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Join Us - Redmond
Concert Choir - (by promotion from Training Choir)
Location:
Redmond High School
17272 N.E. 104th Street
Redmond, Washington 98052
Driving directions:
From I-5 (either
direction) - Take Exit 168(A/B) - Highway 520 East.
Go east on Hwy 520 past Redmond Fall City Road, Hwy 520
becomes Avondale Road. Continue north to N.E. 104th Street.;
turn left onto N.E. 104th Street, go west to the 172nd block. School
is on north side of street. Choirs practice in the choir
room.
From I-405 (either
direction) - take Exit 14 - Highway 520 East. Go east
on Hwy 520 past Redmond Fall City Road, Hwy 520 becomes
Avondale Road. Continue north to N.E. 104th Street.; turn left
onto N.E. 104th Street, go west to the 172nd block. School
is on north side of street. Choirs practice in the choir
room.
Auditions/Interviews are
held by appointment in March, June, September, November through early
December each year. New members will start in September/early October,
January and April. Contact our conductor Mr. Steve Stevens by phone
at 425-486-1987 or by e-mail at info@columbiachoirs.com to
schedule a visit or to audition.
Rehearsals:
Tuesdays & Thursdays,
4:30-6:00pm
The Columbia Concert Choir is our touring choir. It
is the U.S. West Coast's only international, award-winning choir.
They have concertized and competed extensively in Great Britain,
Western Europe, and Eastern Europe.
Choir Training Encourages...
· Self-discipline · Self-confidence · Leadership
skill development Self-expression · Concentration · Learning
skills · Proper posture · Organizing
thoughts · Friendships with others throughout
the region
Weekly rehearsals are fun and energetic while providing
girls with a forum to gain leadership skills, including building
teamwork, enhancing responsibility, and instilling pride in a job
well done
Instruction in music reading,
vocal performance skills and proper vocal projection to create
a beautiful, vital, healthy sound. We
specialize in instruction which develops the child's singing voice,
while protecting it!
Costs less than private voice lessons
Training
includes vocal technique,
musicianship (sightsinging and ear training using Kodály "solfege"),
and performance experience. University-trained, professional instructors
utilize the music being learned to teach and remind the children
of the basic elements of musicianship. The choir was honored with
participation in the prestigious International
Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales (earning 4th
in the world in 1995), the Bournemouth Competitions Festival in
England (where they placed first in the folksong competition) and
in the 1998 International Music Festival in Cantonigros near
Barcelona, Spain, competing with choirs from Russia, Eastern & Western
Europe, Scandinavia and the United States, our Young Women's Ensemble
won Grand Prize Gold Medal and our combined boys & girls choirs
placed 2nd in the world.
Other awards include the Gold Award for
choral excellence in the Los Angeles Choral Festival (Heritage Festival).
Locally, the combined boys and girls
concert choir has performed with and under the auspices of major
orchestras such as the Seattle Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, Northwest
Chamber Orchestra, and with other choirs such as Seattle Chamber
Singers and Bellevue Chamber Chorus. Members of Columbia Choirs
have also sung as soloists and choristers for Seattle Opera and
various churches in the region. Regionally, the choir also performs
for conventions, civic groups, municipal functions and unique events
such as the Christmas Ship Cruises. Summer activities include concert
touring and "MusiCamp" (a
weekend retreat held near Poulsbo, WA).
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