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DES MOINES CHILDREN'S CHORUSES, INC.
525 East 9th Street Suite B - Des Moines, IA 50309
- 515.262.8312 x13
Vicki Hedlin | dmccsing@qwest.net
http://www.dmcc.org
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Disciplines
Music
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Type of Program
After school
Weekends
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Age Range
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
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| Organization |
| Mission: | |
Dedicated to educating, entertaining, and enriching the lives of Iowa children and adults through the promotion and presentation of the choral arts.
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| Founder: | |
Eugene Wilson, who received his Bachelor's in Voice and Masters in Conducting from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey
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| Founded: | |
1981
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| Vision: | |
Des Moines Children's Choruses will be the primary organization in the Midwestern United States for choral music education and presentation, with educational programs extending from pre-school ages through adults.
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| Honors: | |
Our Des Moines International Children's Choral Festival was named "1999 Event of the Year" by the Iowa Division of Tourism.
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| Program |
| Programs: | |
Choir School for more than 400 children, with locations in six central cities; Creators and producers of the Heartland Children's Choral Festival; Creators and producers of the Des Moines International Children's Choral Festival; Heartland Choral Camp; Producers of "Sing, Children, Sing!," "Boys to Men Workshop," "Sing after School," and "Singing in Schools" Educational Outreach programs, reaching more than 13,000 children each year; Produce or appear in more than 120 performances each year; Tour approximately 250 children in the US and abroad each year.
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| Youth Served: | |
400-420
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| Gender Specific: | |
No
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| Prerequisites: | |
Children in the Choir School are from a 19-county central Iowa area. Children in pre-choir programs for first and second grades self select. Children in all other choirs are accepted on the basis of audition. Some programs, including "Sing after School," are specifically designed for children in inner-city, high minority, low socio-economic neighborhoods.
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| Season: | |
Year-long, Academic year, Summer
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| Schedule: | |
Weekly
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| Method of Evaluation: | |
Performance, Survey, Skills tests
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| Free Program: | |
No
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| Scholarships: | |
Yes
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| Additional Info: | |
Des Moines Children's Choruses: Building SongBridges...one child at a time.
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| Administration |
| Primary Instructor: | |
Artist
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| Professional Development for Artists or Teachers: | |
Yes
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| Curriculum Guides or Lesson Plans for Teachers: | |
Yes
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| Budget: | |
$876,000
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| Funding: | |
Earned revenue, Private support, Government and/or foundation grants, Corporate underwriting, Other
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| Other Funding Methods: | |
Hotel/Motel Tax
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| Governing Board: | |
Yes
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| Advisory Board: | |
No
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| Community |
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Multiple county
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| Serve At-risk Youth: | |
Some
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| Collaborations: | |
Schools, Cultural institutions, Businesses, Social Service, Churches
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"Everything I have accomplished in music is greatly indebted to my time in Children's Choruses. Chanticleer has been a dream come true--from our first Grammy and a five-month run in the top 10 of the Billboard Classical Chart to the possibility of an upcoming PBS Christmas special. Of course traveling all over the world has its merits as well. But as I go from place to place, I always remember my roots and the skills I gained in Des Moines."
-- Matt Oltmann, member of Chanticleer and former chorister
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