Boulder Children’s Chorale
The Boulder Children’s Chorale (BCC) has established itself as one of the premier choirs for young singers in the Front Range through it’s commitment to musical excellence and education. BCC has three ensembles: Two Preparatory Choirs designed to train beginning and developing singers, and Bel Canto, which features our advanced singers. Since its inaugural season in 2009, Boulder Children’s Chorale has collaborated with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulder Ballet, Mahlerfest, Boulder Kids for Bach, the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, Kutandara Marimba, CU Opera and with the adult ensembles of the Boulder Chorale. We are excited to be returning to The Nutcracker this year, and look forward a great 2015-2016 concert season. To find out more about the Boulder Children’s Chorale’s upcoming performance and auditions, please visit www.boulderchildrenschorale.org KATE KLOTZ—Boulder Children’s Chorale Artistic Director and Preparatory Choirs Director Kate Klotz, Artistic Director, teaches elementary music in Boulder, Colorado and specializes in teaching beginning vocal technique and music literacy. She holds a Masters of Music from Colorado State University and received her undergraduate degree in Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Kate holds all three levels of Kodály certification and has also completed Orff Schulwerk training. She has instructed students in private piano and voice, as well as teaching elementary general music and middle school choir in Colorado and Washington state public schools. From 20112013, Kate served on the artistic staff of the Spokane Area Youth Choirs in Spokane, Washington, where she directed elementary and middle level choirs. She has been a guest clinician and choral adjudicator for the St. Vrain Valley and Omak School Districts, and has sung with the Colorado Conductor’s Chorale and the Spokane Symphony Chorale. She resides in Boulder with her husband, Nathan. MEG LAWLESS Meg Lawless teaches middle school choral music and dramatic arts in Mead, Colorado and specializes in pre-adolescent and adolescent vocal technique and choral singing. She completed her Masters of Music in Music Education at University of Colorado-Boulder in 2014 and received her undergraduate degree in music education from Butler University in 2005. Meg began her career as Director of Choral Activities at Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong, China. She has also taught middle and high school choral music and drama in Indiana and Illinois public schools. From 2012-2014, Meg served as director of Bel Canto, a division of the Centennial Children’s Chorus. She has been a guest clinician for the Colorado American Choral Director’s Association, and worked in conjunction with the choral music staff of University of Colorado to develop the CU-Boulder Middle School Choral Festival. She resides in Lafayette with her husband, Ryan, and her son, Liam, and enjoys hiking, yoga, and soaking in the Colorado sunshine.
NUTCRACKER SINGERS Madeline Becker Melia Cargill Riley Cochran Eliana Feistner Ian Feistner Rosemary Greenberg Bradley Hambleton Katie Hartrick
Wade Hartrick Sarah Hunter Izzy Lavelle Vasilisa Malenkiy Audrey Maloney Annaliese Markel Carly McAleavy Ella Mitchell
Tatum Mitchell Sara Moran Anya Moser Michelle Ng Lola Nicoletti-Brunner Fiona Nugent Maia Penuel
Hazel Reinhart Sarah Shehigian Noah Sherry Corrina Tulk Molly Tulk Penelope Volkmar
Boulder Ballet | Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra 2015-2016 Nutcracker
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