Children's Choir
Grades: 5-6
Dates: Saturday, January 9, 2027 (Registration 8:00am; Concert at 5:00pm)
Location: Eau Claire, WI (Pablo Center at the Confluence)
Coordinator: Linda Ruona childrensallstate@wischoral.org
Nominations: The All-State Children's Choir will consist of approximately 90 singers from grades 5 and 6. Each director may submit up to 8 names, ranked 1-8.
Nomination Form: Nominations open September 1. CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE.
Registration Fee: $135
Guest Conductor-Clinician: Jackie Hawley
Jackie Hawley is the founding Artistic Director of the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa and has nearly four decades of experience conducting, touring, and mentoring choirs across Canada and internationally. She has held leadership roles with various organizations, including the Ottawa Children’s Choir, Choirs Ontario, and the Choral Canada Podium committee, and has contributed as a clinician, adjudicator, and writer for prominent choral events and publications. Her extensive involvement in the Canadian choral community highlights her dedication to music education and choir development. Ms. Hawley is honoured to be the guest conductor for the 2027 WACDA All-State Children’s Choir.
2027 Repertoire:
Bist du bei mir by J.S. Bach arr. S. Calvert
Alleluia by Mozart arr. Wallingford Riegger
En passant par la Lorraine by Erica Phare-Berg
The Sun Is Mine by Laura Hawley
The Songster by Mark Sirett
*Subject to Change
Dates: Saturday, January 9, 2027 (Registration 8:00am; Concert at 5:00pm)
Location: Eau Claire, WI (Pablo Center at the Confluence)
Coordinator: Linda Ruona childrensallstate@wischoral.org
Nominations: The All-State Children's Choir will consist of approximately 90 singers from grades 5 and 6. Each director may submit up to 8 names, ranked 1-8.
Nomination Form: Nominations open September 1. CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE.
Registration Fee: $135
Guest Conductor-Clinician: Jackie Hawley
Jackie Hawley is the founding Artistic Director of the Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa and has nearly four decades of experience conducting, touring, and mentoring choirs across Canada and internationally. She has held leadership roles with various organizations, including the Ottawa Children’s Choir, Choirs Ontario, and the Choral Canada Podium committee, and has contributed as a clinician, adjudicator, and writer for prominent choral events and publications. Her extensive involvement in the Canadian choral community highlights her dedication to music education and choir development. Ms. Hawley is honoured to be the guest conductor for the 2027 WACDA All-State Children’s Choir.
2027 Repertoire:
Bist du bei mir by J.S. Bach arr. S. Calvert
Alleluia by Mozart arr. Wallingford Riegger
En passant par la Lorraine by Erica Phare-Berg
The Sun Is Mine by Laura Hawley
The Songster by Mark Sirett
*Subject to Change
