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News and Events : News 03-04
Press Release
January 16, 2004
NMH Hosts Robert DeCormier and Vocal Group Counterpoint
NORTHFIELD, Mass.—Vermont’s vocal ensemble Counterpoint and their director
Robert DeCormier will perform in concert at Northfield Mount Hermon School
at 4 pm, Sunday, January 25, in Memorial Chapel, Mount Hermon campus,
Gill, Mass. DeCormier, music director for folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary,
will present a workshop for the choral groups at NMH prior to the concert.
The concert is open to the public and admission is $10.
DeCormier was conductor and arranger for Harry Belafonte and music director of
the New York Choral Society. He has composed works from Broadway songs to
ballet scores and has an international reputation for his arrangements of
folk songs and African American spirituals. In 2000 he founded the
11-member choral group Counterpoint, specializing in choral chamber music,
rarely performed works, and unique arrangements of contemporary composers.
Northfield Mount Hermon School is an independent, coeducational college
preparatory school in western Massachusetts . NMH enrolls up to 900
boarding and 200 day students in grades 9 to 12 and postgraduate, and is
known for its diverse and talented students, innovative academic programs,
tradition of putting values into action, and innumerable opportunities for
growth.
Contact: Sheila Heffernon, 413-498-3341, sheffernon@nmhschool.org
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