Yorktown Chamber Choir with Director Emily McTavish in the Riverside Church, N.Y., where the competition was held. Photo contributed
The Yorktown Chamber Choir competed in the WorldStrides OnStage Heritage Music Festival with conductors and adjudicators from around the world. The Chamber Choir received Gold-1st place in the division of High School Chamber Choir. The choir sang the madrigal “In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves,” the Charlie Chaplin favorite “Smile,” and the high-energy spiritual “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit.” The choir also saw a musical on Broadway, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and explored Coney Island.