Wilson College Opens Chorale to Community Singers

Relaunched choir revives campus music tradition with emphasis on inclusion.

Music at Wilson College invites the community to join students, faculty, and staff in the Cumberland Valley Chorale at Wilson College for its 2023-24 season.  

Rehearsals take place on Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Alumnae Chapel in Thomson Hall, Wilson College, beginning September 10. All voice parts are welcome, and no audition is required.  

The Chorale will present a Christmas Vespers concert on December 10, 2023, and a spring concert on April 28, 2024. The ensemble is under the direction of Dillon Beede, Wilson College’s Director of Choral Activities.  

Formerly the Wilson College Choir, the Cumberland Valley Chorale at Wilson College expands on the tradition of choral music at Wilson College to include the greater Chambersburg community.  

“Music is a way to build connections with our community across beliefs, identity, age, and more,” Beede said. “The Chorale is a space for every voice to come together and create moments of transcendence, beauty, and peace.” 

Wilson College is located at 1015 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. For more information about the Cumberland Valley Chorale at Wilson College, contact Dillon Beede at dillon.beede@wilson.edu.