An auditioned choral ensemble for students in grades 3-8.

Shepherd Children's Chorus

The Shepherd University Department of Music Preparatory Division is pleased to announce the debut of the Shepherd Children’s Chorus. Dr. David Gonzol, Assistant Professor and Director of Music Education at Shepherd, will conduct the chorus. The Shepherd Children’s Chorus membership will be comprised of both male and female vocalists who are currently in grades 3-8. The chorus will meet Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:15 p.m. throughout the school year at the Frank Arts Center on the Shepherd University campus. Concerts will be presented on January 14 and May 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Frank Arts Center Theater. Auditions for chorus members will be held Wednesday evening, September 3, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The tuition fee for the Shepherd Children’s Chorus will be $125 per semester and will include two free family member admissions to each concert.

Dr. David Gonzol holds degrees from Messiah College and Temple University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park and earned Mastery Certificates in the Kodály and Orff Schulwerk approaches from the University of St. Thomas. He taught music in public schools in Pennsylvania and Idaho, and at colleges and universities there, as well as in Maryland and Minnesota.

For additional information or to register for the chorus and schedule an audition, please contact Anne Munro at 304-876-5555 or email amunro@shepherd.edu. Information regarding the Children’s Chorus and other Preparatory Division activities can also be found at the Shepherd Department of Music Website at www.shepherd.edu/musicweb/preparatory.html.

Anne Munro
Shepherd University Department of Music
P.O. Box 5000
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-5555
amunro@shepherd.edu