Carpe Diem! started as the Choral Arts Residency Project of Class Acts Arts, based in Silver Spring Maryland. Between March 2003 and May 2006, five Projects were initiated which culminated in public performances in Silver Spring; three performances made it to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage! Take a look at the gallery, below.
For more information about the history and mission of Carpe Diem:
http://classactsarts.org/main/carpe.html (Zade Dirani, May 2006)
Eugene Friesen on cello with dancer Sudha Bhagwat of India, performing with 65-member Carpe Diem choir on the Millennium Stage. Also featuring Glen Velez (percussion), Howard Levy (piano, harmonica)
Carpe Diem Choir and Coral Cantigas, Diana Saez director, with Andes Manta from Ecuador
Songs of Hope and Freedom
on stage at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Margie Farmer rehearses with community choir at the Historic B&O Train Station in preparation for performance with Trio Globo
Carpe Diem Choir Rehearsal for performance with Zade Dirani of Jordan Spring 2006
Songs of Hope and Freedom, on the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy Center
as part of Daniel Pearl Music Day, broadcast worldwide
Members of Montgomery Blair High School’s a cappella group InToneNation in rehearsal as part of Carpe Diem project with Malcolm Dalglish, Spring 2003
Warm-up before performance
at Lisner Auditorium with Zade Dirani and International Youth Orchestra
Kodomo Children’s Dance Troupe with Shizumi Manale, as part of performance with Malcolm Dalglish
Choir practice at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
Choir practice with Michael Holmes at the UUCSS
Choir practice
Malcolm Dalglish presents A Ceremony of Song for Choir, Hammer Dulcimer, Folk Choir, Percussion and Dance with special guests N. Scott Robinson on percussion, InToneNation a cappella ensemble, Margie T. Farmer, Shizumi Dance Theatre of Japan—plus bagpipes and percussive dancers.
Songs of Hope and Freedom: The Carpe Diem Choir, directed by David Griffiths, perform selections from times of slavery to the contemporary stylings of today's urban gospel, providing an uplifting musical experience with guest dancer/choreographer Helanius J. Wilkins.
Trio Globo, comprised of Eugene Friesen (cello), Howard Levy (piano and harmonica), and Glen Velez (percussion), joins the Carpe Diem choir, soprano soloist Sabrina Coleman Clark, and dancers Sduduzo Ka-Mbili (South Africa) and Sudha Bhagwat (India) for a performance of choral music and contemporary acoustic jazz.
