YOUTH CHOIR
The new and improved Youth Choir will meet once a month on a Sunday morning at 9:00 am and lead music for the 10:30 am Mass following. The Youth Choir is open to all young people Kindergarten through 8th grade. This Choir will learn the fundamentals of music ministry in addition to reinforcing music reading and learning to sing in an ensemble. Our first meeting will be Sunday, September 22nd at 9:00 am. Please meet in the choir area in church. Contact Sara Smith with any questions: smith@stdominics.com
Remaining Dates 2019/20 |
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St. Dominic's Director of Music |
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Sara Smith is blessed to be the Director of Music at St. Dominic's Catholic Church and School! As a alum, she is fulfilled and blessed to be back home doing what she loves. In the spring of 2018, Maria received her Masters of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, under the direction of Dr. Maria Kanyova. She received her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey in 2014.
Previously, Sara could be seen as a performer in various musical productions like Cinderella, The King and I, Into the Woods, and The Sound of Music. Maria has a strong passion for opera and has recently been seen playing the roles of La Princesse in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Unulfo in Handel’s Rodelinda. In addition to her mission at Nativity, she is currently working on her doctorate from the UMKC Conservatory. Sara enjoys opera, theatre, and making music with all ages! |
SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM |
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4th & 5th Grade Recorder Program
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Benefits of Choir
How would singing benefit me and my Family? The 10 most important reasons for singing in a choir...
- Is an easy way to make new friends and feel a part of a group.
- Is therapeutic; rehearsals become a time when singers can put aside, for a while at least, the other pressures and concerns of the day.
- Provides musical memories that can take you momentarily out of difficult situations by calling to mind a beautiful music and poetry.
- Gives members a sense of pride and self-worth.
- Instills beneficial posture and breathing techniques.
- Helps develop better habits of good enunciation.
- Reminds choir members that there are no shortcuts to excellence.
- Teaches a historical perspective through music and texts written during various periods of history.
- Reminds us of the positive impact a dedicated group can make beyond that which is possible for an individual.
- Conveys that leadership, demeanor and good attitude make a significant contribution to the success of a group.
