The concerts will be held in 91短视频’s (91短视频) .

The (ages 8-11), (ages 10-15) and the (ages 11-18) will present a variety of music, including folks songs, world songs and sacred songs focusing on the themes of friendship, nature, love and peacemaking. Guest instrumentalists will accompany the choirs, with regular staff directing the SVCC.

The SVCC will be welcome back alumni for a rehearsal, lunch and reacquainting period before the March 17 concert. The Alumni Choir will join with the SVCC choirs for a medley of “O Freedom” and “Siyahamba,” while “Let there Be Peace on Earth” will be performed as a separate piece.

The Concert Choir will be singing much of their set from the invitational performance March 2 in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Choir sang to 2,000 choral directors and were selected from a pool of 100 applicants to sing at the invitational conference.

A mid-day rehearsal and lunch will take place at 91短视频. Complimentary admission will be given to alumni to who attend either of the concerts.

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The acclaimed children鈥檚 choir, under the direction of Artistic Director and Founder , has performed in venues across the world including Italy, Hawaii and New York City, and have sung for聽 numerous music conferences including American Choral Directors Association, Virginia Music Educators Conference and The American Association of Kodaly Educators.

In addition, the choirs have sung at the White House and for the National Tree Lighting with opera star Placido Domingo, with the American Boychoir and for several presidents. Most recently the SVCC performed the Christmas Tours at the White House. They have recently released their fifteenth CD entitled “Twenty Years of Song.”

The SVCC is sponsoring a first-time Boychoir six-week session in April and May, for boys ages 8-13 with unchanged voices. For more information see the .

Members of the Concert Choir will sing at Carnegie Hall May 26 at a children鈥檚 choir festival. Directed by Ruth Dwyer of the Indianapolis Children鈥檚 Choir, five choirs will participate in the invitational event.

Auditions for the 2012-13 season of the SVCC are May 17 and 18 and can be scheduled through Yvette Peake, manager, by calling 540-432-4650 or email yvette.peake@emu.edu.

For more information contact the 91短视频 box office at emu.edu/boxoffice or call 540-432-4582.

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The Treble Choir, ages 10-15, will sing "We Will Praise You" by Praetorius, with oboist Michele Kirkdorffer of JMU; "Sans Day Carol", a Christmas song; an arrangement of the folksong "Bye, oh Baby, Bye" featuring dulcimer player Dave Landes; and "The Sow Took the Measles", an American folksong.

The Concert Choir, ages 11-18, will present Bach Duet No. 15, "Laughing and Shouting for Joy"; a newly-composed work "Homeward Bound"; "Kyrie" from Messe Basse by Faure, featuring Sarah Wingard, soloist; "Can You Hear", with soloist Jonathan Blackburn and 91短视频 djembe player Grete Horst; "The Wind", with text by Robert Louis Stevenson and oboist Michele Kirkdorffer; and "This Little Babe", from the "Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten.

Julia J. White, artistic director and founder, directs the children’s choirs.

The Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra is comprised of 30 junior and senior high wind, string and percussion students from Rockingham, Augusta and Shenandoah counties. Under the direction of Maria Lorcas, the group will perform "The Academic Festival Overture" by Brahms and four movements from "Cappricio Espagnol" by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Jessica Peck

Jessica Peck, violin, will be featured soloist in the orchestra