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Windy City Youth Choral Festival
June 26 – 29, 2014
Featuring Artistic Director
Z. Randall Stroope
a choral festival exclusively for
treble youth voices
in Chicago’s historic
Orchestra Hall at
Symphony Center
Concert and Tour Production by
Music Celebrations International
Welcome to the Windy City!
usic Celebrations International is pleased to
present the sixth-annual Windy City Youth
Choral Festival, June 26 – 29, 2014. Treble
youth choirs are invited to participate, and will
join to sing both as individual choirs as well as en masse in
one of America’s great concert halls – Orchestra Hall at
Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. Esteemed choral conductor and composer Z.
Randall Stroope will serve as Artistic Director, and will offer
one-on-one workshops with participating choirs.
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The name of Chicago was appropriately drawn from an Indian word meaning "strong" or "great.” True to its
name, Chicago proudly offers some of the world’s best museums, the highest buildings, the most renowned
orchestras and choirs, the world-class Brookfield Zoo, a beautiful lakefront skyline, and of course - Chicago
dogs and pizza! With its wonderful musical heritage, Chicago is the ideal host to choirs around the country for
this magnificent festival experience.
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Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
or nearly the first fourteen
years of its history, the
Chicago Orchestra performed
at the Auditorium Theatre
(completed in 1889). Orchestra Hall
– the long-standing dream of Theodore Thomas – was designed by CSO trustee and Chicago architect Daniel H.
Burnham and completed in 1904, at a cost of $750,000. The dedicatory concert, led by Thomas, was held on
December 14 of that year.
Festival Venue
Orchestra Hall has been host for a variety of performances and
presentations since its dedication in 1904. During its first fifty
years, Orchestra Hall was the regular home of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra as well as the Apollo Musical Club, the
Mendelssohn Club of Chicago, the Chicago Business Men's
Symphony, the Commonwealth Edison Orchestra, and the
Marshall Field Choral Society. Mayors Richard M. Daley, Jr. and
Harold Washington both were inaugurated during ceremonies held
at Orchestra Hall. In addition, the Hall has hosted countless
lectures (including Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin
Luther King, Jr.); movies; commencement ceremonies; billiards
tournaments, religious services; suffrage and other political rallies;
and visiting orchestras, choruses, and dance companies from all
over the world.
Festival Tour Itinerary
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2014
Arrive in the “Windy City” and meet your Music Celebrations Tour Manager
As time permits, take a panoramic motorcoach tour of downtown Chicago
Check-in to the hotel
Dinner at a local restaurant
Return to the hotel for overnight
THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2014
Breakfast
Optional morning choral clinic with the Festival Artistic Director
Welcome “Spirit of Chicago” Lunch Cruise, with dancing and time to mingle
with the other choirs and have fun!
Afternoon free for sightseeing and shopping on own
Group Dinner, on own
Each Director, plus one guest, if desired, will have a round-table dinner with
the other directors and the Artistic Director
Evening Festival Introductions and “sing-for-each-other” concert at the
Merit School of Music
Return to the hotel for overnight
FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2014
Breakfast
Take a morning guided tour of Chicago’s historic downtown and the Loop,
including a visit to the Field Museum of Natural History
Lunch, on own
Afternoon Rehearsal
(non-singing participants may enjoy additional sight-seeing opportunities on
own during any of the rehearsals)
Dinner at a local restaurant
Evening Rehearsal
Return to the hotel for overnight
SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH, 2014
Breakfast
Morning Dress Rehearsal at Orchestra Hall
Lunch, on own
Dress Rehearsal
Afternoon Festival Finale Concert at Orchestra Hall
Following the performance, enjoy a festival reception and dinner
Return to the hotel for overnight
SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2014
Breakfast
Check out of hotel
As schedule permits, time for last minute sightseeing and/or shopping
Depart for home
SPECIAL NOTE: A shorter, 3-night/4-day festival tour itinerary option is
available. This option does not include the opportunity for an individual
choral clinic with the festival director.
See you in Chicago!
Music Celebrations International
1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85281-6954
www.musiccelebrations.com | info@musiccelebrations.com
toll-free 800.395.2036 | fax 480.894.5137
Windy City Youth Choral Festival
Festival Artistic Director/Conductor
Z. Randall Stroope
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Randall Stroope is one of the most active choral conductors
and composers working today, conducting recently at the
American School in Singapore, Canterbury Cathedral
(England), Berliner Dom (Germany), Salzburger Dom
(Austria), Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts and National Presbyterian Cathedral
(Washington, D.C.), Carnegie Hall (New York), and four
performances at the Vatican in the past three years. He is also the
Artistic Director for two summer music festivals in Europe.
Stroope has also directed 37 all-state choirs.
As a composer, Stroope has published 125 musical works
(instrumental, solo voice, and choral), and sells over a quarter
million copies each year from his own catalog, as well as other U.S
and English publishers. His We Beheld Once Again the Stars was
recently performed by the Philippine Madrigal Singers in their win
of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing. Stroope’s
Revelation was performed by the Ehwa Chamber Choir (South
Korea) and is the best recording to date. In the United States, his
works have been performed by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale,
Oregon Bach Festival, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Paul Hill
Chorale (Washington, D.C.), and other esteemed ensembles. His
composition teachers were Normand Lockwood and Cecil
Effinger, both students of the famous French teacher/composer,
Nadia Boulanger (student of Gabriel Fauré).
Dr. Stroope is the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he
conducts the Concert Chorale, Chamber Choir, and Women’s Chorus. He is also the head of the Choral and Vocal Studies
Division and coordinates the undergraduate and graduate choral conducting program.
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Stroope completed a Master of Music (Voice Performance) degree at the University
of Colorado Boulder, and Doctor of Musical Arts (Choral Conducting) degree at Arizona State University. He did post
graduate work with Margaret Hillis, Chorus Master of the Chicago Symphony. As a recipient of the Australian-American
Fulbright, he has also done work in western Australia. He and his wife, Cheryl (a junior high choral teacher), love to
travel and spend time with their sheltie.
Music Celebrations International
1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85281-6954
www.musiccelebrations.com | info@musiccelebrations.com
toll-free 800.395.2036 | fax 480.894.5137
Windy City Youth Choral Festival
June 26 – 29, 2014
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Please choose your Tour Itinerary:
 3 night / 4 day Festival Tour
 4 night / 5 day Festival Tour
 Custom Tour – Please specify:
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Please complete Registration Form (both sides).
Mail completed form and $1,500 non-refundable festival deposit to:
Music Celebrations International, 1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85281-6954
Please make check payable to Music Celebrations International
Please complete the following:
Estimated number of singers who will be participating:
Estimated total number of travelers (singers and others):
How did you learn about the festival?
What other choirs would you recommend for this festival?
A complete repertoire list will be provided to each director.
Singers are responsible to purchase and bring their own music.
Please submit the following with this Registration Form:
 $1,500 Registration Deposit. The deposit is 100% non-refundable.
 Audio Recording (an MP3 file or similar is strongly preferred!).
With your recording, please include:
· at least two selections
· the name of the choir
· the date(s) of performance(s)
· the titles and composers of all selections
Biographical information on the choir and director(s).
The audio recording and biographical information may be sent via e-mail to info@musiccelebrations.com.
Please complete this Registration Form (both sides)
and mail it with your $1,500 deposit to:
Music Celebrations International
1440 South Priest Drive, Suite 102
Tempe, Arizona 85281-6954
DEPOSIT IS 100% NON-REFUNDABLE
Acceptable forms of payment for the deposit include:
· Check, Cashier’s Check or Money Order
Please make your check payable to
Music Celebrations International
· Mastercard, Visa, and American Express
· Wire Transfer (please contact our office for specifics)
Music Celebrations International
1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85281-6954
www.musiccelebrations.com | info@musiccelebrations.com
toll-free 800.395.2036 | fax 480.894.5137