Shepherd Youth Chorus
Community Music at Shepherd invites you to join Shepherd Youth Chorus (SYC), a completely free and non-auditioned musical experience for all children in the surrounding region (WV-MD-VA) between the ages of 8 and 16. The youth chorus director is Dr. Austin Showen, Assistant Professor and Director for Music Education at Shepherd University School of Music. Sing, move, play, and create with us as we explore popular, folk, and choral music from around the world and close to home! We welcome children of all abilities, backgrounds, and experience levels to join at any time!
The spring semester rehearsals will be on Wednesday evenings starting August 26 – December 2, 2026 with a final concert on December 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Level I: 2nd-4th Grade (Rehearsal is from 6 – 6:40 pm)
Level II: 5th-10th Grade (Rehearsal is from 6:45 – 7:45 pm)
Weekly rehearsals will be in the Frank Arts Center on the campus of Shepherd University.
Cost is FREE. No Audition Necessary! Registration will open soon. Please contact communitymusic@shepherd.edu for questions.
For more information or to register, contact communitymusic@shepherd.edu