Contact: 704.374-1892 or nancina@charlottechildrenschoir.org
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A Children’s Celebration in Song Choral Festival Summer Camp

Charlotte, NC: 
A “Celebration in Song” summer choral festival and teacher training event is well attended by both singers and teachers, and is endorsed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.  The camp was founded in 1992 by Sandy Holland, Artistic Director and continues to serve the greater Charlotte community.  Each year the camp has a waiting list and currently enrolls 150 children and twenty (20) instructors from a variety of schools within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg system.  The purpose of the “Celebration in Song” program is to offer an in-depth, yet inexpensive, experience in choral singing for children in the greater Charlotte community.

 

Children study choral music, choral performance techniques, and culturally diverse music and musical instruments.  During this week-long camp, the children move, sing, and create musical art, taking ownership of their creations.  Daily instruction is offered to the participants in vocal techniques, rehearsal and performance skills, and in the use of various musical instruments.  The festival culminates with a free concert, advertised and open to the general public, highlighting the skills the children have learned throughout the week.

 

A Teacher Training component was incorporated in 1999, which is offered in partnership with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.  Teachers in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools who attend the festival receive 3.0 continuing education credits.  Participating teachers and other music directors attend the festival classes with the children in the morning, and attend independent instruction in the afternoon.

 

The “Celebration in Song” choral festival has received funding from the National Endowment of the Arts, Wachovia Foundation, Target Foundation, and the Young Singers Foundation.

16th Annual Celebration in Song Choral Festival
June 16-20 Providence United Methodist Church, 2810 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC (session one)
July 21-25 Matthews United Methodist Church, 801 So. Trade Street, Matthews, NC (session Two)

Times for both dates:
Monday – Thursday 9am-Noon
Friday – 9am – 3:00pm (concert at 2:00pm)

Participation in the festival is for any child who has completed grades 1-6.
The Cost of one week of camp is $90.00. Teacher registration is $65.00 and only available session one.  If you would like to register for camp, view more information about the Choir or to schedule an audition please contact us at: www.charlottechildrenschoir.org or call 704 374-1892. 

 

 Founded in 1986 and led by Artistic Director Sandy R. Holland since 1991, the Charlotte Children’s Choir has won recognition for choral excellence in their appearances around the world.  The choir performed on “CBS This Morning” and was featured in the A & E television special, “Judy Collins Christmas at the Biltmore.” The choir made their Carnegie Hall debut as the featured choir at the 2005 National Children’s Choir Festival, and in late 2006 the choir appeared on the National Public Radio program “From the Top.” The Charlotte Children's Choir is supported, in part, with a Basic Operating Grant from the Arts & Science Council.

 Charlotte Children's Choir is a non-profit organization supported through ASC, membership and donations.  For more information on events or for financial support accepted securely online, please visit www.charlottechildrenschoir.org.