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We’re
United Choir School, Connecticut’s leading provider of
choral ensembles for girls.
We’ve found that many girls are looking for more challenging
opportunities to develop their musical talent, so we’ve developed a
unique network of choirs to enable gifted girls of every experience level
to realize their potential! Our
program currently serves over 550 students, ages 6-18, from 40 towns and
150 schools throughout the state.
The United Girls’ Choir,
our largest division, currently has chapters based in 10 different towns,
with additional chapters under development in other communities. UGC is made up of 22 ensembles of
various levels, from beginner to advanced, each of which rehearses once
per week and performs in several local concerts during the school
year. The Elm City Girls’ Choir, our premier
division, is an elite and rigorous magnet program, which provides
conservatory-level musical training and performance opportunities to a
select group of exceptionally talented choristers from all around the
state. ECGC has earned a
reputation as one of America’s
finest youth choirs, and has performed at many prestigious venues
throughout the world.
Our
curriculum focuses on the cultivation of leadership skills, musicianship,
confidence, and musical literacy, while emphasizing the importance of
sisterhood, teamwork, commitment, integrity, and respect. Staff members and choristers work
together as colleagues with the common goal of creating an atmosphere
that is both challenging and fun.
Peer leadership and mentoring are strongly encouraged, and many of
our advanced choristers serve as teaching assistants and role models for
less experienced students. The
mission of United
Choir School is to
enable its choristers to experience the joy of realizing their full potential,
both as musicians and as human beings, while working together in a
cooperative, professional environment.
ELM CITY
GIRLS’ CHOIR
Founded
in 1993, The Elm City Girls' Choir has received national recognition, and
has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Walt Disney
World. The Choir has performed with many outstanding choral groups,
including The American Boychoir,
CONCORA,
New York
Virtuoso Singers, and Yale Schola Cantorum, and with professional orchestras
including the Boston Philharmonic, New
Haven Symphony, and Moscow State Orchestra. Based in New Haven,
Connecticut, ECGC has toured extensively
throughout North America and Europe, and
has appeared on national television performing with Diana Ross at the
women's finals match of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. The Elm City Girls’ Choir is open
by invitation to choristers who have sung in the United Girls’ Choir for at least one
year.
ECGC is
made up of three ensembles: Academy, Advanced Academy,
and Senior Choir.
UNITED
GIRLS’ CHOIR
The United
Girls' Choir is Connecticut’s
fastest-growing youth choir. UGC
currently has chapters located in Branford, Cheshire, Clinton, Hamden, Killingworth, Milford, North Haven and Shelton, as well as advanced, regional
ensembles based in North Haven, Madison,
and Shelton.
The advanced ensembles of the United Girls’ Choir have performed
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
with the New Haven Ballet, and have participated in concert
tours to destinations throughout the Northeast, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C..
There are four
levels within the United Girls’ Choir:
Cantata (Level
1 – introductory… ages 6-11)
Allegra (Level
2 – intermediate… ages 10-13)
Chamber Singers
(Level 3 – advanced… ages 12-16)
Consort (Level
4 – most advanced… ages 15-18)
AUDITIONS
The United Girls’ Choir is
NOW HOLDING AUDITIONS!
All girls, ages 5-17 are eligible to
audition.
No experience is necessary.
The United
Girls’ Choir currently has chapters based in Branford, Cheshire, Clinton, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison,
Milford, New Haven,
North Haven and Shelton,
with additional chapters under development in other communities
throughout Connecticut.
For further information, or to
schedule an audition,
please contact us at (203) 787-1244 or info@unitedchoir.com.
PERFORMANCES
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Holiday Classics
featuring…
The Elm City
Girls’ Choir
Friday,
December 16, 2011 at 7:30 PM
United Church
on the Green
270
Temple Street, New Haven, CT
For tickets and
information, please call (203) 787-1244
or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com
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Holiday Joy
United Girls’ Choir
Cantata
& Allegra Divisions of the Hamden and North Haven Chapters
as well as
the North Haven Chamber Singers &
Consort Divisions
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at
2:00 PM
United Church on the Green
270 Temple
Street, New
Haven, CT
For tickets and
information, please call (203) 787-1244 or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com
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Madison Cultural Arts Holiday
Concert
United Girls’ Choir
Madison
Chamber Singers & Consort Divisions and
The
Trinity Girls’ Choir
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at
4:00 PM
First Congregational Church
26 Meeting House Lane, Madison, CT
For tickets, please
call (203) 245-0615
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Holiday Enchantment
United Girls’ Choir
Cantata
& Allegra Divisions of the Cheshire, Milford, and Shelton
Chapters
as well as
the Shelton
Chamber Singers & Consort Divisions
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at
7:30 PM
United Church on the Green
270 Temple
Street, New
Haven, CT
For tickets and
information, please call (203) 787-1244 or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com
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Holiday Splendor
United Girls’ Choir
Cantata
& Allegra Divisions of the Branford, Clinton, and Killingworth
Chapters
as well as
the Madison Chamber Singers & Consort Divisions
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at
4:00 PM
Polson Middle School
302 Green Hill Road, Madison, CT
For tickets and
information, please call (203) 787-1244 or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com
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STAFF
MUSIC FACULTY
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Tom Brand
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Founder and Artistic
Director
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Rebecca Rosenbaum
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Music Director
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Ria Antido
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Associate Music Director (Western Division)
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Beth Roach
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Regional Conductor
(Eastern Division)
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Liz Peters
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Co-Conductor of UGC Cheshire
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Joshua Feldman
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Accompanist (ECGC
& UGC)
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Sharon Lehr
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Accompanist (UGC)
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Brett Terry
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Accompanist (UGC)
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Adam Begley
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Accompanist (UGC)
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Alexander Ratner
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Accompanist (UGC)
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Michael Salazar
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Accompanist (UGC)
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Alissa Wendelschafer
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Accompanist (UGC)
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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
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Katie Dryden
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Choir Manager
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Kim Gould
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Administrative Assistant
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Ria Antido
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Choir Management Associate
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Nancy Karpel
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Finance Associate
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Beth Roach
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Rehearsal Management Associate
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Deborah Neale
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Music Librarian
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CONTACT US
If you would like to learn more about our program,
please do not hesitate to contact us!
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Phone:
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(203)
787-1244
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Fax:
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(203)
787-6577
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E-mail:
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info@unitedchoir.com
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Address:
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United
Choir School
341 Quinnipiac Ave.
New Haven, CT 06513
U.S.A.
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