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Formerly the Iowa City Girls Choir since 1974, Iowa City Youth Choir is an educational, auditioned choral program open to all genders! Our group includes 4th-8th grade students with treble/unchanged voices. Choirs attend weekly practices and perform repertoire from a wide variety of vocal styles and traditions.
There are two choirs based on experience, skill, and age:
• Discover Choir: Singers in this choir discover the joy of participating in a choral community. They will develop choral skills such as reading octavos, ensemble singing, and healthy and expressive vocal practices.
• Aspire Choir: Singers in this choir aspire to share the joy of choral music with each other and their community. They will develop choral skills such as independence in reading musical scores, part-singing, and vocal technique.
There are two choirs based on experience, skill, and age:
• Discover Choir: Singers in this choir discover the joy of participating in a choral community. They will develop choral skills such as reading octavos, ensemble singing, and healthy and expressive vocal practices.
• Aspire Choir: Singers in this choir aspire to share the joy of choral music with each other and their community. They will develop choral skills such as independence in reading musical scores, part-singing, and vocal technique.
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Thula Klizeo
ICYC school tour April 2022 |
Rainbow Connection
ICYC school tour April 2022 |
About our directorS
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Beth Brown is an arts educator and educational psychologist. Her first love is working with children, and she has developed music curriculum for children ages 3-17, teaching music for over 20 years in the Iowa City Community School District pre-k to high school. She is currently at Longfellow Elementary School as the general music educator. She directs Iowa City Youth Choir, Nolte Nutcracker Chorus, and is a founder and former director of the Performing Arts Preschool at Nolte Academy. She is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at ICON for the Arts. Beth is a certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher and has completed Levels I and II of World Music Drumming. She has a BM in Vocal Performance and Music Education and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on developmental science. She is an adjunct professor in the University of Iowa College of Education, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in instructional design, cognitive learning theories, and child development. She enjoys working with both inservice and preservice teachers in a variety of capacities, including mentoring, teaching, writing, and presenting in the arts education field.
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Jay Broeker has enjoyed being a music teacher, conductor, and composer for over 40 years, working with musicians from ages four to eighty-four. Jay is a general music specialist who presents workshops nationally in the areas of music creativity, curriculum development, and effective teaching practice. His commissioned choral works have been performed by state and national honor choirs. During the summer he teaches in the graduate teacher education programs at the University of Kentucky and the University of St. Thomas. Currently, Jay lives in Iowa City, where he teaches general music at Longfellow Elementary, serves as the K-12 Music Coordinator for the Iowa City Community School District, directs the chancel and handbell choirs at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, and is the associate director of the Iowa City Youth Choir.
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