KIRKWOOD CHILDRENS CHORALE INC
EIN 43-1691563 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6BZ)
What they do
KIRKWOOD CHILDRENS CHORALE (DBA CRESCENDO YOUTH CHOIRS) WELCOMES SINGERS FROM 1ST THROUGH 12TH GRADE. A TYPICAL SEASON RUNS FROM LATE AUGUST or EARLY SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY. to CARRY OUT ITS MISSION, CRESCENDOS ARTISTIC STAFF SCHEDULES 30 REHEARSALS EACH SEASON. DURING THESE REHEARSALS, SINGERS ARE INTRODUCED to A HIGH-QUALITY and DIVERSE MUSICAL REPERTOIRE. THE ARTISTIC STAFF EMPHASIZES PROPER VOCAL TECHNIQUE and MUSICAL LITERACY AT LEVELS THAT ARE BOTH CHALLENGING and DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE. HIGH EXPECTATIONS ARE SET, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.CRESCENDO PRODUCES TWO FORMAL CONCERTS EACH YEAR. THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SELECTS ACOUSTICALLY RICH VENUES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE EFFORT and TALENT of THE SINGERS. OVER THE YEARS, CRESCENDO HAS BEEN INVITED to COLLABORATE and PERFORM WITH A VARIETY of DISTINGUISHED ORGANIZATIONS and ARTISTS, INCLUDING THE MUSIC DEPARTMENTS of WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY and SIUEDWARDSVILLE, SOPRANO SISSEL KYRKJEB, SOPRANO BENEDETTA ORSI, SUSAN SLA
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1995
- Location
- PO BOX 220256, KIRKWOOD, MO 63122-0256
- County
- St. Louis
- In care of
- % KURT LEEMAN