TPAC update

TPAC Youth Choir

110 E. Second St., Tulsa, OK 74103 918-596-7122 • TulsaPAC.com

PUBLISHER Tulsa Performing Arts Center

WRITER/EDITOR Amanda Nichols

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Andrea Maduro

ADVERTISING SALES Kaley Jobe

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mark Frie

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Jen Alden

VP OF OPERATIONS

Bryan Clemons

VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT

Sara Phoenix

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

Terri McGilbra

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

Amanda Nichols

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Scott McLarty

DIRECTOR OF TICKETING SERVICES

Je Newsome

DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES

Tosha Faith

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Jeremy Stevens

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

James Stewart

TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRUST

CEO Mark Frie

CHAIR Julie Smith

CO-CHAIR Ken Busby

TREASURER Jen Alden

SECRETARY Wendy Garrett

TRUSTEES Billie Barnett, Mayor G.T. Bynum, Laura Creekmur, Lori Decter Wright, Linda Frazier, Taylor Hanson, Carlye Jimerson, Felix Jones III, Jay Krottinger, Tina Peña, Glenda Silvey

EMERITUS TRUSTEE Robert J. LaFortune

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If you know me, you know I am constantly breaking into song. It can be a well-known song or one I make up on the spot from something someone said. This skill is handy when leading the TPAC Youth Choir. The kids find my ability to give instructions and feedback via a melody quite funny, and I love hearing them laugh at that! In our rehearsals and performances, radical joy is found on both sides. The choir members are seen. They are heard. They are accepted.

The TPAC started accepting submissions for the choir in April of 2022 and has since started rehearsing every other Monday. We now have around 35 kiddos, many of whom got to perform at the David Phelps concert, at Mother Road Market as part of their holiday festivities, and most recently at the Faith Prince and Jason Graae cabaret.

While the concept of a youth choir is not foreign, this one was intentionally created to NOT be a replacement for a school program or private study. It is designed to be a supplement to their current programs and to aid in the development of critical thinkers, musicians, and leaders.

The best part of this group is that it isn’t exclusive. There are members from multiple school districts, a few homeschool kids, and students who a end EPIC Charter Schools’ virtual academy. My point is this: the creation of art is everyone’s right and creating music together IS the creation of art!

Know of a singer who might be interested? Visit www.tulsapac.com/youth-choir for more information and to submit an audition video for next year’s choir.