Wilmington Children's Chorus Announces Fall Auditions

From the City of Wilmington:

September 18, 2020

Mayor Mike Purzycki and City Cultural Affairs Director Tina Betz are pleased to share the following news release from the Wilmington Children’s Chorus, which will hold virtual fall auditions beginning tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, and continuing through Monday, September 21, 2020. Please see the WCC news release below with additional details.

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Wilmington Children’s Chorus (WCC) and the City of Wilmington are excited to announce auditions for WCC’s fall season. Any qualified child can participate for free, regardless of financial or social background. To learn more and schedule an audition, visit www.WilmingtonChildrensChorus.org/events/auditions

“Our fall season will offer both virtual and in-person, socially distant rehearsals,” said WCC Artistic Director Kimberly Doucette. “We want to provide options all of our families are comfortable with to keep our choristers connected and singing.”

The Wilmington Children’s Chorus is a multi-cultural children’s choir with deep roots in the Wilmington community. WCC was founded in 2002 as a project of Cityfest, Inc., a non-profit organization affiliated with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Now an independent non-profit, the choir serves over 400 young people ages 8-18 annually.

WCC’s 2020-2021 season will be unlike any other. With a renewed focus on social justice, the choir will be filming and producing a documentary film featuring their choristers and community activists. The documentary will highlight young people’s voices and use music as a tool to heal and connect our community.

The Wilmington Children’s Chorus is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

This press release was produced by the City of Wilmington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.