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Take a Peek: What it's LIke To be IN ICYC |
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Established in 1974, Iowa City Youth Choir (ICYC) is an educational, auditioned choral program for 4th-8th grade students with treble/unchanged voices. Participation includes weekly practices, a fall and spring concert, a spring tour, and other optional community singing opportunities. ICYC has two choirs based on experience, skill, and age:
Discover Choir: Singers in this choir discover the joy of participating in a choral community. They 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.
Choirs perform repertoire from a wide variety of vocal styles and traditions. Singers can audition annually for a spot in two select choruses: Nolte’s Nutcracker Snowflake Chorus and Madrigal Children’s Chorus.
Discover Choir: Singers in this choir discover the joy of participating in a choral community. They 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.
Choirs perform repertoire from a wide variety of vocal styles and traditions. Singers can audition annually for a spot in two select choruses: Nolte’s Nutcracker Snowflake Chorus and Madrigal Children’s Chorus.
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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 school leader. Her first love is working with children, and she has been designing programming for youth ages 3-22 for over 30 years. She has served as artistic director of Iowa City Youth Choir since 2010, and directs the Nolte Madrigal Children’s Chorus, the Nolte Nutcracker Chorus, and is a founder and former director of the Performing Arts Preschool at Nolte Academy. Her days are spent teaching middle school general music in the ICCSD and administrating at Iowa Conservatory, a performing and visual arts secondary school she helped create and open in Iowa City two years ago. Beth has taught graduate and undergraduate courses for many years at the University of Iowa in the areas of instructional design, learning theory, and human development. Beth holds a BM in vocal performance and a PhD in educational psychology. Her work with inservice and preservice teachers focuses on developing learner-centered pedagogical and curricular practices to design an active, responsive learning environment.
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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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