Choral Chameleon Presents a “Sound Bath”

Imagine yourself sitting comfortably in a calm room, with a soft mask over your eyes and the soothing sounds of beautiful voices all around you. This is what New York City-based vocal ensemble Choral Chameleon calls a “sound bath”—and it’s coming to Middlebury.

The Middlebury Performing Arts Series will present Choral Chameleon’s healing sound bath on Saturday, October 29, in Mahaney Arts Center’s Robison Hall. Collaborating with certified sound healers, the singers will surround the audience and “bathe” attendees in the layered sounds of voices, Tibetan singing bowls, chimes, gongs, and more. This intensive sound experience is designed to wash over the body for healing, peace, and restorative contemplation.

“Choral Chameleon has developed a great reputation for innovative programming—our students have taken notice,” says Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll, “and we have an alumna in the ensemble: Annie Beliveau ’18.” As for why she’s presenting this event now, Caroll said, “It feels like the right time for something healing—a new, shared experience as we move out of isolation.”

Because of the unique audience seating configuration designed for this concert experience, capacity will be limited—this event is expected to sell out in advance.

The concert is open to on- and off-campus audiences and will also be streamed (audio-only; we recommend wearing headphones for the best experience.)

About the Artists

Choral Chameleon’s semi-professional chorus of more than 50 voices meets weekly in Manhattan, with its smaller performing group, the Ensemble, at its core. Bringing together both seasoned professional singers and experienced avocational singers, the larger Chorus welcomes new music, genres, and approaches that advance vocal music and address the unique expressions of music in the world.

Please note that Choral Chameleon’s smaller Ensemble will also return to the MAC in the spring for a more traditional concert as an “encore” to this month’s sound bath event.

Performance Details

Choral Chameleon’s Sound Bath will take place live at the Mahaney Arts Center’s Olin C. Robison Concert Hall on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 4 p.m. Tickets (with assigned seating) are $25 for the general public, $20 for Middlebury faculty/staff and alumni, $10 for youth, and $5 for Middlebury College students.

Vaccinations and boosters (or valid medical or religious exemptions) are required; masks are optional (except under certain circumstances) but welcome.

The concert will also be streamed and will remain available online for a 48-hour window. Audio streaming tickets are $10, or $5 for students (and all in-person tickets include access to the stream.) For tickets, health and safety protocols, and information, call (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or go to http://www.middlebury.edu/arts.