The mission of the Miami Children's Chorus is to provide a music education/performance program for children ages 8-16 in Miami-Dade County. The MCC seeks to continuously enhance the cultural life of South Florida by providing choristers and audiences with a positive and valuable musical resource.
Beginning Chorus- composed of children in their beginning stages of vocal development. Choristers can spend up to two years in this choir. Here they will be immediately engaged in singing experiences through imitation. The repertoire will include rounds and canons, folk songs, chorales, and patriotic songs. Their training will include developing vocal skills, musicianship and sight singing skills.
Intermediate Chorus- choristers continue their musical development by experiencing more challenging repertoire. The repertoire includes the core literature as well as compositions in two-parts, three-parts, accompanied, and unaccompanied. Intermediate choristers must
demonstrate a practicing knowledge of singing posture, effective breathing for singing, and
principles of diction.
Advanced Chorus - composed of children who demonstrate a high level of musicianship and performance standard. The repertoire includes core literature as well as contemporary
compositions, works for chorus and orchestra (and other instrumental groupings), opera, and
music requiring extended vocal techniques. Advanced chorus members must be able to retain
complex melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic material.
Full Chorus - The Full Chorus will be composed of all members of the Intermediate Chorus and the Advanced Chorus. This chorus will not meet at a time different from regularly scheduled rehearsals unless deemed necessary by the Music Director.
| Rehearsal Schedule | | |
| Advanced Chorus | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Monday and Wednesday |
| Intermediate Chorus | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Monday and Wednesday |
| Beginning Chorus | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Wednesday |
| Homestead Beginning Chorus | 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM | Tuesday (Satellite Location) |
Timothy A. Sharp serves as Music Director of the award-winning Miami Childrens Chorus. He conducts the Beginning Chorus and the Advanced Chorus. Mr. Sharp earned his B.A. in Music Education from Bethune-Cookman College, M.S. in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and received an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the Choral Music Experience Institute for Choral Teacher Education. Mr. Sharp teaches general music at Vineland Elementary School in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He has prepared children to sing with the Florida Grand Opera in their productions of Turandot, Pagliacci, Tosca, Carmen, La bohme, Werther and Boris Godunov. He previously performed in the FGO Chorus for five seasons. Mr. Sharp has also prepared children to sing with the former Florida Philharmonic Orchestra and for the Concert Association of Florida. He has presented workshops at Stetson University; for the Virginia Choral Directors Association and Virginia Music Educators Association State Convention; Villanova University; American Guild of Organist, Stamford Chapter; Florida Elementary Music Educators Association; and the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education in Illinois and London. Mr. Sharp has prepared the children of the MCC for international tours to Austria, the Czech Republic, Great Britian, Italy Brazil and Argentina. He has also prepared children for recording sessions with international artists; and for a performance and recording session with the University of Miami Chorale for the CD Robert Xavier Rodriguez Works for Chorus and Orchestra on Con Flor y Canto. In 2006 he prepared the MCC for the world premier performance of Elogio a la niez by Oscar Escalada. This premier took place in Argentina along with groups from the United States, Canada and Argentina. MCC was invited to Italy to perform with Dr. Doreen Rao, a noted expert in childrens choirs and Director Emerita of the Glen Ellyn Childrens Chorus (IL). He has served as guest conductor for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendents Annual Honors Music Festival (Miami, FL), Broward County Schools Elementary Honor Choir (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and the Norman Public Schools All-City Fifth Grade Chorus (Norman, OK). Mr. Sharp has been awarded a MAXIE award by the New World School of the Arts in recognition of his contributions to the arts for children; named Educator of Note by the Young Patronesses of the Opera and Arts Teacher of the Year by the Childrens Cultural Coalition. His professional memberships include the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, MENCThe National Association for Music Education, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi and the American Council for the Arts. He is a Past President of the Miami-Dade County Music Educators Association as well as past Committee Chairperson for Childrens Choirs and Ethnic and Multicultural Perspectives for the Florida Chapter of ACDA.
Miami Children's Chorus1533 Sunset Drive
, Suite 215
Coral Gables, FL 33143
Map305-662-7494
www.MiamiChildrensChorus.org
