ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS OF CALLANWOLDE INC
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Mission Statement
ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS (AYS), a comprehensive choral education program for youth ages 5-18, promotes self-confidence, musical excellence, and the development of life skills through music fluency, artistic development, excellence in choral performance, and community education. Atlanta’s premier choir for children and youth, AYS provides a diverse, challenging learning environment that inspires intelligent thought, artistic creativity, and personal growth for 120+ talented Singers ages 7-18. The Choir has traveled extensively, singing in all the cultural capitals of North America and Europe and winning invitations to the most prestigious choral festivals. Most recently, AYS Choirs won gold and silver medals and gold diplomas at the 2014 World Choir Games. Since 1975, AYS has promoted music literacy, commissions of American choral works, support of local musicians, innovative concert formats, free workshops for educators and students, and outreach to underserved children.
About This Cause
ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS (AYS) is Atlanta’s premier choir for children and youth. With the cooperation of dedicated community leaders, schoolteachers, and arts professionals, Stephen J. Ortlip (Music Director for 23 years) founded AYS when the idea of boys and girls singing together in a community choir was rare in the U.S. Celebrating its 48th anniversary year, AYS is now bringing music to life for children and youth in metro Atlanta and audiences all over the world. Free workshops, master classes, and lecture demonstrations with skilled instructors and guest artists are offered annually to students and music educators. 20,000+ audience members each year and 2,500+ Alumni and their families have benefitted directly from AYS programs; over 90,000 people heard AYS Choirs in 2019. Under Music Director Paige F. Mathis (an AYS alumna and Music Director since 1998) and Executive Director Virginia M. Thompson, AYS provides a diverse and challenging learning environment that inspires intelligent thought, artistic creativity, and personal growth. 120+ Singers ages 7-18 representing over 80 public, private, and home school environments serve the community through performances, free outreach concerts, and volunteer activities; grow and develop life skills such as cooperation, dedication, self-confidence, discipline, pride in performance, and mentoring; learn music skills through rehearsals, music theory instruction, camps, and regional and international tours; and sing with other children to create music of highest artistic quality. Tuition covers only 56% of the cost/Singer, and additional financial assistance is offered to over 20 AYS Singers. AYS Choirs include two Training levels in three locations, Treble Concert Choir, select Tour Choirs, and Low and High Voice Choirs that combine to form a 55-voice Youth Chorale. During the last 48 years, AYS has performed with Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, at the Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games and at numerous events sponsored by nationally recognized companies and organizations. The Choir has traveled extensively, singing in all the cultural capitals of North America and Europe and winning invitations to the most prestigious choral festivals in the world, such as LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD in Wales, INTERNATIONAL CHORAL KATHAUMIXW in British Columbia, and PREMIERING SYDNEY in Sydney Opera House. In 2007, Youth Chorale was chosen as one of only 4 American choirs for FESTIVAL500 in Newfoundland and also traveled to Brazil and Argentina for MELODIA! in 2009. In 2010, Treble Tour Choir traveled to Ireland, and Youth Chorale travelled to Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden and participated in EUROPA CANTAT junior in 2011. In 2012, Treble Tour Choir and Youth Chorale won gold diplomas at the WORLD CHOIR GAMES in Cincinnati! Youth Chorale sang at CARNEGIE HALL in 2013. AYS Choirs won a gold and silver medal and two gold diplomas in competition at the 2014 WORLD CHOIR GAMES in Latvia, as well as traveling to Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Sweden! Most recently, Treble Concert Choir performed a world premiere at Carnegie Hall. In 2016, the Youth Chorale Tour Team participated in the International Choral Kathaumixw in British Columbia, CANADA and traveled to South Africa in 2018 to participate in the IHLOMBE! International Choral Festival with 20+ South African choirs in celebration of Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday! Most recently, the Youth Chorale traveled to Ireland to participate in the Craig Hella Johnson Choral Festival in Dublin and Belfast, which included performances in St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, Christ Church in Dublin, St. Patrick's in Dublin, and Ulster Hall in Belfast. While celebrating a rich history, AYS looks forward to an exciting future and continuing its dedication to music literacy, commissioning of new American choral works, support of local musicians, presentation of cutting-edge performance formats, interdisciplinary collaborative education, and especially outreach to underserved children in the Atlanta area. Please call 404.873.3365, email info@aysc.org, or visit www.aysc.org to find out how you can bring music to life with ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS! EVERY Voice. ONE VOICE.