Bach Chorale Youth Chorus Auditions

Seeking New Members!

Interested young people from ages of 11 and older may audition to sing for the second semester with the Bach Chorale Youth Chorus, directed by Mr. Michael Bennett. Parents with interested children may contact the Children's Choir & Youth Chorus Coordinator, Jean Dahnke at (765) 296-2666, or by email Dahnke789@gmail.com. The registration form is also available online in pdf format here

Schedule:

Monday, August 27th:   4 – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, August 28th:   4 – 6 p.m.

Auditions are held in the Bach Chorale Office.
123 North Sixth Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
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Please call us to schedule an appointment, (765) 429–5151 and then, fill out and bring this Registration Form (pdf).

For further information or questions, please click here or contact Jean Dahnke, the Youth Chorus and Children's Choir Coordinator.

Co-founded and directed by Cecil Shoemaker, the Greater Lafayette Children's Choir merged with the Bach Chorale Organization to become the Bach Chorale Children's Choir & Youth Chorus in 1999, thereby providing citizens of Tippecanoe and surrounding counties with an outstanding choral music learning environment for children between the ages of 8 - 14.

The community choirs are not-for-profit organizations founded in February 1992 by Cecil Shoemaker and Thomas Saxon, and follow a process-oriented philosophy of taking children from where they are and developing them into artists. The most important qualities are motivation, commitment, self-discipline and a willingness to improve vocally. No child is turned away who wants to a part of a choir, although choir experience and age 11 is required for a Bach Chorale Youth Chorus member. Financial assistance is available upon request.

The three 43rd Season Concerts for the Youth Chorus

  1. Bach Chorale's Concert #2: The Bach Chorale Youth Chorus will join with the Bach Chorale Singers and Children's Choir at the Long Center for Performing Arts:
    “Family Carols,”
        8:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2007
  2. Bach Chorale's Concert #3: The Bach Chorale Youth Chorus will also join with the Bach Chorale Chamber Singers, at the First Baptist Church:

    “Brilliant Baroque! Vivaldi – Gloria,”     8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2008
  3. Bach Chorale's Concert #5: The Bach Chorale Children's Choir and Youth Chorus will perform at the First Baptist Church:
    “To Everything There is a Season”
        4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2008

The BCYC Registration Form is available online in PDF format, suitable for printing. Schedule for Rehearsals and Perfomances.