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The Summer Performing Arts Company (SPA) is a summerstock educational theatre program in Grand Forks, North Dakota that is part of the Grand Forks Public Schools.Started in 1987 as a voice lesson and performance program for high school students, SPA now has over 1000 students ranging from elementary to high school, and produces one to three mainstage productions each summer at the Red River ...
The vocal company consists of 32 members. All members are taken on an ensemble contract, with casting for principal roles taking place throughout season. CLOC is well known for its choral training and high standard of vocal performance. [citation needed] The CLOC Orchestra in 2008. The College Light Opera Company Orchestra consists of 17-20 ...
Beginning in July a series of longer programs begin, including a three- or six-week Young Artists Piano Program, four-week Young Artists Wind Ensemble, and six-week Young Artists Vocal Program, Young Artists Composition Program, and Young Artists Orchestra. These programs are for students age 14–19 who have not yet begun full-time college study.
Each group prepares a short 10 minute performance (usually three songs) that best show the group's strengths. Primary focus is on a group's musical performance, but presentation and choreography are scored as well. Groups generally range in size from 8-20. A panel of three to five trained judges evaluates the group's performance.
Festival Napa Valley has awarded more than $1 million to support Napa County public school visual and performing arts programs. [12] The festival has fulfilled teacher "Wish Lists" for classroom resources and materials, has underwritten the creation of Napa County's first-ever arts education master plan in partnership with Arts Council Napa Valley and the Napa Valley Unified School District ...
The Purple Blurrrb is a newsletter informing students of daily performances and other program-related events, which can be picked up by students in the cafeteria each morning. The name "Purple Blurrrb" originated at the first summer school in 1987, when it was printed on an old Ditto machine. The program now prints the newsletter on purple ...
High school groups may have conductors or student leaders who keep the tempo for the group, or beatboxers/vocal percussionists. Since 2013, summer training programs have appeared, such as A Cappella Academy in Los Angeles, California (founded by Ben Bram, Rob Dietz, and Avi Kaplan) and Camp A Cappella in Dayton, Ohio (founded by Deke Sharon and ...
The Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series debuted in 2014 and has featured such vocalists as Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard, Marilyn Horne, Matthew Polenzani, and composer Jake Heggie. The series allows Bienen School voice and opera program students to perform for and be coached by opera professionals.