Counterpoint is an 11-voice professional vocal ensemble based in Vermont established in the year 2000. Robert De Cormier, former music director of the New York Choral Society, led the group to excellence for seventeen years. As Music Director Emeritus, he conducted notable performances, including the Verdi Requiem and the premiere of the Missa Iona. A Juilliard graduate, De Cormier's conducting journey spans Broadway, opera, and collaborations with Harry Belafonte and Peter, Paul, and Mary. In 1993, he co-founded the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus, later establishing Counterpoint in 2000. His prolific compositions range from choral works premiered at Carnegie Hall to ballet scores like "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder." De Cormier's arrangements cover African-American spirituals and international folk songs.

Founded in the year 2000, Counterpoint is an 11-voice professional vocal ensemble based in Vermont.

Counterpoint

When The Rabbi Danced

Hala Yarden

Sha Shtil

Tavo-u El Ha'arets

Troyer Pat Nisht Unzer Ponim

Tsum Besern Morgn

Tumbalalayka

A Geneyve

Chassidisch

Der Rebe Elimelekh

Dortn, Dortn

Du Zolst Nit Geyn

Nit Ayer Mazl

Partizaner-libe

Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen

S'Brent

S'Dremlen Feygl

Shtil Di Nakht

Un Az Der Rebe Zingt

Yiddishe Brigades

Yome, Yome

Zog Nit Keynmol

A Gib Zhe Khaver

Bachuri Le'an Tisa

Di Mezinke

Eliahu Hanavi