Seasonal Highlights: Although CYC rehearses at Cabrillo College, it does not receive funds from the college. The program is funded by tuition and donations from the community, and governed by its own Board of Directors.
Annual Voice Camp Regional choral festivals Fall & Spring concerts
JOIN CABRILLO YOUTH CHORUS’ 11TH SEASON
HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION & PERFORMANCE FOR CHILDREN Ages 8-18
2009/10 Opportunities:
Cabrillo VAPA building dedication ceremony. Cabrillo Stage’s production of Scrooged. ACDA Western Conference Honor Choir Concerts with Ensemble Monterey, Cantiamo! and Cabrillo Symphonic Choir
TUITION FOR THE FALL SESSION IS $185. Tuition assistance is available.
Past Performances:
Leonard Bernstein's Mass with the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Prague, St. Petersburg and Moscow performing in a Dvorak festival The premiere of A Rat's Tale by Henry Mollicone with the Santa Cruz Youth Symphony Bach's St. Matthew Passion with Ensemble Monterey The premiere of Canticle of Light by Stephen Tosh with Cantiamo! and the Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra The 1st Annual Bach Around The Clock Event Abalone Festival with songs in Japanese The world premiere of a commissioned work by composer Imant Raminsh, The Peace of Wild Things
Give your child the opportunity of a lifetime! Innovative, literacy based programming Opportunities to work with professional musicians and instructors Musical & drama performance opportunities with:
Cabrillo Stage Ensemble Monterey Cabrillo Music Festival Cabrillo Adult Choirs Santa Cruz Youth Symphony Santa Cruz Symphony
CHORUS COSTUMES
Polo shirts $16 Girls formal costumes are purchased by the parents through the chorus (dress, jewelry, shoes) $90 Boys formal costumes for Boys (black pants, tuxedo shirts, black shoes) are purchased individually by the parents.
WHY DOES YOUR CHILD NEED MUSIC?
Studying music improves your child’s intelligence! “Intelligence test scores are higher in children who took lessons in keyboarding or singing.”
The Cabrillo Youth Chorus offers four levels of instruction, in addition to a larger, mixed ensemble: Dolce - Beginning Vivace - Beginning & Intermediate Allegria - Intermediate Con Brio - Advanced Boy & Girls Chorus Auditions are conducted on August 25th & 26th at the New CAbrillo College Fine Arts Complex: Choir Room 5149, corner of Cabrillo College Drive and Soquel Drive.
Rehearsal Times:
Dolce & Vivace
(Tuesday 4-6PM)
Allegria & Con Brio
(Wednesday 4-5:30PM)
Association for Psychological Science
Boys & Girls Chorus
(Tuesday 5-6PM)
California schools have been forced to eliminate music programs due to budget issues. Those programs that have survived these cuts are severely underfunded.
CYC offers a solution to this crisis by providing high quality programming. Instruction includes:
Vocal performance & musicianship Music theory Rhythm Orff instruments The Cabrillo Youth Chorus was founded in 1998 by Cheryl Anderson, Director of Choral Activities at Cabrillo College, and a group of parents who were members of the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus. The group was quickly recognized for its excellence and has performed a varied and multi-lingual repertoire with Cantiamo! & Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus South Valley Symphony Winchester Symphony, Cabrillo Opera, Santa Cruz Youth Symphony, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and the Santa Cruz County Symphony
Rehearsals conveniently located at the newly constructed, state of the art Visual & Performing Arts facilities at Cabrillo College. 6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003
For additional information, please call:
Music training in childhood improves cognitive abilities, according to research presented at Johns Hopkins University’s “Learning, Arts, and the Brain” summit in Baltimore.
(831) 479-5021 or visit our website cabrilloyouthchorus.org
5/14/09 Dana Foundation