Awards & Performances
Through the years, the NJHSA Chorale has been recognized for its contribution to the community
and commitment to musical excellence. Recent acknowledgements include the following:
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2018
South Africa Concert Ministry Tour
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Performance Highlights
University of Pretoria
Ya Bana Village Orphanage
Sefako Makgaltho Health Sciences University
Nakekal Clinic
Mukhanyo Christian School
Curro/Roodeplaat Christian School
Benefit Concerts
Salvation Army
Expect Hope Ministries
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Music festivals
World Choir Games – South Africa
Gold Medal - Open Competition Youth Choir
Silver Medal Championship Competition - Folklore
ACDA State Choir Festival - Rutgers University
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2016
Washington DC Concert Ministry Tour
Performance Highlights
Lincoln Memorial, US Naval Academy
Strathmore Music Center​ for the Performing Arts
Benefit Concerts
Salvation Army, Bethany Christian Services,
Holland Home
Music Festivals
Westminster Choir College Invitational Choir Festival
Heritage Gold Choir Festival
ACDA State Choir Festival – Rutgers University
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2017
Costa Rica Concert Ministry Tour
Performance Highlights
University of Costa Rica, San Jose
Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, Cartago
Benefit Concerts
Salvation Army, Expect Hope, Holland Home
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Music Festivals
Westminster Choir College Invitational Choir Festival
2015
Hungary Concert Ministry Tour
Performance Highlights
Bela Bartok National Concert Hall
Esztergom Basilica, Debrecen University, Kodaly
Institute
Benefit Concerts
Salvation Army, Holland Christian Home, College
Now Foundation
Music Festivals
Budapest International Choir Competition - Hungary
Championship Competition
Silver Medal Winners – Youth Choir, Folk Song
Roxbury High School Invitational Choir Festival
Westminster Choir College Invitational Choir Festival
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2014
Ohio Concert Ministry Tour
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Performance Highlights
Cedarville University, All Nations Church
Mosaic Community Church, Pittsburgh Project
Music Festivals
Montclair State University High School Choir Festival
Westminster Choir College Invitational Choir Festival
Special Performance
Westside Presbyterian Church Concert Series
Bach B Minor Mass (portions) with music by Mozart,
Mendelssohn,Tchaikovsky, Durufle and Faure.
Collaboration with Westside Oratorio, Orchestra and
NJHSA Chorale
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2013
Canada Concert Ministry Tour
Music Festivals
Houghton College Invitational Choir Festival
Master Classes with Weston Noble
Carnegie Hall National High School Honors Festival
Mozart Requiem with Orchestra of St. Luke’s
John Nelson, Conductor
Master Classes with Kent Tritle and John Nelson
Special Performance
West Side Presbyterian Church Concert Series
Mozart Requiem with West Side Oratorio Choir
and Orchestra
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2012
Virginia Concert Ministry Tour
Music Festivals
World Choir Games – Cincinnati, USA –
Championship Competition
Silver Medal Winners: Youth Choir, Men’s
Ensemble, and Folk Song
ACDA Choir Festival – Kean University
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2011
Florida Concert Ministry Tour
Music Festivals
Disney Honors Festival – Orange County Performing
Arts Center, Orlando
Master Class with Dr. Craig Jessop
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Special Performance
Music of Estonia – Concert collaboration
with Schola Cantorum on Hudson
2010
France Concert Ministry Tour
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Performance Highlights
Notre Dame Cathedral, American Cathedral of Paris,
Luxembourg Gardens, Abbaye Saint Martin De
Liguge
Music Festivals
Heritage Gold Choir Festival, NYC
ACDA State Choir Festival – Kean University
2009
Ohio Concert Ministry Tour
Music Festivals
Carnegie Hall National Honors High School Festival
Performance of A Child of Our Time by
Sir Michael Tippett
Dr. Craig Jessop, Conductor of Honor’s Choir and
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Master Class with Jessye Norman
Special Performance
Apollo Theater, NYC Black History Month
Celebration
2008
Virginia Concert Ministry Tour
Music Festivals
Heritage Gold Music Festival – Avery Fischer Hall,
Lincoln Center, NYC
1st Place: Chamber Choir, Men’s Ensemble