Dear YCCO Debut Choir parents,
Tuesday was a special day for YCCO’s Debut singers. We attended the Oregon Children’s Choral Festival in Eugene. Some of our choristers were unable to attend due to illness or other commitments. We understand. Those who attended the festival had a wonderful day with 1000 other singers from around the state of Oregon. We had the chance to hear other choirs perform for each other, sing under the direction of a guest conductor who led us in rehearsing and recording three mass choir numbers, hear a special guest choir perform, as well as have time for pizza, some fun on a carousel and participate in mini golf! In addition, YCCO was proud to have Debut Choir member, Alana Lukens perform her winning Featured Youth Composer contest song "Angel in the Clouds" on the Hult Center stage!
I wanted the parents of the festival participants to know how much I appreciate your children. Their behavior was amazing. They were polite, grateful, well behaved, focused and professional. You have raised them well. Our chaperones were wonderful as well, always there to do anything we needed, being there for the staff at all times. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to YCCO.
The two judges at the festival were very supportive of our singing, making comments like, “Beautiful vowels, tall and open. Tone is lovely. Intonation is awesome. Nice sound effects. Good diction. Good consonants. Excellent energy on your high notes. Bravo! Spot on! I can understand all the words. I wanted more! You look sharp. Thank you for your awesomeness! You look fabulous. WOW! You look like you are having fun!" The two judges gave us scores of 98 and 99 out of 100!!! Remarkable scores, to be sure!
I am so proud of this season’s singers. They sing very well, behave responsibly, and have energy and enthusiasm to match. I look forward to their May 18 concert as well as a continued relationship with each singer in the coming years. Please encourage your child to continue to sing. It makes their " insides come out", as a former student told me once. If you know of another family with children who love to sing, please encourage them to call the choir office for an audition or come to a rehearsal (we have three left) so they can see what happens every Monday at YCCO! Parents-BRAVO to you for your support of music education in your children's lives. You are creating whole people by encouraging their love and talents in singing.
Sincerely,
Beth Basham
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