The Capital Children’s Choir
Suzanne Rita Byrnes, Director
Nicholas Petryk, Piano
CCC Interns
Marin Kelly and Mackenzie Meiers
Music Therapy Intern
Aubrey Williams
2040 Field Experience Students (Dr. Springer)
Casey Caulkins, Jazzy Ebert, Frank Hobbs, Collier McBride
Ryan Brabham, EJ Dowling, Maggie Merrell, and Joshua Puente
Volunteer
Crystal Berner
Monday May 1, 2023
6:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
ABOUT THE CAPITAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR
The FSU Capital Children’s Choir is a community outreach program for children in Kindergarten through eighth grade, sponsored by the FSU College of Music. The program was first started in 1957 under the name “Tallahassee Junior Chorus” and was directed by Lois Laverne Schnoor (later Ballard). After several years of non-existence, the choir was reinstated as a children’s opera chorus by then teaching assistant Michael Braz (under the guidance of Dr. Clifford Madsen) in the summer of 1981 and later became the children’s choir proper. After another lag, faculty took the helm of the program. Many thanks to Dr. Judy Bowers and Dr. Kim VanWeelden for upholding CCC for a decade each! In time, the program evolved into be the ensemble standing before you today, which includes internship, field experience, and volunteer opportunities for college students. The aim of the program is to teach appropriate singing techniques and music to children in an enjoyable, safe, and noncompetitive atmosphere; we focus on process over product.
Thanks are extended to Dr. Gregory Springer for always sending us enthusiastic and helpful field experience students and to Dr. Ann Herrington for providing the elementary music lab experience for our students in 2-5 grades. Thank you to the Florida State University College of Music students who donate their time to work with the children and to the parents/grandparents/guardians who bring them to us every week! FSU CCC recognizes peer role models who agree to help whoever is in need. Gratitude is extended to the Dean of the College of Music, Dr. Todd Queen, and to all our community supporters.
The FSU Capital Children’s Choir will resume on Monday, September 11, 2023.
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
Recording Notice: This performance may be recorded. Please note that members of the audience may at times be included in this process. By attending this performance you consent to have your image or likeness appear in any live or recorded video or other transmission or reproduction made in conjunction to the performance.
Florida State University provides accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please notify the College of Music at (850) 644-3424 at least five working days prior to a musical event to request accommodation for disability or alternative program format.
NEW MEMBERS WILL BE ACCEPTED STARTING IN JULY! Visit “FSU CAPITAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR” on Facebook for details. Have a safe and happy summer break!
Garnet Choir
I’m In the Mood for Singing Traditional
What is Your Name? Traditional
Bought Me a Cat Folk Song
Pizza, Pizza, Daddy-O Folk Song
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (Lilo & Stitch) Alan Silvestri & Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu
If All the Raindrops Folk Song
Strawberry Girl Folk Song
Down in the Jungle Folk Song
The Birthday Song Let’s Sing Together Channel
See You Later Traditional Gold Choir
Climbing Up the Scales Irving Berlin, arr. Larry Shackley
Seminole Choir
Skye Boat Song Scottish Folk Song
Words Robert Louis Stevenson arr. Jay Althouse
Combined Choirs
Crawdad Creek Mary Donnelly & George Strid
See the Light Sarah Quartel
Singabahambayo Victor C. Johnson
Oye Jim Papoulis
Rhythms of the World Gary Fry
GARNET CHOIR
Henry Blaiklock, Homeschool K
Enrich Bao, Wildwood Preschool
Finn Chastain, Tallahassee Classical
Alaysia Crawford, Woodville Elementary
Adeline Doshier, Homeschool
Ryder Lee Dulak, Sealy Elementary
Kian Estfahani, SASC
Emmett Fields, Cornerstone Learning Community
Madeline Goff, SAST
GOLD/SEMINOLE* CHOIRS
Ezra Albanese, Homeschool
Milo Albanese, Homeschool
Addison Butler, Gilchrist Elementary
Rafael Collins, Hawks Rise Elementary
Naomi Dsouza, Hawks Rise Elementary
Maya Duarte, SASC
Lina Fields, Cornerstone Learning Community
Ember Franklin, Capital Preparatory
Ella Garcia, Homeschool
Afton Gray, SAST
Alexa Guo, Gilchrist Elementary
Mason Guo, Gilchrist Elementary
Elliott Huffaker, Hawks Rise Elementary
Markus Jackson, Cobb Middle
Cambria Knox, SASC
Isabella Harmon, Hartsfield Elementary
Lyra Hirai, Homeschool
Penelope Looke, SASC
Celia Mitchka, W. T. Moore Elementary
Aubrey Peoples, Holy Comforter
Saige Soans, FSUS
Bellamie Talbot, Creative Child
Matthew Williams, Jr., Roberts Elementary
Charlotte Yeoh, Homeschool
Quincie Lewis, Cornerstone Learning Community
Piper Looke, SASC
Jane Luke, SAST
Jovie Moser, Killearn Lakes Elementary
Eamon Morton-Murray, SAST
Golda Morton-Murray, SAST
Natalie Rassam, Hawks Rise Elementary
Bithia Rosales, Greensboro Elementary
Myles Samani, Homeschool
Ruby Tang, Maclay School
Emily Vanderhoof, Gilchrist Elementary
Emma Staudt Willet, Kate Sullivan Elementary
Geqi Xu, Gilchrist Elementary
Grace Xu, Gilchrist Elementary
Isaac Zhao, Hawks Rise Elementary