CITY VOICES WAS THRILLED TO BE INVITED TO VIRTUALLY SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THE IDC’S HALL OF FAME EVENT IN JULY 2020!
Teaching Artist Chris Powell leads his innovative Keyboard Theory class.
City Voices students sang an A Cappella version of The Star-Spangled Banner at the Urbandale Democrats Flag Day Celebration.
The 2019 Music Theater class from the Summer Music Academy.
City Voices accepts the 2020 Spotlight Award given by Bravo Greater Des Moines at its annual Gala.
City Voices at the 2019 Iowa State Education Association’s Delegate Assembly.
City Voices students at Group Keyboard Class.
Jordan Legvold (Roosevelt, 11) at the Spring 2019 Recital
Peter Pui (Hoover, ’18) at the Summer 2018 Recital
City Voices student Nixson Benitez and local Hip Hop artist DatDude Biggz at the Hip Hop class, part of the 2018 Summer Music Academy.
Heaven Booker, Matt Eclatt and Nixson Benitez at the 2018 City Voices Music Academy Music Theater Workshop.
The 2019 Summer Music Academy featured many Enrichment classes, including Songwriting, led by local musician Courtney Krause.
Damaris Nelson (East, 10) provided entertainment at the first annual Bravo Palette Event, a report to the region, held at the Art Center in June 2017.
City Voices students provided music for The Tea Room’s “Breakfast With Santa” in December 2017. Pictured are Max Dressic (North, 9), Taryn Cook (Brody, 6), Tatum Clayburn (Roosevelt, 12), Damaris Nelson (East, 10), Antonesia Williams (East, 11), Heaven Booker (Roosevelt, 12), Aaliyah Fenceroy (Roosevelt, 12), Kaitlyn Carr (Lincoln, 9), Esther Ubadigbo (Roosevelt, 10), Ben Harper (Roosevelt, 12), Melissa Hoffman (Roosevelt, 12), and LB Rivera (Roosevelt, 12)
City Voices students sang an a cappella version of the Star Spangled Banner at the annual Hall of Fame Dinner in Des Moines, July 2017. Pictured are Terry Nguyen (Hoover, graduate), Daniela Ortiz (North, graduate), Kendall Bruce (Roosevelt, graduate), Damaris Nelson (East, 10), Heaven Booker (Roosevelt, 12) and Alexa Pinos (Roosevelt, 11).
City Voices Executive Director Mary Anne Sims and Teaching Artist Chris Powell accepted the Rotary Club of Des Moines’s Community Grant in December 2017 support of the innovative Keyboard Theory program.
City Voices students sang carols in the Civic Center lobby prior to the Iowa Dance Theater’s production of “The Nutcracker” in December 2017. Students then received free tickets to attend the show, and a backstage tour. Pictured are Esther Ubadigbo (Roosevelt, 10), Damaris Nelson (East, 10), Antonesia Williams (East, 11), Heaven Booker (Roosevelt, 12), Ben Harper (Roosevelt, 12), LB Rivera (Roosevelt, 12), Kendall Bruce (Roosevelt Graduate), Aaliyah Fenceroy (Roosevelt, 12), and Tatum Clayburn (Roosevelt, 12).
Teaching Artists Larry Moore and Chris Powell and students Heaven Booker and Kendall Bruce backed up Tony-winning singer Leslie Odom, Jr. at the 2016 World Food Prize ceremony.
Allegra Hernandez (Urbandale, 2016) sang at the annual Pride Festival in Des Moines.
City Voices students at the Spring 2016 recital.
City Voices women outside the Iowa State Capitol at the World Food Prize Ceremony, October 2015
Women rehearsing with Empowered Choir in the Iowa Supreme Court Chamber at the World Food Prize Award Ceremony
City Voices Women at the World Food Prize Award Ceremony, October 2015
City Voices women at the Iowa State Capitol Building at the World Food Prize Ceremony, October 2015
City Voices students at the Tonic Sol-Fa Concert December 19, 2015.
Heaven Booker (Roosevelt, 10), as Humpty Dumpty in Roosevelt’s “Shrek:the Musical” November 2015
Tiffany Koger (Roosevelt, 11), as Dragon, and Demarius Fisher (Roosevelt, 11), as Donkey, in Roosevelt’s “Shrek:the Musical” November 2015.
City Voices students at the pizza party before Tonic Sol-Fa concert
Kameron James (12, North) competes at the National ACT-SO competition in Philadelphia, PA, July 2015.
Zoe and Deb Hike at the pizza party before Tonic Sol-Fa concert
Rose Rocha and family at the pizza party before Tonic Sol-Fa concert
A very popular piece of pizza (Daniela Ortiz, Michael Xayavong, and Kevin Padilla, all North High School students.)
Zoe and Deb Hike at the Des Moines Symphony concert
Rose Rocha-Crandell at the Des Moines Symphony concert
Mercedes Castillo and Teaching Artist Amanda Lowe at the Des Moines Symphony concert
Daniela Ortiz (North, ’16) and Duncan Vivanh (North, ’17)
Alexis Cole and Matthew Hawkins with Lynne Rothrock at Master Class
Michael Xayavong and Lynne Rothrock – Master Class
Duncan at Master Class
Daniela Ortiz at Lynne Rothrock Master Class
Kameron James at Lynne Rothrock Master Class
Duncan Vivanh and Lynne Rothrock – Master Class
Duncan Vivanh at Opera Eight Masterclass
Duncan Vivanh at Opera Eight Masterclass
Rebekah Ostermann at Opera Eight Masterclass
Leslie Vasquez at Opera Eight Masterclass
Leslie Vasquez and Clinician Beth Deutmeyer at Opera Eight Masterclass
City Voices ACT-SO participants Sameeah Muhammed, Kameron James and Destiny Foster.
ACT-SO first place winner (Classical Music division) Destiny Foster.
Backstage at the Civic Center – Kameron James, Daniela Ortiz and Wyvonn Willis.
Group photo backstage at the Civic Center.
Kameron James and Sameeah Muhammed backstage at the Civic Center.
Kameron James and Mayte Gomez-Cruz backstage at the Civic Center.
Vy Higginson Civic Center performance
Mary Anne Sims, Executive Director, and Amanda Lowe, Teaching Artist
Michael Colon-Ramos and Kristan Sullivan at Winter Recital
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