Meadow Brook Elementary School Chorus
The Meadow Brook Elementary School Chorus consists of eighty-three second grade students. 2011 marks the tenth year the Chorus has been performing at the Festival. The chorus rehearses before school once per week, for forty-five minutes. The children are working hard on how to use their singing voices correctly, perform rhythms correctly, sing in 2-parts, as well as other musical concepts. The children are also having a lot fun singing a variety of songs. Some of the songs that they are learning to sing include: "Put Your Hand in my Hand", "Best Friends", "Winter Fantasy", "Oh, Be Joyful", "O Chanukah", as well as others. This year the chorus is under the direction of Mrs. Jeanne Marker. We are looking forward to our fifth performance at the Festival of Trees. (Return to top)

The Pioneer Valley Fiddlers
The Pioneer Valley Fiddlers is a fiddler’s club dedicated to the preservation and performance of traditional fiddle music. The club was formed in 1992 by Chris Keenan. We perform mainly in the northeast fiddle style, including Irish, Scottish, Canadian and other traditional music. We also do an occasional southern, Cajun or Texas style piece. Our members range in age from 4 - 70 years old. All ability levels are represented from beginner to advanced player. Our performance size varies depending on the type of venue. We have played with as few as four players for smaller settings (cocktail hours, weddings, open houses, and 20 players for large stage performances (The Summit House, The Big E, concerts in Western Mass and CT.) We also have musicians that play keyboard, accordion, mandolin, guitar, wash tub, washboard, and spoons. Most of the music we play is associated with early dance music, such as jigs, reels, two-steps, polkas, and waltzes. Someone who heard us described our playing as "happy music." If you don’t feel like jumping out of your chair to start dancing, we are not doing our job! (Return to top)