chamber choir

A chamber choir has 20 – 36 singers. If it's any smaller it becomes a small choir or an ensemble. From 60 to 80+ singers is a chorus. On Last choir Standing the number of singers in choirs ranged from 10 to 50.

Chamber Choir has the goal of singing a wide range of choral music - from Tallis to Rutter, Vivaldi to Whitacre.

The students have to understand music theory, read sheet music, practice tonal memory, and pitch recall is crucial. Compared to the beginning level choirs, Chamber holds more demanding expectations, so the students work hard to become better singers each and every day.

Chamber Choir is a mixed choir (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) that studies and performs a variety of vocal music. Students will learn: healthy vocal technique, how to read music notation, music theory, cooperation skills, problem solving skills and goal setting to achieve standards of excellence.

Voice classification is a tool for singers, composers, venues, and listeners to categorize vocal properties and to associate roles with voices. In choral music arrangements each of these voices is represented by a letter - S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor, and B for bass.

Examples of common chamber ensembles include string quartets, wind instrument quartets, and piano trios. Chamber singers, also known as a chamber choir, are likewise composed of small groups of vocalists.

The top 20 chamber pieces

• Mendelssohn: Octet.
• Dvořák: Serenade for Winds.
• Debussy: String Quartet.
• Ravel: String Quartet.
• Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major.
• Beethoven: Piano Trio No.
• Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, "Trout Quintet"
• Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 "American"

Chamber Singers performs primarily a cappella vocal music of all periods from renaissance classics to modern vocal jazz arrangements. This ensemble presents concerts and workshops on and off campus, often traveling to Connecticut's high schools to collaborate and share their passion for choral singing.

Collaboration: Chamber Music involves working together equally, sharing opinions and striving to come together to make something beautiful. Each individual voice is important, and so is the collaboration of the voices together.

Chamber music refers to “a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments - traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room.” Pieces generally include a small number of performers, with each performer playing a unique part.

Collaboration: Chamber Music involves working together equally, sharing opinions and striving to come together to make something beautiful. Each individual voice is important, and so is the collaboration of the voices together.

Anything less than 12 people, I'd call it a chamber ensemble (duet, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, nonet…you name it). As a chamber orchestra, it has both its merits and down sides to perform with music or without a conductor.