Heartland Youth Choir | #CDM2024 Performer

Tell us about your group

Heartland Youth Choir provides a performance-based program for youth that emphasizes musical literacy and character development. Heartland Youth Choir provides a unique opportunity for children of diverse backgrounds with a particular aptitude in vocal music to explore that interest beyond their school setting. Quality literature from all styles and periods form the foundation for this exploration. Heartland Youth Choir has choirs for singers from the age of four, all the way through high school!

Cantilena Choir is for singers in 3rd grade and above. At this level, children participate in basic note reading and begin work with two-part harmony.

What are you most looking forward to at Christkindlmarket Des Moines?

Most looking forward to sharing our singing with a new audience and bringing the holiday spirit to everyone there!

What’s your favorite thing about performing at events like this?

Our favorite thing about performing this event is that this is a totally different experience than our usual concerts. This choir gets to sing for much longer than they do at our hosted concerts, where this choir only sings a few songs. The hustle and bustle of the marketplace, the cheerful audience, the cold outside, and the warmth in the tent make for a fun and festive performance. We also get to perform so many holiday classic tunes that we wouldn’t normally get to perform at our other performances.

Anything else you’d like to share?

If you have a singer that would be interested in joining any of our choirs at Heartland Youth Choir they are welcome to come and try out one rehearsal in the month of January for free!