a Chorale favorite location for an evening concert. Bright and early, the choir bonded over breakfast with their host families, preparing for the day ahead. Arriving at the Southminster Presbyterian, we loaded the coach to begin the day. First, we departed… Read more →
Written by: Emily Maple The Cardinal Chorale started the day as we usually do… in a chorale circle! This is where we get to share stories and memories from our home-stays and from the concert on the previous night. Our circle always brings us together and gets our minds geared up for the day ahead. Then, we made our way… Read more →
Written by: Brody Rodriguez Today, I had a fantastico breakfast with some bacon, eggs, and toast. I had some orange juice for the first time in a while and enjoyed it much more than I usually do. I haven’t been the biggest fan of orange juice ever, but maybe… “times they are a-changin.” I also had real grapefruit for the… Read more →
