Bob Chilcott Cheryl Dupont Crescent City guest artist artistic director Bob Chilcott has been Cheryl Dupont is the Artistic Director of the Choral Festival involved in choral music Children’s Chorus and Youth for most of his life. He was Chorale. Although she is known throughout a chorister and choral scholar at King’s College, the for her work with children’s , Cheryl A festival for treble and mixed choirs is equally experienced at working with mixed choirs on the Cambridge, and for twelve years was a member of the high school, college and adult levels. She previously taught June 28-July 2, 2013 vocal group The King’s Singers. Since 1997 he has worked at Benjamin Franklin High School, at Brother Martin High as a full-time composer and has written a wide variety School, and served as Interim Director of Choral Activities of choral music, including a significant amount of music at the University of New Orleans for the 1999-2000 academic for young choirs. He has over one hundred pieces pub- year. Mrs. Dupont has also served as an Instructor of Voice at lished by Oxford University Press, and a number of his the University of New Orleans, Womens’ Chorus Director at choral works have been published in German, Swedish, Loyola University of the South, and as Associate Conductor Norwegian, and Slovenian. of the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Other experience includes teaching and conducting on the elementary level and In late 2007, Signum released to great critical acclaim a in churches. Her choirs have won numerous awards in music festivals throughout the South, and have appeared at state and CD of his music, Man I Sing, on which Bob conducts the regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Asso- BBC Singers. The composition of Like a Singing Bird, ciation (Savannah in 1992, Knoxville in 1994, and Orlando in commissioned by a consortium of 19 American choirs 2000), the national convention of the Organization of American and one from Scotland in 2008, raised $30,000 for the Kodaly Educators in 1998, and made their solo debut at professional choral organization, Chorus America. The Carnegie Hall in New York in June of 1997. In July of 2002, they piece was performed that Spring by choirs from Hawaii served as Young-Artists -in- Residence at the Choral Music Ex- to Boston, and in Dunfermline. Other highlights for 2008 perience Milennium Festival in Maynooth and Dublin, Ireland, include the world première of High Flight, a work writ- and presented the opening concert for this prestigious festival. ten for the 40th anniversary of The King’s Singers, and Mrs. Dupont is in demand as a guest conductor, clinician and in which they will join with the of King’s College, adjudicator. She has conducted numerous all-state choirs Cambridge. The opening concert of the 2009 Salisbury throughout the country, and frequently conducts honor choirs Festival featured the new large-scale work, Salisbury for children, middle school, junior high and high school Vespers, for which over 600 musicians from the City of throughout the Southeast. She holds the Bachelor of Music Salisbury gathered in the Cathedral. Education degree in Piano and Voice and the Master of Music Education degree in Conducting Performance, both from Loyola As well as being Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC University of the South, and the Artist-Teacher Diploma from Singers, he has conducted many other leading choirs in the Choral Music Experience Institute. She is a Master Teacher their field, including the World Youth Choir, the RIAS for the Choral Music Experience Institute, working in the field Kammerchor, Orphei Drangar from Sweden, Jauna of advanced training of choral teacher/conductors. For 16 years Cheryl has directed CME courses in South Carolina, Musika from Lithuania, the Taipei Chamber Singers, North Carolina and Kansas, and served as a Teaching Associ- You’ll fall in love with New Orleans. and the Tower New Zealand Youth Choir. Bob has ate at CME Institutes in the US, , Sweden, Scotland, worked frequently with the New Orleans Children’s Ireland and Wales. In 2006 she directed the Children’s Honor Chorus, for whom he has written seven compositions, Chorus at the regional convention of the America Choral Cheryl Dupont, Artistic Director including A Little Jazz Mass, This Day and Happy Land, Directors Association in Charleston, WV. In 2010, she conduct- most of which were premiered at the Crescent City ed the ACDA Western Division Youth Treble Honor Choir in Bob Chilcott, Guest Artist Choral Festival. Tucson, Arizona. In late May of 2013 she will conduct a treble mass choir concert at Carnegie Hall in New York. Sponsored by the He has worked in 23 countries on six continents, and at Mrs. Dupont has assumed many leadership roles on the New Orleans Children’s Chorus festivals from Festival 500 in Newfoundland to Tallinn, district level of the Louisiana Music Educators Association. An where in 2004, as the first foreign musician to be invited, active member of the American Choral Directors Association, he conducted a choir of 7000 young singers at the she served from 1993-1999 as Southern Division Repertoire 5306 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 Estonian Song Festival in one of his most popular pieces, and Standards Chairperson on the National Committee on “Can you hear me?” Children’s Choirs. She is the founder and chairperson of the Louisiana ACDA Elementary All-State Honor Chorus. She [email protected] served two terms as President of the Association for Choral www.neworleanschildrenschorus.org Music Education ph: 504 482-2883

Choral Festival Brochure 2013.indd 1 2/13/12 11:41 PM Featured Attractions Who May Attend • Mass choir rehearsals with Bob Chilcott and Cheryl Dupont All SATB or SAB choirs are eligible to attend the Mixed Choir track. School,community and church • Celebration concert in historic St. Louis Cathedral choirs are encouraged to apply. Any treble chorus is History & Hope in Jackson Square eligible to apply, whether it is a girls’ choir, boychoir • Individual performance on fi nal concert (optional); or children’s choir – representing school, church or other individual performance opportunities community. Age range should be between 10 and 18. • Post-concert dinner cruise on the Mississippi River • Admission to the Aquarium of the Americas • Dinner and Cajun dancing at Michaul’s • Free time to explore the Riverwalk, the Zoo, the French Quarter and other New Orleans attractions, and to dine on wonderful New Orleans cuisine • Optional pre-festival • Commissioned work by Bob Chilcott to be premiered at the fi nal concert. Application Information Interested choirs should complete the enclosed application form and mail it with a CD or DVD and the $50 non-refundable application fee to the New Orleans Children’s Chorus. The audition recording Come to New Orleans… must feature at least three selections from the 2011-12 a historic and unique city. season, and must be accompanied by at least one pro- gram from the 2011-12 season. The festival will have a The New Orleans Children’s Chorus rolling admission until all spaces are fi lled. Interested choirs are asked to apply early, as space is limited. Let- is delighted to present the 13th annual ters of acceptance will be issued within two weeks of Hotel Accommodations Crescent City Choral Fetival, which application receipt. The $750 festival Festival package includes four nights and fi ve days accommo- deposit and contract must be returned to NOCC will be held in downtown New Orleans dations in the beautiful Loew’s hotel in downtown New Orleans. within 2 weeks of receipt of festival acceptance. The only meals included are the riverboat cruise and the dinner June 28-July 2, 2013. The festival offers dance at Michaul’s, but group meals can be arranged for indivi- Preferred deadline is October 1,2012. Applications dual choirs. received after October 1, 2012 will be accepted on a young singers the opportunity to work space available basis. with native New Orleans conductor Schedule Cheryl Dupont and returning guest Friday: arrival, hotel check-in, fi rst rehearsal Cost Saturday/Sunday: one massed choir rehearsal each day, free $439 per person, quad occupancy artist Bob Chilcott, and sing with other time for sightseeing, Dinner/Cajun dancing at Michaul’s Optional sightseeing and meals available through choirs in one of America’s historic cities. Monday: Rehearsal at St. Louis Cathedral, massed choir con- NOCC: 504 482-2883 cert, dinner cruise on Riverboat Natchez Tuesday: departure Great Music Making and FUN!

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