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Iowa Youth Chorus is central Iowa's premier youth choral organization, now celebrating its 25th year of bringing choral excellence to the children in the Des Moines metro area. Iowa Youth Chorus, formerly named Des Moines Children's Chorus, was founded in 1981 by Eugene Wilson and Millie Haynie. Their vision was to create a community organization that would cultivate musical greatness in children. Iowa Youth Chorus is home to more than 250 singers from across central Iowa. Students range in age from 6 to 18 and meet at one of six locations for weekly rehearsals and lessons. Our intermediate and advanced choirs tour each year. Past regional tours by Chorale include exchanges with the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, the North American Choral Company and the Young Naperville Singers. This year Chorale will tour to St. Louis and perform with the Kirkwood Children's Chorale. Past international tours by Youth Chorale include the following: 2002 - Kathaumixw International Choral Festival: 1st place in Children's Division 2004 - Choir Olympics, Bremen, Germany: silver medals in Mixed Youth Choirs and Sacred Music A Cappella. 2005 - Cultural Exchange with the national youth choirs of Guatemala and El Salvador 2006 - Niagara International Music Festival, Niagara region, Canada. 2007 - Competed at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, UK.
YOUTH CHORALE
TWO SILVER MEDALS 2004 CHOIR OLYMPICS BREMEN, GERMAN
Commitment to outreach, diversity and personal development motivated the advancement of several educational projects including:
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