The Quincy Area Youth Chorus is welcoming new singers who are interested in quality vocal training in a fun atmosphere. Singers in grades three through 12 are invited to audition for the spring 2024 semester. Accepted singers will perform at their own concert on April 7 as well as join the Quincy Symphony Orchestra and Choruses for a spectacular finale performance of Carmina Burana on April 20, 2024.
“It’s a rare opportunity for a young singer to be part of such a large choir and to have a chance to perform with an orchestra,” said QAYC Conductor Paul Shelor. “It’s an amazing feeling singing with a live orchestra, especially one that size.”
Auditions for the QAYC will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 333 S. 36th Street in Quincy. Auditioning children should prepare a song they enjoy singing. Please call the Quincy Symphony office, 217-222-2856, to sign up for an audition time.
QAYC includes girls and boys with unchanged voices, and consists of two performing groups. Amy Fairchild directs the Kinderchor for the younger singers and Paul Shelor directs the Concert Choir for older members. Rehearsals are on either Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons. Young singers from throughout the area perform as an ensemble in the fall and spring and sometimes in combined performances with the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Founded in 1995, QAYC is a performing and educational outreach program within the Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association. QAYC supplements school and church choral training with focused preparation and performance of excellent treble chorus literature. Additional information is available at www.qsoa.org/youth.
