Austin Children's Choir
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The award winning Austin Children's Choir was founded in 1986 by Dr.
Bernard Gastler of Concordia University as a gift to the community. The
choir provides children ages 7 to 18 an excellent choral musicexperience
taught by the highest trained professionals in the industry. The Choir
provides the Austin music scene the unique spectrum of sound that only
a children's choir can produce.
The Choir, which has an enrollment of singers from the greater Austin
metropolitan area, is organized into three singing groups based on a
chorister's age as well as his or her musicianship level.
The Choir offers a two-hour rehearsal session every week for each age
group. The Choir performs three, large-format concerts every year.
Select members of the Choir are also invited to perform at weddings,
benefit events, children's festivals, and productions with other
community arts groups throughout the year.
In select summers the Choir makes special appearances throughout
Texas and the United States while on tour. In addition, the Artistic
Director sponsors summer camps that is open to the community. Any
child, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or national origin, is eligible to
audition for and join the Choir.
The Choir is committed to providing every child the opportunity to
participate in and benefit from the joys of music. That is why full and
partial scholarships are available for all Choir members and all Choir
activities.
Bernard Gastler of Concordia University as a gift to the community. The
choir provides children ages 7 to 18 an excellent choral musicexperience
taught by the highest trained professionals in the industry. The Choir
provides the Austin music scene the unique spectrum of sound that only
a children's choir can produce.
The Choir, which has an enrollment of singers from the greater Austin
metropolitan area, is organized into three singing groups based on a
chorister's age as well as his or her musicianship level.
The Choir offers a two-hour rehearsal session every week for each age
group. The Choir performs three, large-format concerts every year.
Select members of the Choir are also invited to perform at weddings,
benefit events, children's festivals, and productions with other
community arts groups throughout the year.
In select summers the Choir makes special appearances throughout
Texas and the United States while on tour. In addition, the Artistic
Director sponsors summer camps that is open to the community. Any
child, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or national origin, is eligible to
audition for and join the Choir.
The Choir is committed to providing every child the opportunity to
participate in and benefit from the joys of music. That is why full and
partial scholarships are available for all Choir members and all Choir
activities.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Kathleen Turner
Artistic Director Kathleen Kalin Turner is one of only a few graduates of the
Eastman School of Music to be awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate in
two disciplines, earning hers in organ and oboe. In addition, she holds a Masters
of Music in Sacred Music from Westminster Choir College, (Princeton, New Jersey)
and was the 1988 winner of the national MTNA-Wurlitzer Collegiate Artist
Competition in organ. Since 1988, Kathleen has held sacred music positions in the
Episcopal denomination, most notably Organist/Choirmaster of Trinity Cathedral in
Little Rock, Arkansas and historic Christ Church, Frederica on St. Simons Island,
Georgia. In addition to her work with the Austin Children's Choir, Kathleen also
serves as the Director of Music for St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Austin, TX.
Kathleen enjoys an active performing career and presents workshops in various
facets of music education throughout the country. She lives in Austin with her
husband, Te and son, Chris.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Kelley Glover
[Read Kelley's Bio]
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This project is funded and supported in
part by the City of Austin through the
Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from
the Texas Commission on the Arts and
an award from the National Endowment
for the Arts, which believes that a great
nation deserves great art.
part by the City of Austin through the
Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from
the Texas Commission on the Arts and
an award from the National Endowment
for the Arts, which believes that a great
nation deserves great art.
