{"id":272,"date":"2011-02-24T11:01:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T11:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/?p=272"},"modified":"2012-03-02T14:20:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T19:20:58","slug":"acclaimed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2011\/02\/24\/acclaimed\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCLAIMED"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h3>Children\u2019s Choir<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe SVCC is completely captivating and professionally poised. In  truth, the childish intonations make \u2018Silent Night\u2019 shine especially  brightly as a family-friendly seasonal release. Again, Director White  extracts an incredibly high level of musicianship from her young  charges, and the choir sings with tremendous enthusiasm and heart.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014 Carol Swanson in a 2007 review of \u201cSilent Night,\u201d an SVCC recording posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christmasreviews.com\/\">www.christmasreviews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/02\/IMG_6524_opt-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>The Shenandoah Valley Children\u2019s Choir (SVCC) represents one of  the most widely traveled and highly acclaimed groups of musical  performers associated with 91΄σΙρ.<\/p>\n<p>It was founded in 1992 by Julia White, who remains its artistic  director. It has performed for such dignitaries as Jimmy and Rosalynn  Carter, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  Highlights include performances at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>three Southern Division ACDA conferences (Orlando in \u201900 and  Charlotte in \u201902, under the direction of Sir David Willcocks, and  Charleston, W.Va., in \u201906)<\/li>\n<li>the Carnegie Hall Children\u2019s Choir Festival (\u201998 and \u201907)<\/li>\n<li>the Tuscany International Children\u2019s Chorus Festival in Italy (\u201901)<\/li>\n<li>the Pacific Rim Children\u2019s Chorus Festival in Hawaii (\u201905 and \u201909)<\/li>\n<li>three occasions with members of the Washington Symphonic Brass Quintet<\/li>\n<li>the White House, with Opera singer, Placido Domingo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SVCC serves young people from Virginia\u2019s Shenandoah Valley and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n<p>Its mission is to foster artistry and excellence through musical  study using weekly practices as a group and individual homework in  solfege and rhythm. The training includes sight-reading, memorization,  and written theory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-275\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2011\/02\/IMG_2118_opt-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>The SVCC program encompasses the concert choir, ages 11-18; the  treble choir, ages 9-15; and the preparatory choir, ages 8-11. Admission  is by audition and requires serious commitment to attend practices and  do homework. Early-elementary \u201cexplorers\u201d classes are also offered for  children in kindergarten through grade 3.<\/p>\n<p>No qualified, interested child is turned away. White sees that financial assistance is extended to students who need it.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight in October 2011 was SVCC\u2019s appearance with The  American Boychoir, regarded as the United States\u2019 premier concert boys\u2019  choir. It was the sixth time this choir had performed in Harrisonburg at  the invitation of SVCC.<\/p>\n<p>The 74-year-old American Boychoir, a highly selective residential  program based in Princeton, New Jersey, joined SVCC in performing  before hundreds of young teens enrolled in local public middle schools.  The audience was also invited to participate at points, enabling them to  experience the joy of community singing. Joint master classes of the  Boychoir and SVCC were open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>White worked with the American Boychoir School in the late 1980s  when she was a master\u2019s student at Westminster Choir College in  Princeton, New Jersey, and has maintained a relationship with the  Boychoir over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The SVCC has released 14 recordings since 1996, with most still available on CD.<\/p>\n<p>To hear samples of SVCC music, purchase a CD, or obtain more information about SVCC, visit <a href=\"\/svcc\">www.emu.edu\/svcc<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children\u2019s Choir \u201cThe SVCC is completely captivating and professionally poised. In truth, the childish intonations make \u2018Silent Night\u2019 shine especially brightly as a family-friendly seasonal release. 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