Chorus
Ms Elizabeth Moore, director of choral activities
Ms Elizabeth Moore, director of choral activities
Central Regional’s High School Choirs, under the direction of Beth Moore, consist of three extra curricular choirs and two curricular choirs made up of students in grades 9-12. The choirs, from Berkeley Township, have consistently garnered high ratings in competitions across the country. The choirs have a busy schedule including annual concerts and numerous community events. The choirs have also performed at The White House, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Walt Disney World, St John the Divine, The Barnegat Bay Estuary Festival, The NJ American Choral Directors Association High School Choral Festival, The National Tree in Washington DC, St Mary the Virgin in Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, Montclair State University Choral Festival, Harvard University, The Ryman in Nashville, Vanderbilt University, Trinity Wall Street Church, Ocean County PTA meetings, and The Sounds of Summer Concert Series in Berkeley Township. Ten years ago they sang, by invitation, John Rutter’s Mass of the Children in Carnegie Hall with John Rutter conducting. They have sung for Chanticleer and The King's Singers in masterclass. Members of the choirs were invited to sing in a production of Amahl and Night Visitors at The Saint Jean Theatre in Manhattan. They have sung, by invitation, Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living in Carnegie Hall and works by Ola Gjeilo in David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center. They have also sung sections of Handel’s Messiah in Carnegie Hall, another concert of American traditional music in David Geffen Hall, and Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo in Carnegie Hall.
Central Regional’s High School Choirs, under the direction of Beth Moore, consist of three extra curricular choirs and two curricular choirs made up of students in grades 9-12. The choirs, from Berkeley Township, have consistently garnered high ratings in competitions across the country. The choirs have a busy schedule including annual concerts and numerous community events. The choirs have also performed at The White House, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Walt Disney World, St John the Divine, The Barnegat Bay Estuary Festival, The NJ American Choral Directors Association High School Choral Festival, The National Tree in Washington DC, St Mary the Virgin in Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, Montclair State University Choral Festival, Harvard University, The Ryman in Nashville, Vanderbilt University, Trinity Wall Street Church, Ocean County PTA meetings, and The Sounds of Summer Concert Series in Berkeley Township. Ten years ago they sang, by invitation, John Rutter’s Mass of the Children in Carnegie Hall with John Rutter conducting. They have sung for Chanticleer and The King's Singers in masterclass. Members of the choirs were invited to sing in a production of Amahl and Night Visitors at The Saint Jean Theatre in Manhattan. They have sung, by invitation, Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living in Carnegie Hall and works by Ola Gjeilo in David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center. They have also sung sections of Handel’s Messiah in Carnegie Hall, another concert of American traditional music in David Geffen Hall, and Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo in Carnegie Hall.
They have sung for the Philadelphia Flyers, Trenton Titans, Blue Claws and for countless Central football games, basketball games, baseball games, and wrestling matches. Members of the chamber choir have been accepted into All Shore, All South Jersey and All State Choirs. The chamber choir has sung at The NJ Music Educators Association Winter Conference a number of times. They have won the High School Choir Christmas Carol Contest on WOBM for three times. They love to work with contemporary composers, have garnered four commissions. They have premiered and commissioned new works and arrangements by Ola Gjeilo, James Adler, Michael John Trotta, Joe Cantaffa, Lee Kesselman, Kris Zook, William Alzaher, and Laura Farnell. They sing a varied repertoire from gregorian chant to contemporary. Members of the choir are also successful athletes, actors, and scholars. The chamber choir sang in a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar with The New Jersey Theatre Group that was a benefit for Sylvia’s Children: a non-profit that builds schools in Africa. The choirs have a long and rich history going back to the beginning days of the school. They are in demand to sing locally at school and community functions. With a philosophy of service through music- they have been bringing music far and near to change and enrich lives.
They have sung for the Philadelphia Flyers, Trenton Titans, Blue Claws and for countless Central football games, basketball games, baseball games, and wrestling matches. Members of the chamber choir have been accepted into All Shore, All South Jersey and All State Choirs. The chamber choir has sung at The NJ Music Educators Association Winter Conference a number of times. They have won the High School Choir Christmas Carol Contest on WOBM for three times. They love to work with contemporary composers, have garnered four commissions. They have premiered and commissioned new works and arrangements by Ola Gjeilo, James Adler, Michael John Trotta, Joe Cantaffa, Lee Kesselman, Kris Zook, William Alzaher, and Laura Farnell. They sing a varied repertoire from gregorian chant to contemporary. Members of the choir are also successful athletes, actors, and scholars. The chamber choir sang in a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar with The New Jersey Theatre Group that was a benefit for Sylvia’s Children: a non-profit that builds schools in Africa. The choirs have a long and rich history going back to the beginning days of the school. They are in demand to sing locally at school and community functions. With a philosophy of service through music- they have been bringing music far and near to change and enrich lives.