Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas

Each child is placed in the appropriate chorus through an audition with the artistic staff. Placement is based on musical and vocal readiness, emotional maturity, consistency of focus, attitude and leadership. Auditions are held each year for new singers as well as for those students wishing to advance to the next level chorus.

Each chorus is designed to be a rewarding experience in its own right. Each chorus will maintain the highest standards of excellence, continue to develop musical and vocal skills and be an exciting learning environment.

The five choruses are:

Concert I – This chorus, the most advanced chorus, rehearses on Monday evenings at First United Methodist Church, Crossroads Center from 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., and approximately one Saturday morning or afternoon a month. The performance schedule for this chorus is the most extensive. There can be as many as two performances a month. If CCGD is contracted by the Dallas Symphony, Voices of Change, etc., then Concert I will usually fulfill those obligations. This chorus will tour nationally/internationally every other season. We recognize that the commitment to this chorus is extensive: you may request placement in a chorus with a lighter performing schedule. Tuition: $450 per year

Concert II – This is an advanced chorus. The children are generally younger than the members of Concert I although there are always exceptions. This chorus rehearses on Monday evenings from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Salon at Cathedral Guadalupe and approximately two Saturday mornings or afternoons a semester. Usually two or three performances are scheduled in each semester. The chorus will tour regionally every other season. Tuition: $400 per year.

Apprentice – This is an intermediate level chorus designed to continue the development of the child’s vocal and musical skills that are necessary to participate in one of the Concert choruses. This chorus rehearses on Monday evenings from 6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Children’s Theater at First Presbyterian Church. This chorus usally performs two or three times each semester. Tuition: $300 per year.

Prelude – This chorus is designed to introduce the children to the vocal and musical skills required for classical choral singing. The students rehearse on Monday afternoons from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. This chorus usually performs once or twice each semester. Tuition: $250 per year.

Youth Chorus – This is an advanced chorus for students in the ninth through twelfth grades. They rehearse on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. This chorus performs one or two times each semester. Tuition: $525 per year. Each participant purchases his or her own music for $75 per year.