West Tennessee Children's Chorus 
West Tennessee Youth Chorus
   Director Martha Wright

Singing to the Nation as WTYC opens the Pageant of Peace Presidential Christmas Tree Lighting, Washington, DC  with Celebrities once in 2000 and again in 2004.

CD Released

Founding the Program

The WTYC formed in 1996 as a touring choir began with Martha Wright's desire to give children an outlet to develop their musical talents. Two years later, a training choir, the West Tennessee Children's Chorus was added as a training choir. The WTCC/WTYC is an auditioned group of young musicians, ages 7-15 from various school districts in the Memphis area; they rehearse twice weekly in Cordova Tennessee.

Music Students are Better Students

Recent studies bear out the academic and aesthetic benefits of children learning to read music--that musicians rank higher in math, reading, and language courses and on college entrance exams than their peers, have better attendance rates in school, and possess a heightened ability to organize thoughts and improvise.

Instruction

The WTCC/WTYC emphasis for instruction is on teaching foundational music skills  using six areas of focus--vocal technique for the age level, sight-singing using solfa syllables, (do, re, mi, etc.) ear-training, part-singing, service, and performance. With the WTCC/WTYC motto "building strong voices for tomorrow," the WTCC/WTYC has become recognized as a program of excellence for developing children in character, discipline, and musicianship.

Performances & Service Projects

2007 Fall Semester

Holiday and spring Concert dates will  be announced Dec 14.
Service Projects and Performances are held each semester.

Sound of Angels

The pure, three and four-part harmony, treble sound the WTCC/WTYC produces is often compared to being "what angels must sound like." In addition to the instruction and performances the WTYC has been involved in, participants are also actively fund-raising for their upcoming performance tours.

An Auditioned Group

No previous music instruction is necessary to audition for the WTCC/WTYC but students must have displayed a desire and discipline to excel and enjoy associations with other youth who are serious about receiving quality music instruction. For audition or performance information about the WTCC/WTYC, you may call Martha Wright at 901-753-3918, or send an email now.

http://www.pageantofpeace.org/perform.htm