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Casper Children's Chorale

Casper's Ambassadors of Song

The Children's Chorale was founded in 1979 with the goal of providing a positive and challenging music experience for singers in the fourth through eighth grades. Over 200 singers audition for the 80 voice chorus, which rehearses weekly September through May, preparing songs in diverse styles and languages. The Chorale has appeared by invitation at state, regional, and national MENC and ACDA Conventions, and has earned consistent gold awards at Heritage Festivals in the United States and Canada.

CCC wins Gold Award at 2010 Orlando Heritage Festival.
Casper Children’s Chorale received a Gold Award for scoring over 90 and the Adjudicators trophy for groups scoring over 95 as well as earning the most points in the festival with scores of 98, 96 and 95.

To explain the scores; children’s' choirs and middle school choirs have to score an 85 or above to get a Gold Award, and high school choirs have to score a 90 to get a Gold. Casper Children's Chorale scored a 98, a 96, and a 95. This not only gained us a Gold Award, but an Adjudicator's Award (95 average or higher) and the Outstanding Choral Award for highest score at the festival.

Festival judges were impressed with the overall capability of a choir made up of 4th – 8th grade students. CCC not only sang in four different styles: Baroque, Spanish dance, a song half in Swahili and a Bernstein Latin mass but also awed the judges with the energy in which they performed their synchronized movements for added flair to their performance.

Inspiration
Marcia Patton is founder and conductor of the Casper Children's Chorale. She has taught choral music at all levels (K-12) for the past 35 years. Her high school and children's choirs have performed on state, division, and national ACDA and MENC conventions, Marcia's work as a performer and conductor have taken her across the US and into Europe, Southeast Asia, China, and Brazil. She has conducted all state choirs at the elementary, junior high, and high school level. Marcia was the 2002 Wyoming Teacher of the Year. Other recognitions include the NFSHSAA outstanding educator award, the Natrona County School District Medalllian of Excellence, and, with the Casper Children's Chorale, the Wyoming Governor's Arts Award.

History
During the past 30 years, the Chorale has toured throughout Wyoming presenting musical programs for children and community audiences. A typical season includes a fall concert, pe, a holiday performance with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, local church and school tours, a three day spring performance tour, and the annual Mother's Day Concert. The young singing ambassadors from Casper have performed in Los Angeles, Billings, Boise, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, Rapid City, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C. and Vancouver B.C., sharing their love of music and their pride in Wyoming.

Season Highlights
For the 2010-2011 Concert Season, the Casper Children’s Chorale will again be featured with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra on their Holiday Concert. In April they tour southwest Wyoming on their way to Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. Other performances include the February Casper Church Tour, a concert with the Colorado Children’s Chorale, April School Tour, and the 32nd Annual Mother’s Day Concert.

Singers Take Note.......

Upcoming dates:
- Church Tour
  February 26

Financial Support
The Casper Children’s Chorale is a Non-Profit (501c3) organization, which depends upon community financial support for activities and travel, and for individual singer scholarships so the Chorale is available to all children, regardless of economic background. Donations may be mailed to:
Casper Children's Chorale
P.O. Box 1622
Casper, WY 82602.

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