Our History

The Palatine Children's Chorus was founded in 1987 by Judy Meyer Hays and in the two decades since then, has become one of the northwest suburbs premiere children's choirs. Supported by the Palatine Park District, the chorus has grown to over 170 children in 5 choirs in the 2008 season, adding the Sing with Me class for the 2008-2009 season to train the next generations of PCC singers ages 4-5. We are dedicated to encouraging all children to discover the joy of music and the excitement of performing.

To find out more about our different choirs, please go to Our Choirs




Our Tours

1997- Niagara International Music Festival

Our very first tour was to the Niagara International Music Festival in Niagara Falls, Canada. We saw the sites, rehearsed under the direction of Doreen Rao, and learned a lot about touring!

1999- National Children's Choir at Carnegie Hall

Under the direction of Henry Leck, the Concert Choir made its Carnegie Hall debut.

2000- 100th Annual Hobo Day's Festival in Britt, IA (Honors Choir)

A little bit off the beaten path, Honors embarked on their first tour to Britt, Iowa for the annual Hobo Days Festival, and then continued on to Minneapolis before heading home.

2001- Wales, London and Canterbury Cathedral

Concert Choir traveled across the pond to the United Kingdom for 10 days, where our singers performed in Cardiff, Wales with a Welsh children’s chorus; Stratford-Upon-Avon; Windsor; London; and twice in Canterbury Cathedral where they studied with David Flood, cathedral organist and choirmaster.

2003- Quebec and Montreal

Like traveling to Europe but without the distance, Concert Choir toured the French-Canadian province in 2003. See pictures from our tour here.

2004- New York City (Honors Choir)

Honors Choirs second tour included a performances at South Street Seaport and St Patrick's Cathedral

2005- Pacific Rim International Children's Choir Festival in Hawaii

In 2005, the Concert Choir again had the opportunity to sing under Henry Leck's direction. With a number of other children's choirs from across the country, we sang concerts in both northern Oahu and in Honolulu.
To see pictures from our Hawaii tour, please visit our photo site from the tour.

2007- 20th Anniversary Celebration Tour to Austria and Italy

To celebrate the choir's 20th anniversary and their 10th year since beginning their touring program, PCC embarked on another trip to Europe including some of Europe's most musical cities: Vienna, Salzburg and Venice. In Salzburg, the choir performed as part of the Cantus Salisburgensis.
To see more about the Celebration Tour, visit our tour blog.

2008- San Francisco (Honors Choir)

Honors Choir spent a lovely weekend in the city by the bay, performing in St. Mary's Cathedral and at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell.
For pictures and video from the tour, visit the tour blog.

2010- Crossroads Children's Choir Festival in Nashville

Concert choir spent 6 days in Music City, USA, rehearsing under the direction of Stephen Hatfield and performing on the famed stage of the Ryman Auditorium.
For pictures from the tour, visit the tour blog.