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For additional information, contact:
Alyssa Coble
Artistic Director
770-313-0128
georgiayoungsingers@juno.com
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GEORGIA YOUNG SINGERS OF KSU
Upcoming Events
Monday and Tuesdays, May 16-17, 24, 2005 By appointment
Re-auditions (for existing members) for the 2005-06 Season
Monday-Friday, June 6-10, 2005, Daily 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon with finale concert the evening of June 10, 2005 7:00 PM
Annual Summer Choral Festival for existing and new members
Call 770-313-0128 or email georgiayoungsingers@juno.com for more information
Saturday, June 11, 2005, 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon By appointment
Auditions for new member for the 2005-06 Season
First Presbyterian Church, 189 Church Street, Marietta
Friday-Tuesday, June 17-21, 2005
Tour Choir to participate in the Crescent City Choral Festival
Hosted by the New Orleans Children’s Choir, New Orleans, LA
GEORGIA YOUNG SINGERS OF KSU
Concert Schedule
Saturday, March 26, 2005, 1:30 PM
Performance at the Atria Retirement and Assisted Living Home
2848 Lenox Road NE, Atlanta
Sunday, April 24, 2005, 11:00 AM
Covenant Presbyterian Church morning worship
2641 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta
Saturday, May 7, 2005, 5:00 PM
Christ United Methodist Church
1340 Woodstock Road, Roswell
Saturday, May 14, 2005, 7:00 PM
Kennesaw State University, Stillwell Theatre
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw
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Our Advisors (PDF file)
ABOUT THE
Georgia Young Singers
OF KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
Established
in 1978 as the Cobb Youth Chorale, the Georgia Young Singers is
now affiliated with Kennesaw State University and is a nonprofit
organization which provides music instruction with the goal of
attaining excellence in the performance of choral music. Opportunities
for musical training are provided by the active schedule planned
for singers throughout the year.
Currently, the Georgia Young Singers is made up of three choirs.
Preparatory Choir
The children at this level have demonstrated an ability to match
pitch. In this choir, they will improve their unison singing skills
and begin basic training in easy 2-part work. Note reading, basic
score reading and basic vocal technique begin at this level.
Concert Choir
In this choir, part-singing skill development is continued. Vocal
techniques, basic pentatonic sight-reading and solfege skills
are emphasized, and music theory, history and appreciation begin
to be developed.
Tour Choir
This is the advanced choir for students who have established good
vocal technique. Students at this level have advanced solfege
and sight-reading skills and have developed excellent rehearsal
habits. This group participates in an annual summer tour.
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History
OF THE GEORGIA YOUNG SINGERS OF KSU
 Mrs.
Margaret Rogers, retired Music Supervisor for Marietta City Schools,
founded the Georgia Young Singers of KSU as Cobb Youth Chorus
of Georgia in January of 1978. Dr. Elizabeth Kimble, a former
Cobb County public school music specialist was the first Director.
The Chorus began with thirty children, ages eight through ten,
who met after school. Within a few months, the students were performing
locally and presented their first musical in June of 1978. Through
the years the Chorus has grown from one choir into two (a training
choir and a tour group), has over fifty members, and requires
four staff members: Artistic Director, Business Manager, Financial
Administrator and Accompanist. The Chorus provides training in
choral and general music as well as performance opportunities
for young people, ages 8-18, within the North Georgia area. Students
are trained in vocal technique, music theory, and choreography
while incorporating the use of drama concepts and instrumental
accompaniment.
From its beginning, the Chorus was designed to be a non-profit,
community organization dedicated to musical excellence. The group
is financed by donations, fundraising projects, tuition, and grants.
Disadvantaged, disabled, minorities, and special populations are
encouraged and do participate. Scholarships are made available,
whenever possible, through generous business and individual support,
enabling these children the same opportunities for participation.
The Chorus is supported by a Board of Directors comprised of eleven
members from the community at large. These board members give
freely and generously of their time and expertise. Several of
them have been long-time supporters of Georgia Young Singers.
In 1997, Elsie McDow became the Artistic Director. In the fall
of 1999 the affiliation with Kennesaw State University was established
with the support of Mrs. McDow, the Board of Directors, the KSU
College of the Arts faculty and KSU President Betty Siegel. On
January 1, 2000, the name was officially changed to, “The
Georgia Young Singers of Kennesaw State University.” In 2003,
Alyssa Coble became the ensemble's artistic director.
GYS performs at many community events and travels throughout the
metro-Atlanta area. Local event highlights include collaboration
with the Cobb Symphony, Frank Boggs and the Georgia Festival Chorus,
the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts,
and the KSU Fine Arts Department. Performing venues locally have
included The Governor’s Mansion, the State Capitol, the Junior
League Women’s National Convention in Atlanta, Callenwolde
Open House, Y.W.C.A. Annual Women’s Conference, the EMC Annual
Members Meeting and the Chamber of Commerce Annual Prayer Breakfast.
In addition to performing locally, a tour is conducted each spring.
Tours over the past few years have included a Nashville recording
session and audience with the acclaimed Nashville Children’s
Chorus, a trip to Washington, D.C., and a tour of Denmark. A 1999
North American Tour to Toronto, Canada included a workshop with
the music faculty of the University of Toronto and a visit to
hear the famous Toronto Children’s Chorus. Spring Tour 2000
to New York afforded the children a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to perform at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall with the National
Children’s Chorus under the direction of Henry Leck. In 2001,
after a study in “The British Choral Tradition,” GYS
toured London, England presenting concerts in several significant
churches and cathedrals there. This year’s “Southern
Tour,” has given our singers an opportunity to study and
experience part of our southern musical heritage.
The artistic quality of our performances, as well as the dedication
of our organizations’ patrons and members will continue to
make the Georgia Young Singers of KSU a viable and significant
part of the cultural life of our community. This organization
is committed to providing the best in musical training for our
students and continually strives for musical excellence.
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ABOUT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alyssa Coble
 Mrs. Alyssa Coble is Artistic Director of the Georgia Young Singers of KSU, where she trains and conducts the Preparatory, Concert, and Tour Choirs, and is the founder and director of the annual GYS Summer Children’s Choral Festival. Mrs. Coble is Music Specialist at Kemp Elementary School in Powder Springs, Georgia. Prior to these positions, she served as Assistant Director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir and Associate Director of the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir. She was also Music Teacher at Bunker Hill Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her sixteen years experience as a public school music educator in Georgia and Indiana include teaching general music, and directing band, choir, and handbell choir.
Since 1999, Mrs. Coble has served as choral director for the annual Junior Academy of Music at the University of Michigan- Flint. She is a frequent guest conductor/clinician for honors choirs, choral festivals, and workshops across the country. Her most recent appearances include conducting the Metroplex Children’s Choir in Texas, the Midwest Kodály Music Educators of America Middle School Honor Choir, the South Washington and Oregon Kodály Educators Honor Choir Festival, and the Georgia Statewide Elementary Honor Choir. Mrs. Coble is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, and the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE). Mrs. Coble has written reviews of choral literature for OAKE’s national publication, The Envoy. She is a past President of the Indiana Kodály Educators.
Mrs. Coble holds the degrees of Bachelor of Music Education from Augusta State University, and Master of Music in Education from Florida State University, where she was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. She is a certified Kodály instructor, having received her training at Indiana University under Dr. Jean Sinor.
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ABOUT ACCOMPANIST
John
Coble
John Coble is Director of Music and Organist
at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, where he directs the
church's adult and children's choirs, and he is currently forming
the church's first handbell choirs. His prior appointments include
Organist for the Hispanic Mission of Christ Church Cathedral in
Indianapolis, Director of Music at North Christian Church in Columbus,
Indiana, and Organist and Choirmaster at St. Francis Episcopal
Church in Zionsville, Indiana. He also served as an accompanist
for the Indianapolis Children's Choir.
Mr. Coble received his Bachelor of Music degree in organ from
Augusta College in Georgia, and his Master of Music degree in
organ from Florida State University. He is currently a candidate
for the Doctor of Music degree in Organ and Church Music at Indiana
University, where he also served as an Associate Instructor of
Music. His organ study has been with John G. Schaeffer, Michael
Corzine, and Marilyn Keiser.
As an organist, Mr. Coble has performed as a solo recitalist,
and in concert with other soloists and ensembles in the Midwest,
the Southeast, and in New York City. He has presented lectures
in the school of music at Indiana University on the administration
of church music programs and a church concert series. He is a
member of the American Guild of Organists, the Royal School of
Church Music, and the Association of Anglican Musicians.
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