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Amarillo Youth Choirs | Amarillo, Texas
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2010 - 2011 Season__________________________________________________________ Fall Concert - Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:00 pm - Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts Songs of the Season Concert - Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 7:00 pm, Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts Spring Concert - Sunday, April 17, 2011, 3:00 pm - Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium
Other AYC dates: X-treme Music Theory and Vocal Boot Camp - August 2 - 6, 2010, 9:00 - 12:00 noon - St. Stephen United Methodist Church Amarillo Girl Preparatory Choir (AGPC) rehearsals - August 23, 2010, 4:00 - 5:00 pm - St. Stephen United Methodist Church Choir Room Rehearsals will be held every Monday during the school year. Amarillo Girl Concert Choir (AGCC) rehearsals - August 23, 2010, 5:15 - 6:45 pm - St. Stephen United Methodist Church Choir Room Rehearsals will be held every Monday during the school year. Amarillo Boy Preparatory Choir (ABPC) rehearsals - August 24, 2010, 4:00 - 5:00 pm - St. Stephen United Methodist Church Choir Room Rehearsals will be held every Tuesday during school year. Amarillo Boy Concert Choir (ABCC) rehearsals - August 24, 2010, 5:15 - 6:45 pm - St. Stephen United Methodist Church Choir Room Rehearsals will be held every Tuesday during school year. Auditions for new applicants - August 26 - 27, 2010, 4:30 - 6:30 pm - St. Stephen United Methodist Church AGPC Parent Meeting - August 30, 2010, 4:00 - 5:00 pm - St. Stephen UMC AGCC Parent Meeting - August 30, 2010, 5:30 - 6:45 pm - St. Stephen UMC ABPC Parent Meeting - August 31, 2010, 4:00 - 5:00 pm - St. Stephen UMC ABCC Parent Meeting - August 31, 2010, 5:30 - 6:45 pm - St. Stephen UMC Uniform Fittings - September 18, 2010, Times TBD - St. Stephen UMC Group & Individual Photos - September 25, 2010, AGPC - 11:00 am, ABPC - 12:30 pm, ABCC - 1:00 pm, Spotlight - 2:00 pm, AGCC - 2:30 pm, Pizzazz - 3:30 pm Location TBD ABCC Rehearsal Night - October 1, 2010, 5:30 - 10:00 pm - St. Stephen UMC AGCC Rehearsal Night - October 15, 2010, 5:30 - 10:00 pm - St. Stephen UMC ABPC School Tour - December 1, 2010, 8:00 - 2:45 pm - Schools TBD AGPC School Tour - December 2, 2010, 8:00 - 2:45 pm - Schools TBD Vocal Camp – Awards Luncheon - May 1, 2011, 12:00 noon, Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza Greater Southwest Music Festival – ABCC School Tour - May 11, 2011, 8:00 - 2:45 pm - Schools TBD AGCC School Tour - May 12, 2011, 8:00 - 2:45 pm - Schools TBD Amarillo Girl Concert Choir Spring Tour – Last AGPC rehearsal - May 16, 2011, 4:00 - 5:00 pm - St. Stephen UMC Last AGCC rehearsal - May 16, 2011, 5:15 - 6:45 pm - St. Stephen UMC Last ABPC rehearsal - May 17, 2011, 4:00 - 5:00 pm - St. Stephen UMC Last ABCC rehearsal - May 17, 2011, 5:15 - 6:45 pm - St. Stephen UMC The Mission of the Amarillo Youth Choirs, Inc.
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Dear Friends of the Arts,
The 2010-2011 Season marks my fifteenth year as Artistic Director and I am very excited about this coming season. We have experienced incredible opportunities and growth during the past few years and this year will be no different. I feel very strongly that we will see continued growth in all our choirs and continued growth in professional quality. In addition to AYC's season concerts, our Boy Concert Choir will travel to New York City to sing at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and our Girl Concert Choir will travel to the Dallas / Ft. Worth area to compete in the Spring in the Park Music Festival during the 2010-2011 season. Our preparatory choirs will continue their tradition of performing in the local schools. These events will add to an already impressive history of performance and tours by our Youth Choirs program.
We feel it is absolutely imperative to provide opportunities for kids from all walks of life to participate in our program and we try not to turn anyone away. We want a good cross section of kids from the entire Panhandle of Texas and that has been happening these past few years. We have kids who travel 2 hours one way to be in our program. This is a tremendous compliment to our program and to the dedication and commitment by our parents and students. We have approximately 10% of our membership that lives outside the city limit of Amarillo. Once a student enters our program, we can expect that he/she will average at least 4 years in the Amarillo Youth Choirs. This is a strong testament to the quality of our program and the commitment we all have towards excellence.
Our students receive top-notch musical education during their tenure with the Youth Choirs. We strive to teach the kids as much as possible during their once-a-week rehearsal, including sight reading, basic music theory concepts, vocal production and music history. Graduates of our program usually become the leaders of their school choral programs and provide great leadership in those school organizations. Many choral directors in Amarillo as well as the surrounding area speak very highly of our program and the direct impact on music programs in the Panhandle. This is what our program is all about. Preparing kids to become superior choral students who love to sing and make music.
Will you join us as we continue to “Raise Panhandle Voices”?
Musically Yours,
Jerry D. Perales, Artistic Director