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Welcome to the Minnetonka Choir Website! |
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Minnetonka has a proud vocal music tradition, and one of Minnesota's strongest grade 5-12 choral programs. Minnetonka choirs offer the highest level of education and performance, and the opportunity to be part of a very special community of students engaged in creative expression while forming new friendships. Minnetonka choir is a great place to belong at an important time in students' lives. Minnetonka choir students at all levels find they've become part of something significant, part of the magic of creating something bigger than any one of them can do on their own, something they're proud of--all within a diverse community of friends they can count on throughout their school years. Minnetonka choir enables students to develop their talents, become part of a close-knit community, and gain the invaluable brand of poise and confidence developed only through public performance.
Vocal Support for Minnetonka Choirs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting choral development for all Minnetonka students. |
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CELEBRATE CHOIR IN MINNETONKA! |
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SAVE THE DATE:
Vocal Support Parent Night-Out and Fundraiser
Thursday, Dec. 1st
7:00-10:00 p.m.
Jake O'Connor's in Excelsior
$20/person
We invite you to join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of Minnetonka choirs and enjoy an evening together as we raise funds to help future generations of choir members. Mark your calendars for December 1st and watch for more information!
If you or your business are interested in donating an item for our silent or live auction, please contact Peggy Borowski - 612-327-5721 or
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Middle and Elementary School Honor Choir Students |
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MME and MMW Choral Students Selected for State Honor Choirs
The following sixteen Minnetonka middle school choir students were chosen from several hundred statewide auditions to participate in State Honors Choirs sponsored by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) of Minnesota.
State 7-8 Girl’s Honor Choir: Kelsey Bailey, Tori DeMers, Quinne Johnson, Francie Kolars, Jordan Schuster, Scottie Schwefel, Ellie Sanford, Abby Vail
State 7-8 Boy’s Honor Choir: Colin McClellan, Aaron M., Nicholas Radtke, Andrew Reschke
State 4-5-6 Children’s Honor Choir: Sydney Getz, Thomas Pratt, Katie Wegrecki, Margaret Wiersum
Each student had to submit a prepared audition and will perform with the State Honor Choir at the ACDA-MN conference November 18-19, 2011, at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter under these ACDA-MN guest conductors: Paula Holmberg, Minnetonka High School, Angela Broeker, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Eugene Rogers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Congratulations to these choir students. |
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Student Cabaret Supports Sing It Forward Scholarship Fund
Minnetonka choir patrons were recently treated to a special summer evening of Broadway love songs performed by Minnetonka choir alumni and current choir students. “Crazy Love … A Fun Twist on Broadway Love Stories!” was a medley of musical-theatre pieces together depicting the life cycle of a romance.
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Children who sing in choruses have academic success and valuable life skills |
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* According to Chorus America's most recent survey; The Chorus Impact Study.
Download Chorus America 2009 Imact Study Report
Excerpt from the report, Finding 3:
- Children who sing in choruses get significantly better grades in school than kids who have never been part of a choir, according to their parents, and substantial majorities of parents with children in choirs say their child’s ability or performance in English/language arts, mathematics, and academics overall improved after their child joined a choir.
- Parents whose children sing in choirs are significantly more likely to report that their child has many other qualities conducive to learning and development than parents of children who don’t sing, including, among others, good memory, good practice and homework habits, and high levels of creativity. Sizable majorities of member’s parents credit joining a choir for achievement in these areas and more.
- Parents of children in choirs are significantly and consistently more likely to report that their children are
better team players and have more advanced social skills than parents of children who’ve never participated. An overwhelming majority of these parents date improvements in these areas to when their child joined a choir, and also say their child’s ability to manage his/her emotions and/or read the emotions of others improved after they became choral singers.
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