As Young Naperville Singers celebrates 38 years of soaring in song, the choir continues its dedication to promoting the highest level of artistic excellence in choral music through extraordinary educational and performance experiences that enrich the lives of young people. Founded in 1984 by the late Helen Grubbs, Young Naperville Singers has grown to become a premier community-based children’s choral music education program in Chicago’s western suburbs and the Fox River Valley. YNS continues to grow and thrive under the leadership of Artistic Director Angie Johnson, and is proud to be a musical home for over 400 singers.
Young Naperville Singers consists of eleven ability-based choirs with members ranging in age from six to eighteen. Several years ago YNS launched a Boys Choir for boys with unchanged voices, which was followed by Canto Vivo, an ensemble for boys with changed or changing voices. This year, YNS is beginning a partnership with Music Together, an early childhood music education for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
It is the belief of the staff, parents and Board of Directors of YNS that through singing the heart is touched, the mind is stimulated and the spirit is set free. That vision has enabled the choristers to experience a wide variety of musical opportunities: participating in numerous festivals; performing for the American Choral Director’s Association Convention; performing with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; performance tours, both ... view more »
As Young Naperville Singers celebrates 38 years of soaring in song, the choir continues its dedication to promoting the highest level of artistic excellence in choral music through extraordinary educational and performance experiences that enrich the lives of young people. Founded in 1984 by the late Helen Grubbs, Young Naperville Singers has grown to become a premier community-based children’s choral music education program in Chicago’s western suburbs and the Fox River Valley. YNS continues to grow and thrive under the leadership of Artistic Director Angie Johnson, and is proud to be a musical home for over 400 singers.
Young Naperville Singers consists of eleven ability-based choirs with members ranging in age from six to eighteen. Several years ago YNS launched a Boys Choir for boys with unchanged voices, which was followed by Canto Vivo, an ensemble for boys with changed or changing voices. This year, YNS is beginning a partnership with Music Together, an early childhood music education for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
It is the belief of the staff, parents and Board of Directors of YNS that through singing the heart is touched, the mind is stimulated and the spirit is set free. That vision has enabled the choristers to experience a wide variety of musical opportunities: participating in numerous festivals; performing for the American Choral Director’s Association Convention; performing with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; performance tours, both domestic and overseas; collaborations with professional musical guest artists and premiering commissioned works by renowned composers such as Rollo Dilworth, Andrea Ramsey and Bob Chilcott, to name but a few.
Membership in Young Naperville Singers is by audition, without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or disability.
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