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Vanderbilt Youth Choirs
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
1 Symphony Pl
Nashville, TN 37201
May 23, 2025
7:30 PM CDT
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Giancarlo Guerrero’s tenure as Music Director comes to a close with Mahler’s colossal “Symphony of a Thousand,” employing massive forces with eight vocal soloists, two mixed choirs and a boys’ choir, an over-sized orchestra, and a multitude of percussion. Written in two parts, the symphony is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and is unified by musical themes of redemption through the power of love. A fitting tribute to our Maestro and all he has brought to our orchestra and to our city.
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The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, one of the world's premier concert venues, features an acoustically perfect hall and serves as the home of the Nashville Symphony. Named...
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Vanderbilt Youth Choirs Biography
The Vanderbilt Youth Choirs program was established as part of the precollege division of the Blair School of Music in 1988. VYC has a distinguished history of sharing the love of music with hundreds of children, developing fine musicians, and offering quality concerts to the Nashville community. The VYC has performed numerous times with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, including recent performances of Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, Roger Waters' Ca Ira, and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. They are also the performing choir for the Nashville Symphony's annual performance of Home Alone.
In recent years the chorus has toured nationally and internationally, with performance tours of Budapest, Prague, Ireland and Costa Rica. Our students have had the opportunity to study with the most significant pedagogues of vocal youth music education, including Doreen Rao and Bob Chilcott. Blair Children's Chorus graduates have earned music scholarships in music at some of the nation's finest universities. While many pursue music careers, all retain a lifelong love and appreciation for music. Whatever their long-term pursuits may be, VYC graduates find that the poise, self-confidence and discipline learned in choir equips them well for the challenges ahead.
The program is classically based, with strong emphases on healthy vocal production, music reading skills and performance. The singers, who are in grades 1-12, come from throughout Middle Tennessee. What brings these students together is a love of music, a desire to sing and make friends with other singers, and a dedication to achieving significant musical goals. More detailed information about our program and expectations can be found in the VYC handbook.
Read MoreIn recent years the chorus has toured nationally and internationally, with performance tours of Budapest, Prague, Ireland and Costa Rica. Our students have had the opportunity to study with the most significant pedagogues of vocal youth music education, including Doreen Rao and Bob Chilcott. Blair Children's Chorus graduates have earned music scholarships in music at some of the nation's finest universities. While many pursue music careers, all retain a lifelong love and appreciation for music. Whatever their long-term pursuits may be, VYC graduates find that the poise, self-confidence and discipline learned in choir equips them well for the challenges ahead.
The program is classically based, with strong emphases on healthy vocal production, music reading skills and performance. The singers, who are in grades 1-12, come from throughout Middle Tennessee. What brings these students together is a love of music, a desire to sing and make friends with other singers, and a dedication to achieving significant musical goals. More detailed information about our program and expectations can be found in the VYC handbook.
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