Counterpoint Chorus The Counterpoint Chorus in Vermont was begun by Robert De Cormier who served as director for many years and has been succeeded by Nathaniel Lew. From the Counterpoint Chorus' website A graduate of the Julliard School of Music, Mr. De Cormier's conducting engagements have taken him from Broadway and opera to the Berkshire Choral Institute, the Zimriya World Assembly of Choirs in Israel and numerous concert tours nationally and internationally with his own professional group, the Robert De Cormier Singers. He spent several years as conductor and arranger for Harry Belafonte and has been music director for the popular folk trio, Peter, Paul and Mary for the past 27 years. In 1993, he was invited to help establish and develop the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus. As its director, he both prepares and conducts performances with the symphony. He founded Counterpoint in 2000 and the professional vocal ensemble, now in its sixteenth year, has performed concerts throughout Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. They made their first national tour through the midwest in 2008-09. Their CDs include When The Rabbi Danced, Shalom, Noel We Sing, Missa Criolla, Let Me Fly, Christmas in Vermont and Premieres. ...  counterpointchorus.org