The Harbor Choral Festival of Music Tuning for It's Most Popular Season
Holland, MI, July 15, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Now in its eighth season, The Harbor Choral Festival of Music invites singers of all ages to participate in its five day event July 20-24. “We were extremely honored to receive a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs in support of our project,” Patty Haan, the festival's executive director reports. This spring the festival was awarded a grant of $2,243 from the Holland Area Arts Council MCACA Minigrant Program.
Each summer since 2003, the festival has invited guest composer & conductor, Jonathan Willcocks, Director Emeritus, Junior Academy, Royal Academy of Music in London, England to conduct its choirs. "We encourage anyone from the community or visitors who love to sing, and there are no auditions," says Haan. This year's festival performance with the Youth Choir and Festival Choir will be held in the beautiful West Ottawa Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 24 at 7:00pm. Tickets for children & students are Free. Adult tickets are $10, available at Tree House Books, 37 East 8th Street.
“It's a thrill for me to visit Holland every summer,” says Willcocks.
Singers ages 8-20 are invited to sing with the Youth Choir of 70+ choristers. They will rehearse afternoons and perform Willcocks' Snow White, a challenging and delightful work based on the classic Grimms fairy tale. Performing with the Youth Choir will be ensemble dancers from Turning Pointe School of Dance, boys from the Grand Rapids Choir of Men & Boys, narrator Jody Knol, soloists, and a professional instrumental ensemble. The $60 participation fee includes vocal instruction, a Snow White CD and score, and daily snack. The Youth Choir performed Snow White in 2006 at DeVos Hall in Gran Rapids “It is one of Willcocks' most popular works for Youth Choirs and we decided to perform it again this year in Holland with dancers from Turning Pointe. Their dancers are outstanding and they performed with our Youth Choir last year—it was an amazing production, and a treat for the Holland community in the middle of summer,” says Haan.
Singers teen through adult are invited to sing with the Festival Choir of 80+ choristers. They will rehearse evenings and perform Vivaldi's Gloria, along with Willcocks' My hope is in thee, and two pieces from a work Good for you, commissioned by the Songtrees Project with a grant from the UK government. The Youth Choir and audience will join in singing these two pieces, and will perform with chamber orchestra, soloists and Kenneth Bos on the organ. There is $60 participation fee with most music provided, and evening refreshments.
Discounts are given for more than one singer per family in either choir with special student rates for teens participating in the Festival Choir. Full and partial need-based scholarships are given to families who call or email their request.
In addition, five full scholarships will be awarded to area youth through a unique grant from the Holland Junior Welfare League. “With the combined efforts of our organization and your agency,” says Dyana Harrelson, the Welfare League's vice president, “we are able to continue enriching the lives of children in the Holland and Zeeland area.”
For more information, call 616-566-2965 or visit HarborChoral.org.
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Each summer since 2003, the festival has invited guest composer & conductor, Jonathan Willcocks, Director Emeritus, Junior Academy, Royal Academy of Music in London, England to conduct its choirs. "We encourage anyone from the community or visitors who love to sing, and there are no auditions," says Haan. This year's festival performance with the Youth Choir and Festival Choir will be held in the beautiful West Ottawa Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 24 at 7:00pm. Tickets for children & students are Free. Adult tickets are $10, available at Tree House Books, 37 East 8th Street.
“It's a thrill for me to visit Holland every summer,” says Willcocks.
Singers ages 8-20 are invited to sing with the Youth Choir of 70+ choristers. They will rehearse afternoons and perform Willcocks' Snow White, a challenging and delightful work based on the classic Grimms fairy tale. Performing with the Youth Choir will be ensemble dancers from Turning Pointe School of Dance, boys from the Grand Rapids Choir of Men & Boys, narrator Jody Knol, soloists, and a professional instrumental ensemble. The $60 participation fee includes vocal instruction, a Snow White CD and score, and daily snack. The Youth Choir performed Snow White in 2006 at DeVos Hall in Gran Rapids “It is one of Willcocks' most popular works for Youth Choirs and we decided to perform it again this year in Holland with dancers from Turning Pointe. Their dancers are outstanding and they performed with our Youth Choir last year—it was an amazing production, and a treat for the Holland community in the middle of summer,” says Haan.
Singers teen through adult are invited to sing with the Festival Choir of 80+ choristers. They will rehearse evenings and perform Vivaldi's Gloria, along with Willcocks' My hope is in thee, and two pieces from a work Good for you, commissioned by the Songtrees Project with a grant from the UK government. The Youth Choir and audience will join in singing these two pieces, and will perform with chamber orchestra, soloists and Kenneth Bos on the organ. There is $60 participation fee with most music provided, and evening refreshments.
Discounts are given for more than one singer per family in either choir with special student rates for teens participating in the Festival Choir. Full and partial need-based scholarships are given to families who call or email their request.
In addition, five full scholarships will be awarded to area youth through a unique grant from the Holland Junior Welfare League. “With the combined efforts of our organization and your agency,” says Dyana Harrelson, the Welfare League's vice president, “we are able to continue enriching the lives of children in the Holland and Zeeland area.”
For more information, call 616-566-2965 or visit HarborChoral.org.
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6165662965
www.harborchoral.com
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