Page 2RAISING VOICES ALL OVER THE WORLDThe Girls’ Choir began in the early 60’s by Shirley Thompson Carter with a belief that excellence of music would developchildren’s lives.The Choir held its first auditions at four city Recreation Centers in Fort Worth and held rehearsals at Riverside RecreationCenter. The Choir was founded with a membership of sixteen girls ages eight through twelve. Within three months thesesixteen girls were presented in Concert, gaining the interest of girls and citizens in Fort Worth. The Choir soon doubled inmembership, and in the fall of 1962, the Girls’ Choir became the Fort Worth Girls’ Choir.The Choir home was moved to the Downtown YWCA in 1962 where Ms. Carter worked as a YWCA Director in order thatthe choir might have a place to rehearse.The Choir, being new and with no real financial support, has grown through the support of parents and citizens, and theFounder’s belief that the most valuable asset in the world is a child’s life.May 24, 1965, the Texas Girls’ Choir was incorporated as a non-profit educational music program. And now, after fifty-fiveyears, there is not another children’s choir that has traveled as extensively, performed as many major works, recorded asmany records, CD’s (100+), and taped as many television shows, and loves children, their state and their United States asmuch as your Texas Girls’ Choir.After moving the rehearsals from Central Methodist Church to Magnolia Avenue Christian Church, and then First BaptistChurch, the Texas Girls’ Choir in 1973 purchased their permanent home at 4449 Camp Bowie Blvd. Many citizens rallied tohelp pay for the 33,000-square foot structure, which has been developed into a performing arts center with a concert andrecital hall, rehearsal and class rooms, a kitchen and Bistro, and office spaces.The Texas Girls’ Choir continues to grow in stature through its musical accomplishments and other educational programs.Music Clinic, Etiquette classes, Officer/Leadership Training and the numerous facets of Choir organization are incorporatedto develop outstanding citizens.Through the 55 years, the Internationally Famous Texas Girls’ Choir has performed in every corner of our beautiful state andover 55 countries, in major concert halls, on national and international television, at colleges and universities, Carnegie Halland before royalty. The New York Times said, “The Texas Girls’ Choir put on quite a show. The 35 attractive girls, ageeight to twelve did well. Their tone was clear and the enunciation excellent.” Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali ofThailand received the Texas Girls’ Choir while they toured the Orient, inviting them to tea and a command performance.KXAS-TV toured with the Texas Girls’ Choir to Israel and Greece, and to the Orient, visiting Taiwan, Hong Kong, thePhilippines and the Republic of China. The girls have traveled to Holland, England, Switzerland, Germany and France,filming television specials. CBS-KTVT traveled to the Middle East, filming the girls in Turkey, Lebanon, Cyprus, Syria andIsrael. The interest by our local television companies has carried an impact of influence to the other stations throughout theUnited States to the national level of NBC, CBS, and ABC networks.The list of famous Concert halls the Texas Girls’ Choir has performed in is lengthy: Carnegie Hall – America, WestminsterAbbey – London, Palace Aulsperg – Austria, The Vatican – Italy, International Cultural Center for Youth – Israel, FirstPresbyterian Church – Canada, Civic Hall – Belgium, Amsterdam’s Westerkerk Cathedral – Holland, Congress Hall –Salzburg, Vienna’s Rosenkavalier Hall – Austria, Piazza Navona Square at Saint Agnes Church – Rome, JFK Aircraft andCarrier – Greece, etc. The Choir has appeared on national and international television shows such as the TODAY Show, TheMike Douglas Show, The Gourmet, The You Don’t Say Show in the United States. They have also performed on televisionshows in the Philippines, Korea, Australia, Soviet Russia, Republic of China, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.In July, the Choir will travel to Memphis and Nashville, Orlando, and Mobile for a stay on the U.S.S. Alabama.
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Page 32 CONGRATULATIONS Chanel Hurd Scholarship Recipient of the 2017 “Debi Weir Music Scholarship at Texas Wesleyan University”I am without doubt honored to be the first recipient of the Debi Weir Texas Wesleyan University Scholarship. I was with the choir fromFall 2009 to Spring 2015 and in this time learned what it meant to be a Texas Girls' Choir member. From the beginning we were taughtmany life lessons: stay with your buddy, blend with your buddy and always watch the conductor. I will never forget the time I was taken offstage to be taught the importance of the watch your conductor lesson by Debi. It was in that moment I started taking everything seriouslyat choir.During the February concert in 2010, Layne came up to me and asked how I felt being moved to concert choir. She said her and Debitalked about it and thought I was ready to take my next big step as a Texas Girls' Choir member. I of course said yes, and began attendingconcert choir rehearsals the following week. Both Layne and Debi (I don't believe I ever told them face to face) were the first to give memy confidence that I have today. From then on, I started to believe in myself more. I started au- ditioning for solos at school and in choir. In 2011, I went on my first short tour to New York City and that audition was nerve racking. Nevertheless, I got through it and in a few month we were on the plane headed that way. Another lesson I was taught here: if you want it you must work for it. Financially, I struggled to pay for this trip so my family and I started working at Traders Village through the choir building to raise money for the trip. From then and till I left choir I worked at Traders Village to make my dreams of traveling come true. There are more than this page worth of memories that I have from the Texas Girls' Choir but I wanted to tell a little about how this choir truly made me who I am today. With all the trips I took, friends I made and still have, and musical knowledge, this choir changed me for the better. When it came time to take my Last Bow I had no idea where I was going next in life. I heard of Texas Wesleyan University through people at choir. Debi, Layne and even a few ex-choirmembers have gone through this university. When it came time for my audition, one of the solo pieces I sang was a song I learned hereat choir. I was accepted into the Texas Wesleyan music department and my life there has been beyond amazing. I received a musicscholarship, won first place in local NATS, worked at the administration building in the Provost Office (with Amber Coronado and CaitlinPavey, two ex-choir girls), became a President's Ambassador and recently became a Resident Assistant. Keeping up with my busy life issometimes hard but I never give up because people like Debi and Layne never gave up on me. This scholarship will help me in other waysthan just paying off a school debt.This summer I will be taking my second study abroad at Texas Wesleyan. This scholarship will help me pay for the expenses. We will betraveling to Germany and Poland and last year I visited Russia. I will be the first to say loud and proud that I will continue to wear my fannypack on every trip that I take for the rest of my life; another life lesson. I wish I could say more than thank you and God bless an amazingorganization such as the Texas Girls' Choir but I will end with these words that are true to my heart, \"Because I knew you, I have beenchanged for good.\"
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Page 34Thompson & Millsap Main Choirs McCorkle Preparatory Choir
Page 35Concert Bell ChoirMain Bell Choir
Page 36Vocal Workshop2017 Summer Tour Tennessee, Florida, Alabama
Page 37 Mrs. Elizabeth Barney Mrs. Barney, a Founding Mother of the Texas Girls' Choir. Mrs. Elizabeth Barney began working with Shirley Carter in 1960. The teenage choir they started became the Fort Worth Girls' Choir and eventually the Texas Girls' Choir. Mrs. Barney was the original accompanist of the choir playing the pi- ano all over the world for over 27 years. She per- formed in Alice Tulley Hall at Carnegie Hall, on the Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin shows, in Westmin- ster Abbey, Westekerk Cathedral in Amsterdam, The Vatican, the home of the Von Trapp family in Salzburg, and numerous other cathedrals and concert halls throughout the U.S. and Europe. She even appeared in concert with Willie Nelson. We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Barney back to the stage as she directs our 55th Anniversary Alumnae Choir.55th Anniversary Alumnae Choir
Page 384449 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., 76107 Phone: (817) 732-8161 Shirley Carter A Message from the Founder… Founder The Texas Girls’ Choir is a unique choir, being the only Girls’Executive Director Choir of its kind in the world. The choir’s success is attributed to 1962 to 2002 the many Texans who have a great love for good music and/or a love for little girls. The importance of music reaches beyond the imagination from the standpoint of a nation, state, city or an individ- ual as to its effectiveness, as will become apparent to all who come in contact with the choir. For truly the greatest asset we have in the world today…is not gold or silver or reaching a distant planet but rather, it is a human life, a young life…a little girl. The Founder’s life was changed because she came to know a higher being through music. In addition, music taught her disci- pline, and much happiness was attained. Something good should be shared, and so it is with music through the Texas Girls’ Choir. As you read this handbook, perhaps you will realize the purpose of the choir program and the benefits that come to a young girl who is a member. It was the Founder’s hope that you and others will con- tinue her legacy of building little girls’ lives through the excellence of music that will add culture to our city, to the State of Texas and even to the world. Shirley Carter LAST BOW RECEPTION The Last Bow: A special time when we honor Concert Choir girls who are leaving the Choir and have completed all require-ments and have toured the state, nationally or abroad with the Texas Girls’ Choir. Some girls have been in the Choir for seven or eight years and taking a “Last Bow” is indeed special. Everyone is invited to a reception to honor our2017 Last Bow girls at the Texas Girls’ Choir building immediately following the concert.
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Members of the Shirley Carter, Founder & Executive Director 1962-2002 Debi Weir, Choir Girl & Executive Director 1962-2015 Layne Trent, Executive Director 2015-Present Carter Concert Choir Lanie Alexander Katie Cashon Rose Gardner Savannah Mommens Savannah Scott Katheryn Ardito Kate Chiappetta Karen Heath Emily Morris Alisha Sharp Mackayla Barnett Hannah Didehbani Doremi Hejny Christina Nicholson Brooke Varnum Jaidyn Beasley Emma Duncan Jessica Hudson Isabella Obot Zoe Williams Leanne Blind Hannah Evans Stephanie Jarboe Emily Peterson Melissa Wolosek Shelby Brittain Ashlyn Fox Jenna Leatherman Lauren Pistey Eleana Calzada Megaen Fox Ziya Lewis Madeleine Price Rebecca Reece Maya Carlsen Kayla Francis Rhiannon Maddock River Reese Melissa Rodriguez Mija Rogers Emylie Althoff Pate Concert Choir Joselyn Rosales Kaylee Brand Avery Snyder Lilly Brittain Naomi Faucett Lily King Faith Moreno Kaitlin Starnes Bailey Cogburn Sadee Gaither Paige Knierim Skylar Nguyen Emily Stephens Kylee Cooke Cheyanne Herrington Robyn Kramer Victoria Nigh Gabriella Whitmore Jamie Cooper Hailey Hughes Leaya Larson Angelica Nunez Hannah Wiley Bethany Davis Kenlie Ingram Cheyenne Lee Tessa Ditto Katherine Johnson Georgie McCoy Eriel Perrodin Caleigh Starr Addison Duncan Caroline Kennedy- Glyn McDaniel Kylie Steward Scarbrough Faithlyn McPherson Kelsea Pratt Hannah Streety Heather Alvarado Grace Kennedy- Sophia Miles Paige Priddy Carter Weiss Nadine Amer Scarbrough Pujitha Zoie Williams Danielle Cook Rajamahendravarapu Sarah Willoughby Karli Cox Carson Cozad Thompson Main Choir Aurora Dominguez Bell Choir Key Majhalene Fougere Katie Gaston Eden King Riley NorthConcert Bell Choir Ruth Fougere Haleigh Padilla Z’Tlalley Garcia Adrianna Gray Mia Martinez Bailey Patterson Ding-A-Lings Geneva Periman Dongers Alissa Hedgpeth Mia Lu Martins-Cole Grace Richard Rylee Robbins Main Bell Choir Miranda Hubanks Paige Mayfield Mia Roberts Swinger Marley Rogers-Gay Ringers Isabella Hughes Chloe Mclain Summer Smith Jaime Hughes Mckayla Medrano Caytelin Johnson Alexandra Mercer Savanna Kallestad Elizabeth Moore Leann Mwai Millsap Main ChoirSydney Anaya Avery Donnelly Jenna Garcia Paige Kern Cadence Pair Carrera ZwiegReese Anderson Onnica Ezell Layla Gillilan Trinity Key Monzerrath RodriguezKatherine Blake Faith Field Celeste Gomez Ava Long Emily RuizClara Bosley Mary Kate Flatten Shelby Hawley Phoenix Lorden Emma SkipperRory Cook Chiara Fontana Sydnei Isaac Aryanna Manning Natalie TezenoGemma Costello Levi Gallagher Hannah Johnson Rose Morton Alexis Velazquez McCorkle Preparatory ChoirLarissa Abram Brianna Epps Bianca Hatcher Sydney McCree Ruby Nichols Rachel RodriguezBlessing Aldeyinka Alexandra Errico Avery Hayden Zacaria MehnEmily Allen Auria Ervin Daisy Jacobs Gracie Miranda Salma Null Jacqueline SchriverRakyah Allen Bella Flores Talia Jones Safiya MithaElizabeth Ardito Calleigh Garvin Kenzie Kirby Trinity Mizelle Mofoluwake Olajide Grace SelbySophia Arencibia Ashley Gevedon Sadie Krumm Abigayle MohlerKelsey Blake Natalie Gomez Leilani Landeros Corynn Monaghan Danielle Ortiz Sydney SeyffertAaliyah Bradshaw Hadassah Gonzalez Makenzie Maiden Heidy MoncivaisLondon Brannon Cynia Goodrich Hilary Martinez Kenlee Mooney Anna Patman Petty Kari SprinkleSummer Cockrum Lori-Ann Goodson Maya McCloskey Hailey MooreAlyson Dockery Yanira Guzman Mia McCoy Olivia Morales Aloni Perkins Mi TranChloe Edge Sannya Handy Jada McCray Valencia Munoz Kayele Pollard Jaiden Turner Fairyn Pozzani Amarie Walker Molly Presgrove-Grabman June Waters Debrijah Price Lunden Watson Heaven Reyes Alyssa Williams Brooklyn Rhodes Abigail Yowell
Page 41 Concert ChoirPOPCORN SALESKaylee Brand Cheyanne Herrington Hailey HughesSadee Gaither Robyn Kramer Rhiannon Maddock
Page 42Concert Choir POPCORN SALESKaitlin Starnes Jaidyn Beasley Zoe WilliamsDoremi Hejny Emily Peterson Angelica NunezEriel Perrodin Paige Knierim Emylie Althoff
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Page 45 Main ChoirPOPCORN SALESDanielle Cook Karli Cox Mia MartinezGrace Richard Mia Roberts Shelby HawleyNot pictured: Marley Rogers-Gay, Riley North, Haleigh Padilla
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Page 47Reese Anderson Adrianna Gray Miranda HubanksMain Choir Candy SalesCadence Pair Rory Cook Karli Cox
Page 48 Concert Choir Candy Sales Hannah Wiley and Kaylee BrandKylie StewardClara BosleyCarson Cozad
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