Badger State Girl Choir

An artistic partner with the Valley Academy for the Arts, Neenah, Wisconsin
Badger State Girl Choir Office • 920-729-4753 • info@badgerstategirlchoir.com

NEWS & EVENTS

Auditions for the 2010-2011 choir season are open by appointment! For information, please contact the Choir Office at 920-729-4753 or info@badgerstategirlchoir.com

The 2010-2011 Concert Season has been announced! An updated Season Calendar is now available. The updated Parent Handbook and other resources are also available on the Parent and Singer Pages. Rehearsals begin September 7 and 12!

New this Season... Free Voice Classes for singers, and Family Sings!

The Badger State Girl Choir welcomes its new Principal Accompanist,

Don VerKuilen. At age 16, the Appleton East student is already an accomplished organist. Hear him in concert at 3 PM, August 29 at First United Methodist Church, Green Bay. Be sure to view the recent multimedia feature on Don from the Appleton Post Crescent, and read the accompanying feature news article. [Post Crescent photo by Dan Powers.]

The Badger State Girl Choir is proud to announce its commission of a new work by Minnesota composer, Linda Tutas Haugen. This choral work will be premiered in December for the Midnight Clear concert performances, but it is specifically

commissioned for performance in the Vatican and a possible Papal audience. Haugen will visit Neenah to work with the choir in preparation for Christmas and the Tour of Italy.

ABC TV's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature the family of Prima Choir member, C.J. Arboleda, and their Neenah home! Construction was completed during the week of August 15. Visit WBAY.com and Lexington Homes to learn more!

Photos from the recent Fundraising Car Wash are now posted on our Photo Gallery Page. Choir members are raising money to support their upcoming Tour of Italy in 2010-2011.

OUR STAFF

Dr. Kevin Meidl
Artistic Director
Vivace Choir Conductor
Coro Angeli Conductor
meidl@badgerstategirlchoir.com

Mrs. Autumn Meyers
Prima Choir Conductor
Coro Angeli Accompanist
meyersautumn@aasd.k12.wi.us

Mr. Don VerKuilen
Principal Accompanist
verkuilendon@yahoo.com

For information, please contact us.
Choir Office: 920-729-4753 -or-
info@badgerstategirlchoir.com

Please support our mission! Contribute to the Friends of the Girl Choir. Consider underwriting or advertising in a concert program.

2010-2011 CONCERT SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

"Love is Chocolate"
October 15 • 7:00 p.m. • First Presbyterian Church – Neenah
Featuring delightfully playful music from many of our favorite chocolatiers...including Willy Wonka! The Fellowship Hall at Neenah's First Presbyterian Church will be an ideal setting for an evening of light popular music and delicious sweets! Presented with the generous assistance of Sayklly's Chocolates.

"Carmina Burana"
October 30 • 7:30 p.m. • Alberta Kimball Hall – Oshkosh West HS
Vivace performs one of the most popular classic works of all time…Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Conducted by Carl Chapman, the concert will be performed by the Oshkosh

Chamber Singers, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Choirs, and a full orchestra. O Fortuna!!!

"Midnight Clear"
December 17 • 6:00/8:00 p.m. • St. Mary Parish – Menasha
Christmas with the Badger State Girl Choir has never been so beautiful. This annual Yuletide

celebration will be both a feast for the eyes and ears. Lovely holiday carols will echo through the hall as the girls perform their own unique Christmas arrangements. Special guests include Matthew Michelic, Viola, and Leslie Michelic, Oboe. This concert is fast becoming a community tradition!

Concert/Cultural Tour of Italy!!
December 26 - January 2
The Badger State Girl Choir's first international tour, including Rome, Florence, Siena, and Lucca! Concert features include performances in Vatican City, and a newly commissioned choral work by composer, Linda Tutas Haugen.

"The Poet…in Word, Song, and Dance"
April 15 • 7:00 p.m. • First Presbyterian Church – Neenah
Singers bring texts to life through the vibrant words of poets. Dancers express texts and music through a beautiful language all their own. The Valley Academy for the Arts dancers and the Badger State Girl Choir singers will bring all of these artistic elements to life in this amazing textural journey.

Monteverdi Master Chorale
April 30/May1 • 7:30/3:00 p.m. • Stevens Point

A Vivace concert weekend in Stevens Point, joining the Monteverdi Master Chorale, one of Wisconsin's great adult choirs.

Valley Academy for the Arts Spring Recital
June 4 • 2:00 p.m. • Xavier High School – Appleton
The Badger State Girl Choir's Coro Angeli again shares the stage with the wonderful dancers of the Valley Academy for the Arts as they present their season closing performance at the Performing Arts Center of Xavier High School.

BSGC CAR WASH
August 7, 2010

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Badger State Girl Choir, LLC is to provide life-enhancing experiences for girls through the study and performance of significant choral music.

PURPOSE AND GOALS

To positively impact the lives of girls through the experience of studying and performing interesting, dynamic choral music.

To create an exciting and challenging learning environment through the study of singing.

To encourage singing within the family and throughout the community.