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February 2012
Thank you to everyone who helped support and organize our 2012 Silent Auction and Benefit Concert "Olympic Dreams". Together we raised over $10,000 for EMA's programs and students!

Congratulations to Aria, Bella Voce and Cantabile Choirs on a successful school tour on Feb. 3 - we traveled to Cantebury, North, Woodscreek elementary schools in Crystal Lake as well as Crystal Lake Montessori School

January 2012
Happy New Year! Be sure to get your tickets to our popular Silent Auction and Benefit Concert coming up on Jan. 28, 2012. Auction items will be posted soon!

December 2011

Dec. 3 EYC's Caroling a wonderful success. In the morning, Cantabile Choir sang for Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher's honor society. Joined by Joyful Noise - the choirs sang at three nursing homes, Barnes and Noble and then at Village Squire to thank them for a wonderful meal!

Dec. 9 EYC members had the distinct honor of performing with Maestro Kirk Muspratt and the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra on their Holiday Pops Concert at the Raue Center in Crystal Lake. Special thanks to Richard Kuranda and staff at the Raue for making the evening go so smoothly.

November 2011

November 6, Festival of the Voice - A Great Success!! Cantabile Choir performed on the 3pm concert, Di Canto Choir at the 7pm concert. Thanks to Steve Szalaj and Voices in Harmony, Richard Kuranda and Raue Center as well as their sponsors for making such a wonderful concert possible.

October 2011

Job Posting: Program Coordinator Position filled. Thank you to all who applied!

On November 6, following their Fall Concert on Oct. 29, Cantabile and Di Canto Choir will be performing at the Raue Center for the Arts as part of the Festival of the Voice sponsored by Voices in Harmony. These two free concerts on Nov. 6th will feature choirs from the below schools, churches and organizations.
3:00pm Concert: Lundahl Middle School, McHenry County College, EYC's Cantabile Choir, Hannah Beardsley Middle School, Bethany Lutheran Church Choir, Bernotas Middle School Choir, Central High School Choir and Voices in Harmony.
7:00pm Concert: EYC's Di Canto Choir, First United Methodist Church Choir, Frothy Boys, Resurrection Catholic Church Choir, Jeweled Ice, Chicagoland Voices, Dickens Carolers, First Congregational Church Vestry Choir and Voices in Harmony.

September 2011

Encore Youth Choir's Touring Choir has been accepted to the New Orlean's Children's Chorus Festival June 2012!

August, 2011

EMA Grant from the McHenry County Community Foundation provides the financial backing to support two important outreach programs.

Robin Restrepo, EMA early childhood faculty member, will be teaching music to sixty-four children in Crystal Lake's Head Start Preschool program housed at Bethany Lutheran Church. Both organizations are extremely excited about the partnership and for the children who will have the opportunity to work with Miss Robin.

Steve Szalaj, EMA voice faculty member, will be leading a new choir/music class "Joyful Noise" in partnership with NISRA, Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association. Joyful Noise is named after an inspirational choir in New Jersey which was invited to perform at the National Convention of the American Choral Director's Association. Our CL based Joyful Noise will join EYC on their Caroling Day!

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