Mrs. Heather Cooper, Principal Conductor
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PERFORMANCE CHOIR is a treble ensemble of 50 voices, consisting of singers in middle school and high school. As the flagship ensemble of the Children's Choir Program, this nationally recognized choir is built on the solid foundation of musical skills and vocal training that are the cornerstone of Summit Choral Society. Performance Choir has a strong history of going on tour, seeking out destinations that are both educational and musically fulfilling.
The Choir has received notable invitations to perform for professional music organizations, including the National Conference of the Organization of American Kodaly Educators in 2019 and the Ohio Choral Directors Association annual conference in 2017. Symphonic appearances include Carmina Burana with the Canton Symphony Orchestra, and Midsummer Night’s Dream and Elijah with the Akron Symphony Orchestra. The choir stays engaged with the greater Akron area through a variety of community events each season, as well as concerts within Summit Choral Society. |
2019 Smoky Mountain Music Festival in Gatlinburg, TN
2018 Metropolitan Opera / Carnegie Hall Performance, New York City
2017 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Performance + Education Tours
Summit Choral Society proudly shares the passion and beauty of the choral art through both domestic and international tours. Follow the links below to explore the history of some of the SCS tours.
2019 Tennessee Tour
Performed at Grand Ole Opry
Recorded at the famous RCA Studio B
Received Superior Rating at Smoky Mountain Music Festival
2018 New York City Tour
Carnegie Hall
National Youth Choir Festival
Featured Choir, performed 15 minute set
2017 Washington D.C. Tour
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Memorial Day Choral Festival
National Memorial Day Festival Parade
Performed at Grand Ole Opry
Recorded at the famous RCA Studio B
Received Superior Rating at Smoky Mountain Music Festival
2018 New York City Tour
Carnegie Hall
National Youth Choir Festival
Featured Choir, performed 15 minute set
2017 Washington D.C. Tour
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Memorial Day Choral Festival
National Memorial Day Festival Parade
Plymouth 400 & Boston, Massachusetts!
April 30-May 3, 2020
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• Due to COVID-19, National Memorial Hall has been closed indefinitely, rendering the National Festival Tour for the Plymouth 400 celebration obsolete.
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Nashville & Gatlinburg, Tennessee!
April 25-28, 2019
Performance Choir was selected to perform at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival, perform at the Grand Ole Opry as a Pre-Show Performance and record at the Historic RCA Studio B recording studio!
Congratulations Performance Choir on winning 1st Place in your class division and on having the highest scored concert choir at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival!
Congratulations Performance Choir on winning 1st Place in your class division and on having the highest scored concert choir at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival!
Carnegie Hall, New York City
April 5-8, 2018
Performance Choir was selected to perform at the National Choral Festival at Carnegie Hall! They attended a Broadway Show (Hello Dolly!), went to The Met, explored the city and took in the sights from "The Top of the Rock".
Washington D.C.
Kennedy Center, Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony, National Archives Building - Parade
May 25-29, 2017
Performance Choir was selected to represent Ohio at the National Memorial Day Choral Festival, Memorial Day weekend at the John F. Kennedy Center and throughout Washington D.C. ending with a televised performance on Memorial Day as they kick started the National Memorial Day Festival parade!
Voice Part Recordings
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"Summit Choral Society has made me who I am as a singer today. It has improved my confidence greatly, and I would not have had the conviction to try out for school plays and solos without it. I have made so many friends and figured out that my true passion in life is music. Summit Choral is what made me decide to pursue a career in music education. This program has made me who I am in so many ways, and I can’t imagine where I would be without it. When I become a choir director, I hope I am half as good as the choir directors I have had in Summit Choral."
-Melaina U.
