College Park Chorale
The College Park Chorale is off to a great start this semester! Our theme for this fall is Opera Choruses. We are singing works by Puccini, Verdi, Gilbert and Sullivan, as well as Bernstein, Gershwin, and some musical theater thrown in for good measure! This wonderful group welcomes musicians at every level and brings them […]
Why Book Club?
On our website you can see a list of books going back to 2015, but in my emails, I find a trail of non-fiction by women going back at least to 2007. In those days, Vertigo Books was still located in College Park, and one of their employees was the volunteer coordinator for the book […]
Trolley Trail
The Trolley Trail between Berwyn and Hyattsville is an easy, fun stroll. My family decided to park a car on Berwyn Road and walk the Trolley Trail to Hyattsville on a recent sunny Saturday. We parked on the street near one of our favorite restaurants, Fishnet, and it took a little over an hour to […]
College Park Chorale Celebrates Fifth Season!
The College Park Chorale will celebrate its fifth year with a concert on Sunday, May 19th, at the University of Maryland Chapel. The Chorale started in 2013 with a group of 15 singers and has grown to over 50 members. The choir prides itself on being a welcoming, inclusive, fun group that sings a […]
Pink Floyd Tribute Concert
As a grassroots arts organization, College Park Arts Exchange has the privilege of helping talented musicians from the local community present special concerts at the Old Parish House for their friends and neighbors. Hearing great music in such a small and informal venue as the Old Parish House is a special treat – like the […]
New Women’s Choir Starting
We are forming a Women’s Choir in College Park! We will sing 4-5 part music for women, with an emphasis on female composers and arrangers. All genera and musical styles are possible. Rehearsing once a week on Mondays from 8 to 9:15pm at the Old Parish House in College Park. $10 per class drop in fee. […]
Combined Community Concert
December’s combined community concert was not just the culmination of the fall semester. For College Park Youth Choir, it marked almost twenty years as a program of College Park Arts Exchange. For the Orchestra, it marked over a decade of growth, culminating in four ensembles, including the new Youth Band. For College Park Youth Music […]
The Montgomery Caller Spotlights (Un)Choir
The Montgomery Caller joined (un)choir at our Dec 4 event at MilkBoy ArtHouse and covered the evening in a recent online article! “COLLEGE PARK, Md.– The opportunity to sing in a choir with no prior auditions or rehearsals and no long-term commitment lies right outside of the University of Maryland campus at MilkBoy ArtHouse. A […]
College Park Youth Band Beginning
The College Park Youth Band will begin this fall. Darelynn Fung and Sarah Winston, co-directors, are excited to be working with area musicians primarily in grades six through eight. Fung and Winston go way back to their freshman year of college! They played in chamber music groups together as well as lived together. Both women […]