Seattle Girls Choir

Seattle Girls Choir

The Seattle Girls Choir (SGC) was established in 1982 when Dr. Jerome L. Wright, Founder and Artistic Director, conceived the Choir School as a "junior conservatory" where talented young women from throughout the Puget Sound region could gather after school to develop their music education under the tutelage of world-class artist-teachers.

Its mission is to nurture the development of our young female artist-in body, mind and spirit. The SGC school maintains a deep commitment to musical and personal excellence, and provides musically literate and personally empowered young women to its communities. The Seattle Girls' Choir has sung across North America and tours internationally on the average of every two years.

Six levels of instruction comprise the Choir School, from youngest to oldest: Dolcinette, Dolcine, Vivissimi, Allegra, Cantamus and Prime Voci. It has students between the ages of 6 and 19.

The curriculum includes vocal technique, music theory, sight singing, solfege, musicianship, and vocal pedagogy.

Achievements

First place awards

* International Youth & Music FestivalVienna, Austria
* Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, WalesFirst Prize, Youth Choir Division
* International Choral Kathaumixw, CanadaFirst Prizes in Youth Choirs & Chamber Choirs

econd place award

* International Choral Kathaumixw, CanadaSecond Place in Childrens Choir Competition

pecial performances

* World Festival of Womens SingingSalt Lake City, Feb. 4-7, 2004
** Featured Choirs:
*** Mormon Tabernacle & Assembly Hall,
*** Seoul LadiesSingers
*** Viva Voce!
*** Brigham Young University Womens Choir
* Czech Sacred Music Festival, PragueFeatured Choir, 2003
* Seattle GirlsChoir Twentieth Anniversary ConcertBenaroya Symphony Hall, SeattleJune, 2002
* World Festival of Womens Singing (Americafest) – Co-host Choir with Elektra2001 Concerts at Town Hall, St. James Cathedral and Benaroya Symphony Hall, Seattle
* ACDA National Convention, San Antonio, TexasMarch 2001
* Mass at St. Peters Basilica & Concert at St. Ignatius, Rome2000
** Part of the Millennium Jubilee Cathedral Tour. Cathedrals concerts in Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Venice, Ravenna, Siena, Florence and Rome (by invitation of the Pope.)
* Portland International Childrens Choir FestivalFeatured American Choir” – 1998
* ACDA National Convention, San Diego, CaliforniaMarch 1997
* Harvard University Festival of Womens Choirs1996
* AmericaFest 1994: Concerts in Minneapolis, Des Moines, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Toronto, Quebec City, the Maritimes and New England.
* One of four Founding Choirs with Tapiola Choir of Finland, Shchedryk Choir of Ukraine and Efroni Choir of Israel.
* ACDA National Convention, San Antonio, TexasMarch 1993
* International Singing Week (Europa Cantat) – Veszprem, Hungary -- 1992
* International Choral SympaattiHelsinki & Tampere Finland1990
* ISME International ConferenceFinlandia Hall, Helsinki1990
* Goodwill Games Arts FestivalHost Choir for the Soviet-American Youth Choir Festival1990
* Chorus America National Convention
* MENC National ConventionAnaheim, California1986
* East Coast US Tour1984 Boston, New York (UN & St. John the Divine), Philadelphia (Mayors Fourth of July Celebration at Independence Hall), Washington, DC, Baltimore and Orlando
* West Coast US Tour1982 Portland, Eugene and San Francisco (Grace Cathedral)

European concert tours

1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006 Countries visited: Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Wales

External links

* [http://www.seattlegirlschoir.org Seattle Girls Choir webpage]


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