
Participating Ensembles:
American International School Choir
An accomplished pianist and choral conductor, Kathy has worked with International Honor Choirs in Europe for the past twenty-five years. a recent sabbatical with the Vienna Boys Choir School. Kathy and her husband, Henry, also a teacher at AISV, have three children who are actively involved at AISV and enjoy their home in the Vienna Woods.
The High School Choir and faculty choir combine to perform a large choral work every second year. Vivaldi’s Gloria was our last achievement, with performances in Vienna and at Basilika San Marko in Venice. The AISV Choir performed at our school in February of this year and is thrilled to be invited to join in this production.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Under Mrs. Berkun-Menaker’s direction, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus (BYC) has become one of the country’s most sought after ensembles – known not only for its remarkable sound, but also for its ability to express a vast emotional and musical range. Ms. Berkun-Menaker has prepared choruses for performances with such major orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Mariinsky Orchestra, and for conductors Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Marin Alsop, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Robert Spano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Leon Botstein.
Masterworks Chorale of San Mateo
NorthWood High School Concert Choir
Penn H.S. Symphonic Choir

Santa Barbara Choral Society
University of Toronto Women’s Chamber Choir

Brunswick Women’s Choir
Cantores Celestes Women's Choir

Collegium Cantorum
Encore! Women’s Choir

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Encore! Women's Choir
Kassia Women’s Choir
Kingsway-Lambton United Church Adult Choir
Münchner Frauenchor
Under the direction of Katrin Wende-Ehmer, the Munich Women’s Choir has enriched the German choir landscape since 1989 with performances of authentic music for women’s voices, an art being rarely cultivated. The choir is known for its warm and full sound and its diverse and spirited concerts, and is regularly performing contemporary compositions.
Continuous vocal training of all singers is an integral part of choir practice. Two professional vocal trainers have been recruited who conduct the vocal development according to Katrin Wende-Ehmer’s tonal concept.
Further to concerts in Bavaria and the rest of Germany, the Munich Women’s Choir regularly takes part in national and international choir competitions, with milestones such as 2nd place in the International Choir Competition Darmstadt (1995) and in the International Choir Competition in Llangollen/Walse (in 2000 and 2007) as well as 1st places in the Bavarian Choir Competitions in 1997, 2001 and 2005. In the German Choir Competition of 2002 and 2006, the choir reached 2nd place each time. In 2011, at the international Johannes-Brahms-Competition in Wernigerode/Germany, the choir was presented with the Gold Award in the Sacred Music and Chamber Music categories. Most recently, the choir took part in the finals at the Florilege Vocal de Tours in France in May 2012.
For many years she has been a lecturer (Bad Feilnbacher Choir Week/Southern Germany), has been leading seminars for women’s choirs and has been a member of the AMJ (organization for children’s and youth choirs) and of the Bavarian Singer League (Bayerischer Saengerbund).
In 1998, she was awarded a scholarship for choir directing activities by the German Music Council.
In 2007, Katrin Wende-Ehmer established the Munich Girls’ Choir, which won 1st place in 2009 in the Bavarian Choir Competition.