Greetings! Who is ready to kick off the 2020-2021 season? We know that we are! It has been way too long since we’ve raised our voices in song. This year we are doing things like we’ve never done before…we are going 100% virtual! We know that our choristers love to sing and we have developed a program that will be engaging, safe, and most importantly fun for all of our choir levels.
Iowa Youth Chorus offers programming for students in 1st - 12th grade. Children in Primary Choir will be virtually exploring different countries around the world through instruments, games, and songs. Singers in Children’s Chorus or Chorale will be watching weekly recorded lessons and collaborating with their conductor and other choristers in their choir through scheduled Zoom meetings. Choristers will develop musical skills, rehearse songs, and ultimately record themselves so we can virtually gather for our annual “Candy Cane” and “Spring Sing” concert!
Please take a moment and look around our brand new website! Pay special attention to the “MY IYC” tab in the top right of the screen. Once registered, you will get a login and password to view this special section of our website. You will be able to find the Zoom links, recorded lessons, and additional information that is exclusively for our registered choristers. Information about registration, rehearsal times, and tuition can be found under the “Choirs” tab on the website.
We know that many things have changed for all of us since March 2020. But as always, we continue to believe that “Music Changes the World!” Come raise your voice and change the world with us!
We love to see the orders coming in!! Have you placed your order yet for this week's sale? You won't want to miss out on these beautiful plants! ... See MoreSee Less
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We are so excited for our 2nd week of the Virtual Plant Sale! We have all of the beautiful hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, veggies, herbs, and succulents!
Orders are due Wednesday, May 5th by Midnight.
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Invoices are due Friday, May 7th.
Pick up is Saturday, May 8th from 10-11 am or 2-3 pm in the SOUTH parking lot of Franklin Jr. High (different than last year).
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I love this, but it didn't show up in my feed until May 7.
The May 8th Plant Sale Form is live! Be sure to get your orders in. There's lots of annual, hanging baskets, tomatoes, peppers - as well as herbs, perennials and succulents. Share this post so we can support a great organization!
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Kristin Rometti Pike is on the Admin of this group. Check out the Iowa Youth Chorus Annual Plant Sale fundraiser and support music in Iowa.
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 - Plant Sale Order Form
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This week's order form has been shut off. Next week's order form will go live on Sunday, May 2nd! Thank you!!! 💜🌱
It's here - the order form for the May 1, 2021 IYC Plant Sale! It's a great way to support IYC and all our programs! ... See MoreSee Less
Saturday, May 1st, 2021 - Plant Sale Order Form
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Welcome to the Iowa Youth Chorus Plant Sale! We are excited to be able to hold our annual plant sale fundraiser again this year by offering online ordering and payment followed by “curbside” picku...Comment on Facebook
Do we have to preorder, or will you have items to sell next weekend.
Next week we will add annuals and have everything else. Share with your friends.
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Don't worry!! I am not the one driving!! 😂
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Who is excited for the 2021 Spring Sing Concert?
The show starts at 4:00 pm. Please click the link to join us!
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I am so excited to watch this concert!!
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Fun afternoon watching E do her recordings for Iowa Youth Chorus virtual Spring Sing! Concert. Thank you Bob Fitch and Waveform Music and Jim Shutt! ... See MoreSee Less
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Join us on the Iowa Youth Chorus YouTube page for our annual Spring Sing Concert. Music Changes the World will be presented on Saturday, April 24 at 4:00 pm.
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Can't wait
Our singers are hard at work as they prepare for our virtual Spring Sing Concert on Saturday, April 24! ... See MoreSee Less
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The seeds I sowed -
For week unseen -
Have pushed up pygmy
Shoots of green;
So frail you'd think
The tiniest stone
Would never let
A glimpse be shown
But no; a pebble
Near them lies,
At least a cherry-stone
In size,
Which that mere sprout
Has heaved away,
To bask in sunshine,
See the Day.
Seeds, by Walter de la Mare
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We want our choristers, our conductors, alumni, and friends to know that we see you. Winter has been long. COVID has been long. Our stones may feel quite large right now. You may feel tired. You may feel frail, but we know that the sun is coming. We hope you can feel the warmth of the sunshine. We hope the sunshine brings you the feeling of hope. We will get through this final stretch of winter and COVID. We long to See the Day too! ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you Iowa Youth Chorus!! I am so happy that my students have the opportunity to still meet each week via Teams. It is amazing to see the relationships and growth that can happen despite all of the challenges.
Have you used EasyVirtualChoir.com? Super EASY and FREE! The software aligns audio/video tracks automatically and will save you lots of editing time. Many users say EasyVirtualChoir recreates a live choir experience for singers. It allows each singer to follow the conducting/reference video and peer sound tracks to sing along with. Choir director can evaluate/adjust individual recordings before exporting the final production video. The software has also been widely used for virtual rehearsals by which the choir director can quickly evaluate each singer and provide timely feedback. No need to send files around, everything is done within the app. After everyone finishes singing, the choir video can be created in just a few minutes. The entire process is so intuitive, simple and fast for both choir director and singers that most k-12 school music teachers have got a video created after just one class period. Virtual choir and online rehearsals have become so much easier with EasyVirtualChoir. See user feedback at: blog.easyvirtualchoir.com/updates/testimonials/. Hope this free service will be helpful to your ensemble too! ... See MoreSee Less
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We are glad that we could be apart of the Valentine's for Legislators call to action by.the Iowa Afterschool Alliance!! Please continue to support programming as the most of our choristers participate through 21st CCLC programming offered through Des Moines Public Schools! 💜🎵💜.
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This ought to be great again! Each sale has brought lots of green to our end of Winter.
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