North Georgia Children's Chorus

Bringing the Joy of Singing to Children

The North Georgia Children’s Chorus is happy to have you visit our site. Take a minute to see what we’re all about, and be sure to attend our upcoming Spring concert!

Spring Session

Registration and read-through day is January 14, 2019. Practices are on Mondays, January 21 – April 15 excepting February 18, March 11, and April 1. The concert date is April 15.

Choristers Guild Children’s Choir Festival

On Saturday, February 9, 2019 NGCC members from 3rd through 6th grades will participate in a half day festival with Dr. Martha Shaw, artistic director of the Spivey Hall Children’s Chorus.

Upcoming Spring Concert

Our spring concert is entitled SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, and will be held at Dahlonega Presbyterian Church on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

Mission

The mission of the North Georgia Children’s Chorus is to train young singers musically and artistically, and to sing to the glory of God. The Chorus is dedicated to developing musical excellence, artistry, and literacy through the choral arts. We strive to give our singers an experience that will inspire them and encourage them to continue making music throughout their lives.

How Does My Child Join the Chorus?

If you have a child who is interested in joining the chorus, please call or email Ruth Purcell to schedule an audition. Then please view the NGCC Registration page to see the tuition policy and complete the registration form for your child.

The North Georgia Children's Chorus was originally envisioned as an opportunity for homeschoolers to experience choral singing and to be exposed to fine choral literature. Since its inception in the fall of 2007, the group has grown and the vision has expanded as well. The chorus now provides an opportunity for treble singers from public and private schools, as well as homeschoolers, to experience choral singing.

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Chorus News

Spring Concert – Sombody’s Callin’ My Name

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On Tuesday, April 30, NGCC gave a beautiful spring concert, our first following three springs with no second term, due to illness and attrition!

This concert, rescheduled because of the death of Ms. Purcell’s mother and entitled SOMEBODY’S CALLIN’ MY NAME, turned out to be a memorial concert. Following the opening numbers, featuring Taylor Stone of UNG on flute and featuring Rebekah Mildenhall on piano, we performed two spirituals. “Little Innocent Lamb” (Ruth Purcell accompanying, Julia Morang directing, Taylor Stone on flute) was offered in memory of Sara Ann Kronrot, a severly disabled girl of fifteen who led a full life, and who, with the help of technology, was a budding visual artist. By the grace of God she was also a soul full of love and joy who will be missed by family, caregivers and friends. The next piece, our concert’s title number, “Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ My Name” was conducted by Ms. Purcell with Gabrielle Willet accompanying, in honor of Julia Grace Pfau (Ruth’s mother), who lived to almost 95 and whose gifts of love, joy, fortitude, persistence, and grace had many decades to develop and flower.

The audience greatly enjoyed the closing numbers by Georgia composer Rick McKee. Singers, family, and audience enjoyed refreshments following the concert.

Stay tuned for information about our next season!

NGCC Performs with UNG singers at homecoming concert

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NGCC Singers performing "Shall We Gather at the River" with UNG Singers

Dahlonega United Methodist Church, March 25, 2019

Director Ruth Purcell traveled and sang with the UNG Singers on their recent concert tour in south Georgia and Florida. At the Homecoming Concert, NGCC made a cameo appearance, singing two numbers from our upcoming spring concert, and an additional piece, an arrangement of “Shall We Gather at the River” for treble choir and SATB choir. Ten students who were on the choir tour learned the piece and performed it with our young singers. What a wonderful sound! It was warmly received by the audience, and was a good learning experience for the singers.

Chorister’s Guild Children’s Choir Festival

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Dr. Shaw with NGCC participants

Marietta United Methodist Church, February 9, 2019

Members of NGCC traveled to Marietta on Saturday morning, practicing our songs while driving down 400, then enjoying viewing the beautiful landscaping and massive houses on Abernathy Road and Terrill Mill Road en route! After lunch on the playground at the church then registration, the children were led through effective singing tutorials and warmups with Dr. Martha Shaw, followed by several rehearsals, as well as enjoying short recreation and snack breaks. Dr. Shaw has conducted the Spivey Hall Children’s Chorus of national fame for many years, created an astounding choral program at Shorter College, and is now teaching at Reinhart College. She makes great use of her work with elementary school age children for her college students, and vice versa! A music educator for 38 years, Dr. Shaw is a master teacher and brought out the best from the 100+ singers working with her on Saturday.

At 4:30 a concert/worship service was offered to the public, and many proud parents were able to witness what their children accomplished in an afternoon, fine tuning the work of several months with their choir directors. All four anthems were performed beautifully from memory. Directors Ruth Purcell and Julia Morang learned plenty of teaching tips and hope that their singers will remember this experience for many years!

2019 marks twelve years of of Bringing the Joy of Singing to Children. Take a trip back in time and view the programs from all of the past choir concerts, as well as some pictures of the choir each term.

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