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The Northeast
Ohio Chapter of Choristers Guild
presents
Passionate about
Vocal Pedagogy
CHILDRENS CHOIR DIRECTORS’ DINNER AND CLINIC Christy Elsner, Clinician
Passionate singing begins with a passion for pedagogy! This workshop will be a "hands on" session focused on how to get your children's choir involved physically, mentally, and emotionally with breath, posture, tone, diction, and musicality, increasing rehearsal efficiency and promoting connections with the congregation. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from such a renowned clinician as well as get to know other area directors better. Bring a friend who might be interested as well. The
workshop fee (including dinner) is ONLY $10 for Choristers Guild members and $20
for non-members.
Friday, March 7,
2008 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Avon Lake UCC, Avon Lake,
OH
Advanced Registration Required: Please call Margaret
Matuska, Treasurer 440.248.0980, ext. 25 Christy
Elsner is the founding director of the
Allegro Community Children’s Choir in Kansas City, MO. She
graduated with honors from KU in 1992 with a degree in Music Education and
received the Marcus E. Hahn Award for Outstanding Senior Music Education
Student. In 1995, she was the recipient of the Kansas Choral Directors
Association’s Award for Outstanding Young Conductor. Mrs. Elsner continues to
serve on the Kansas Choral Directors Association’s Board as the
Repertoire & Standards Children’s Choir Chair.She has taught elementary and
middle school vocal music in the Wichita Public Schools as well as in the Blue
Valley Schools. She has also directed children’s and youth choirs at First
United Methodist Church in Wichita, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
in Leawood, and Presbyterian Church of Stanley in Overland Park.
In 2003, she was the clinician for the All-City Middle School Honor Choir in Wichita and for Senseney Music’s Fall Reading Session. Next year, she will direct the North Central KMEA District’s Middle Level Honor Choir. Mrs. Elsner is an active clinician for children’s and youth choirs and continues to give workshops on her innovative rehearsals and unusual teaching tools. She is an active member of MENC, Chorister’s Guild, and the American Choral Directors Association. The Allegro Community Children’s Choir was
formed to enrich, inspire and transform the lives of children by learning,
sharing and performing beautiful music. Since its creation by Christy Elsner in
2000, the organization has grown from one choir of 38 to three choirs with over
150 singers. Allegro represents many schools from the entire Kansas City Metro
area and rehearses weekly during the school year.
Allegro instills enduring and beneficial qualities such as cooperation, community service, commitment, positive work ethic, intrinsic motivation, responsibility, and teamwork in its participants. ACCC aspires to teach a life-long appreciation for the arts to its members and their families, increase the quality of choral singing in schools and connect the hearts and minds of members with the audience. The non-profit organization offers free concerts to the community three times a year and performs regularly at nursing homes and retirement centers as community outreach. Past performances include the Kansas State Capitol Sept. 11 Community Memorial Service, Star 102’s “The Monk and Kelly Show,” Midwest Wind Ensemble, “Christmas Kansas City” with the William Baker Festival Singers and the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. In 2003, the choir was selected to perform at the Kansas Music Educator Association’s annual convention in Wichita. Judith Higbee
Church of the
Saviour
Cleveland Hts. OH
44118
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