Fort Worden Children's Choir Festival

07/18/2024

Join us near Seattle, Washington for a summer camp experience you wont forget!

03/27/2024

Did you know we offer a choir camp for teens?
2024 theme: Pirate Adventure! 🏴‍☠️
Sign up by March 31 to save $50.

Join us near Seattle, Washington for a summer camp experience you wont forget!

07/22/2023

Here is the first set of professional “sneak peek” photos from our new 2023 Youth Choir Festival Northwest!

03/31/2023

Are you registered for our 2023 Honor Choir Summer Camp yet? Sign up by March 31 (TODAY!!!) to save $50! For experienced musicians entering grades 6-12. www.northwestchoircamps.com

01/12/2023

Join us at our new festival in June!

Calling all children & youth choirs! The 2023 Youth Choir Festival Northwest with Jim Papoulis, Guest Conductor/Composer, is happening June 2-4. Held on the beautiful University of Puget Sound campus. Two tracks to choose from: Fri-Sun song writing workshop & festival or Sunday-only festival for younger singers. Hosted by Spectrum Choral Academy. www.youthchoirfestival.com

Learn more & apply online www.youthchoirfestival.com
Contact Stephanie Charbonneau with any questions 360-271-8086.

01/11/2023

“For tens of thousands of years, humans sang together and singing was something that was communal, something that everyone participated in. Everyone sings. Everyone dances. With the creation of concert halls, we created a sort of second class - the audience. People say all the time, ‘I can’t sing. Or I’m not good enough to sing.’ This is a shame. It goes against our evolutionary history and tens of thousands of years of singing together…” - Daniel Levitin, author of “This is your brain on Music”

“For young people (teenagers and 20-somethings) they are in this very strange generation - the first to grow up with a smartphone and social media. For them, a lot of what choir is, is an opportunity to connect human to human, face to face, voice to voice. As opposed to human, through a device, into another device, back to human. An opportunity to dig deep about thoughts and arts with other people who are the same age… What I see in young people all the time is they are searching for ways to still connect. They are an incredibly resilient, strong, passionate generation - so wise and tolerant and connected to their neighbor. But they have to work so hard (to connect) and it’s unfair. - Carrie Tennant, Artistic Director of Vancouver Youth Choir

Check out our 2023 Village Green Project Discussion Group - come share your thoughts on topics like this and the connection of all living things.

Read the full article / listen to the CBC Radio Special - it’s worth it:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/blogs/the-science-behind-why-choir-singing-is-good-for-you-1.4594292?fbclid=IwAR1QX2frJ4tBHosxPDolfCW40w4XKupRlJ44tErK4Zzw-GxpKq_CzpkF6lM&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

10/23/2022

Join us at our latest Pacific NW event - a song-writing workshop and choir festival with Guest Conductor Jim Papoulis! Happening June 2-4 at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. Register your choir online today: www.youthchoirfestival.com

Our 2023 Youth Choir Festival NW schedule and contracts are now available for participating choirs! Apply online and join us near Seattle, WA with Guest Conductor & Composer Jim Papoulis for a weekend to remember. Two tracks to choose from: 3-day / 2-night song writing workshop or Sunday-only elementary choir festival. Happening June 2-4, 2023 at University of Puget Sound. www.youthchoirfestival.com

10/02/2022

🎶 Join us at choir camp in August! Early bird rate ends at midnight. Open to singers entering grades 6-12 in fall 2023.

09/19/2022

🎶 Join us at our new Youth Choir Festival Northwest happening June 2-4, 2023 in Tacoma, WA. This will be our first festival in 4 years!! Open to childrens and youth choirs of all ages with guest conductor Jim Papoulis.

07/17/2022

Honor Choir Camp starts in 3 weeks! We still have a few camper spots available for passionate teen musicians (grades 6-12). Located in the Pacific NW - 1 hour north of Seattle. www.northwestchoircamps.com

Look at the amazing week we have planned! The camp schedule, packing list and cabin assignments have been emailed to all registered honor choir campers. We still have space for a few more singers - register today: www.northwestchoircamps.com

06/16/2022

Join us! Open to all musicians entering grades 6-12.

Calling all youth musicians - Register now for Honor Choir Camp 2022! Happening August 7-13 Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, WA. www.northwestchoircamps.com