Founded in 1994 by former music educator and Vice President for choral publications at Hal Leonard Corporation[1] Emily Holt Crocker, the Milwaukee Children’s Choir (MCC) is a music education and performance non-profit organization serving children and youth from the ages of four to eighteen in the Greater Milwaukee area.[2] MCC includes six choral divisions: Songbirds, which offers early childhood music education to children ages 4-5; Prelude Choir, which focuses on elemental music theory and performance experience for grades 1-3; Boychoir and Girlchoir, gender-divided groups emphasizing vocal technique for grades 3-6; Resident Choir, which focuses on local and regional performance for grades 5-8; Concert Choir, which offers intensive vocal training for grades 6-10; and Milwaukee Youth Chorale, which provides the most advanced training in technique and music theory to grades 9-12.[3] These choirs regularly collaborate with other Milwaukee area musical organizations, such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet, and the Skylight Opera Theatre,[4] and participate in singular performance opportunities, ranging from a Kenny Rogers Christmas concert[5] to a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.[6] Various iterations of these six groups have also organized regional, national, and international performance tours during the organization’s 20-plus-year history.[7] MCC also manages in-school auditions, workshops, and a choral music library for area music teachers and their students.[8]
Footnotes [+]
- ^ Tom Strini, “Milwaukee Children’s Choir Music Director Stepping Down,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 13, 2008.
- ^ “Biography,” Milwaukee Children’s Choir website, accessed July 11, 2015.
- ^ “Choirs,” Milwaukee Children’s Choir website, accessed July 11, 2015.
- ^ “Milwaukee Children’s Choir,” United Performing Arts Fund website, http://www.upaf.org/milwaukee-childrens-choir, accessed July 11, 2015.
- ^ Erik Ernst, “More from Kenny Rogers on Becoming a Country Star and Releasing a New Gospel Album,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 25, 2011.
- ^ Tom Strini, “Children’s Choir Going All Out,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 29, 2005.
- ^ “Tours,” Milwaukee Children’s Choir website, http://www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.org/concerts-events/tours, accessed July 11, 2015, information now available at http://milwaukeechildrenschoir.org/events/tours, last accessed September 18, 2017.
- ^ “Educator Resources,” Milwaukee Children’s Choir website, accessed July 11, 2015, http://www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.org/join-choir/educator-resources, information now available at http://www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.org/about-us/educator-resources, last accessed September 18, 2017.
- ^ Jackie Loohauis-Bennet, “Milwaukee Children’s Choir Names Melendez New Artistic Director,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 16, 2012.
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