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Educational Outreach
Kennett Symphony Children's Chorus
in residence at West Chester University
Oxford Presbyterian Church, December, 2006 |
In its eighteenth season, the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus
is a community organization for boys and girls ages seven through eighteen.
Singers are auditioned and placed by age and/or experience in one of three groups:
Ensemble, Chorus, or Youth Chorale.
KSCC is an educational outreach of the Kennett Symphony of Chester County
and gives qualified singers an opportunity to perform high-caliber,
age-appropriate repertoire that is culturally and musically diverse while
nurturing vocal and musical development within a group setting.
For more information, see the Chorus' home page: Kennett Symphony Children's Chorus
 Free Children's Concert
Instrument Petting Zoo |
Each season in March, the Kennett Symphony League sponsors a FREE Children’s Concert
and Instrument Petting Zoo geared towards families with school age children.
The hour long concert is followed by an instrument petting zoo.
Tickets are available for FREE at the door. An adult donation is appreciated.
Supporting Sponsors:
- Endo Pharmaceuticals
- Kennett Symphony League
- The Brandywiners
- ACME
- 1675 Foundation
- Taylor’s Music Store and Studios, Inc.
Competitions
sponsored in part by The Mushroom Festival and the Kennett Run Charities
Voice Competition
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square, PA.
Application due Feb. 15, 2009
Click here for an application form.
The competition, chaired by Mr. and Mrs. David F. Gilbert, is for
gifted singers age 18-26 as of January 1, 2009.
The public is invited to hear these young emerging artists.
Competitors must perform three operatic, oratorio or concert arias
from the 18th to the 20th centuries, with at least one in English.
Three prizes will be awarded:
- First Prize: $500 and a solo performance with the Kennett Symphony,
- Second Prize: $300
- Third Prize: $100
2008 Voice Competition Winners
First Place Winner Mezzo Soprano Julia Mintzer
Second Place Winners Soprano Valerie Haber and Tenor Abdul Barr Khaliq
Honorable Mentions Sopranos Julie Bishop and Victoria Browers
2007 Voice Competition Winners
First Place Winner Soprano Colleen Daly
Second Place Winner Baritone/Bass Andrew T. McLaughlin
Third Place Winner Soprano Carolyn Pelley
Honorable Mentions Valerie Haber and Madelyn Wanner
Instrumental Competition
Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square, PA.
Application due Nov. 1, 2008
Click here for an application form.
The competition, chaired by Mr. and Mrs. David F. Gilbert, is for gifted
musicians in grades 9-12 (during the 2007-2008 school year) who play string,
woodwind, brass or percussion instruments.
The public is invited to hear these young emerging artists.
Competitors will perform a classical composition or movement of a larger work for solo and orchestra.
Three prizes will be awarded:
- First Prize: $500 and a solo performance with the Kennett Symphony,
- Second Prize: $300
- Third Prize: $100
2007 Instrumental Competition Winners
First Place Winner Violinist Heawon Shin
Second Place Winners Oboist Emily Snyder
Third Place Winner Violinist Natalie Kress
2006 Instrumental Competition Winners
First Place Winner Violinist Jamie Lee
Second Place Winners Cellist Michael Dahlberg
and Violinist Rachel Field
Honorable Mention Cellist Yuki Koyama
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