Campanella at Festivals

The primary purpose of the festival was educational, and the choir fully achieved this objective, impressing a panel of esteemed choral professors from various universities.

Among other pieces, the choir performed “Missa Brevis in D” by Benjamin Britten, “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla, and J.S. Bach’s “Aria”. The choir received exceptional scores of 95, 94, and 93 out of 100 on their Choral Adjudication Forms. The adjudicators were highly impressed by the choir’s level of artistry and vocal techniques, particularly noting their mastery of complex classical repertoire, such as B. Britten’s “Missa Brevis”, a piece typically performed at the college level. This achievement is even more remarkable considering that the participating choirs were mostly high school choirs, and Campanella was ranked very high among them.

In addition to performances, Campanella had the privilege of receiving invaluable training from Dr. Edith A. Copley, a renowned figure in choral studies and a Regents’ Professor at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Copley, who directs the Shrine of the Ages Choir at NAU, served as the choir’s clinician during the festival.

The festival was filled with hours of mass choir rehearsals and performances at the Aaron Copland School of Music in Queens and at Carnegie Hall. On the final day of the festival, Campanella Children’s Choir joined forces with choirs from different states across America to perform in a gala concert at the renowned stage of Carnegie Hall.