CYC’s advanced touring choir is for singers in grades 6 through 12 with excellent vocal technique and strong sight-singing skills. Singers in this group are willing to commit to rehearsing twice a week, resulting in a prestigious performance and touring schedule.
Directors: Rachel Feldman and Dr. Anthony Trecek-King
Rehearsals: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm
CYC’s SATB ensemble for singers in grades 10 through 12 and changed/changing male voices. Choir members perform advanced repertoire and is designed for those with excellent vocal technique and reading skills.
Director: Kelsey DeMange
Rehearsals: Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 pm
CYC’s advanced middle school choir for singers in grades 5 through 9. Choir members are using healthy vocal technique, honing music literacy skills, and artistic interpretation skills. Con Brio is recognized as a leader within the CYC program. This group collaborates with choirs from across the region and U.S. and hosts the Queen City Choral Festival.
Director: Heather Vest
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00 pm
CYC’s upper-intermediate choir for children in grades 4 through 7. Choir members will develop healthy vocal techniques, learn beginning music literacy skills and to read music in 2-3 parts.
Director: Caitlyn McGlynn
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 pm
Children in grades 1 through 4. They will learn to match pitch, introduced to basic note reading, solfege, good vocal technique and elemental unison and two-part music through choral rehearsals, creative games, and activities.
Director: Keri McGuire
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm
Robyn Lana is the Founder and Managing Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Youth Choir and is on the choral faculty of Miami University (OH). She has been a conductor/clinician across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Level III Orff certified, has taught in public and private schools and is the editor of a choral series with Santa Barbara Music Publishing. National leadership includes 9 years on the Chorus America Board of Directors and serving ACDA as Children’s Choir and Community Youth Repertoire and Standards Chair and Chair of Advocacy and Collaborations.
Read Robyn’s full bio HERE…
Dr. Anthony Trecek-King is a highly acclaimed choral conductor, scholar, pedagogue, and media personality with a career spanning over 20 years. He is an active guest conductor and serves as a Resident Conductor (chorus) with the Handel and Haydn Society. Recognized for his ability to create moving performances that exhibit a surprising range of dynamics and depth of expression, Dr. Trecek-King excels at cultivating vocal and instrumental musicians at all levels. Through his collaborative rehearsal style, he bridges the gap between high art and humanity, captivating audiences while maintaining exceptional sonic quality.
