The performance stage of the Aloysius P. Kelley Theatre has been officially named the Dr. Carole Ann Maxwell Stage, in honor of the choral director's illustrious 44-year career at Fairfield.
Having shaped the musical talents and aspirations of thousands of students during her 44 years at Fairfield, Director of Choral Activities Carole Ann Maxwell, DSM, P’02 will retire from the University at the end of the spring 2024 semester. To honor her legacy and celebrate her illustrious career at Fairfield, 140 singing alumni returned to campus on April 6 to join current Glee Club members in a special concert performance conducted by Dr. Maxwell at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
Sharing the stage with Dr. Maxwell and the 200-plus singers for this special “Ticket to the World” concert were accompanist Beth Palmer and Festival Brass.
Outgoing Campus Ministry director and University chaplain Rev. Keith Maczkiewicz, S.J.,’04 has served this year as Glee Club chaplain and is himself a Glee Club alumnus. Paying tribute to Dr. Maxwell during the concert, he told her, “On behalf of my brother Jesuits who have served as chaplain over the years, and in the name of Glee Club singers past and present — those on this stage and those still making music far from campus — let me say simply, thank you, we love you, and we will miss your consistent presence, creative energy, and your passionate desire to make music for and with others.”