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Queensbury High School
Madrigal Singers 2009-10
Penny Schiek, director
2009-2010 Madrigal Singers
Since 1998, Ms. Schiek has taken the position of leading the Madrigal Singers in numerous a cappella performances for community and civic organizations locally and around the northeast. They sing a variety of styles from Renaissance to Jazz and always strive for a high caliber of musicianship.
This sub-group of the Concert Choir is auditioned each spring for the upcoming school year. The Madrigals are usually available for presentations during late November, December, late April, May and June. For more information, contact the director at (518) 824-4616.
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Graduation rehearsal will be at 6:00 p.m. on June 25th at the Civic Center.
Come in formal attire (Senior's in robes). Ceremony begins at 7:00 p.m.
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Click on "Madrigal Gigs 2009-10" below for a listing of upcoming Madrigal performances.
Madrigal Gigs 2009-10
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Group Biography
(click for bio)
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Rehearsal Schedule:
Monday evenings 7-8:30pm beginning September14, 2009
Mornings:
Tuesday @ 7am
Wednesday @ 7am
Thursday @ 7am
If we have a delay, rehearsal will begin 30 minutes prior to the school start.
If a morning rehearsal is cancelled due to school closing, we will make it up on the next Friday morning.
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Grandparent's Breakfast 2008-09...
Tim's Bears Who Care charity 2008-09...
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Travel Information
Italy was fantastic in 2009! Many thanks to all who helped make it possible!
Enjoy the photos below...
Next trip will be December 2011! Maybe Ireland and England - more to follow.
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Venice |
Venice - high water in St. Mark's Square |
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Boots are ideal! |
a gondola ride |
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St. Mark's Square |
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view from Assisi |
Basilica in Assisi - concert in the lower portion |
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the hill town of Orvieto in the evening mist |
the town square in Orvieto |
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| the hill town of Orvieto - "Go Tell It On The Mountain" |
Orvieto on the hill in the mist |
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Ms. Schiek, Carlotta (tour mgr.) and Mrs. Beadle |
at the Vatican Museum |
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The roller blade Santas in Rome |
Roman bathtub at the Vatican Museum |
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Ceiling in the Vatican Museum |
Looking up in awe and wonder... |
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Singing in St. Peter's Square |
the Madrigals toured and sang in the Colloseum! |
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making a wish at the Trevi Fountain... |
the mamas and the papa enjoy their last dinner in Rome |
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an impromptu concert at the Pantheon |
in concert at Chiesa Nuova, Rome |
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