How did they do that? - Lifespring

May 14, 2014

Barbara Pickhardt, Artistic Director

Ars Choralis

“Perfect Compassion” from Miracle in Bethlehem December 8, 2013

In the beginning . . . . 1965 - 1967

Ars Choralis

Bernard De Surcy, Conductor

1966

Merry Madrigals 1967 - 1971

Mid-Hudson Madrigal Society

Beatrice Bright, Conductor

Barbara Pickhardt, Substitute

1969

Summer 1969

December 1969

Madrigals and More 1971 - 1976

Mid-Hudson Madrigal Society

Dr. Richard Olsen, Conductor

Margaret Roosa, Substitute

December 1974

Gradual Evolution 1976 - 1988

Mid-Hudson Madrigal Society

Barbara Pickhardt, ConductorHenry Sykes, Co-Conductor (1976)

Judy Leopold, SubstituteEllen Todd, Substitute

New/Old Name and New Ideas 1989 - 1996

Ars Choralis

Barbara Pickhardt, Conductor

Ars Choralis

Barbara Pickhardt, Conductor

Message Concerts Begin 1997 - 2005

Ars Choralis

Barbara Pickhardt, Conductor

Kaleidoscope Expands 2006 - Present

Artist Within

Just Folks Jamboree 2012

Just For the Fun Of It 2014

Visual Arts

Carmina Burana at Opus 40Summer Solstice 2013

The FutureCatskill Echos at The Maverick June 21 & 22, 2014

Miracle in Bethehem December 2014

Messengers of Peace News Years Eve 2014

Ars Choralis Golden Anniversary Year 2015

Music in Desperate Times April 2015

And on and on ….

So how did we do it?

• Antidote to “Bowling Alone”

• 2010 quantitative study: “…a large majority of choristers … agreed that singing has a positive impact on their personal wellbeing.”

• It has been shown that singing sparks the release of oxytocin, a hormone that plays a crucial role in our ability to forge and maintain relationships, to empathize, trust, and even love one another.

• Barbara factor

• Stories