FileParticipants in Wichita State鈥檚 Kodaly Children鈥檚 Choir Camp and instructors in the 麻豆传媒 Kodaly Certification Program will perform a concert, 鈥淰oices in Accord,鈥� at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, in Wiedemann Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
Elaine Quilichini, artistic director of the Calgary Girls Choir (Canada), and Shawn Chastain, executive director of fine arts for Wichita Public Schools, will conduct the choral event.
The concert will conclude with 鈥淎merica the Beautiful: We are a People,鈥� a composition arranged by Ruth Dwyer and Martin Ellis. It will feature both the children鈥檚 and adult鈥檚 choirs, Mike Wood on piano, and associate professor Lynne Davis on the Marcussen Organ.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Fine Arts offers the Kodaly Children鈥檚 Choir Camp each summer, in partnership with Kodaly Music Educators of Kansas (KMEK). Young singers, ages 11-16, have the opportunity to improve vocal skills, meet other student musicians and learn Kodaly choral techniques during the weeklong camp.
For more information on the children鈥檚 choir and other Kodaly programs, go to .