East Choir Retreat and Tour
April 18-20, 2008
Cedarmore Camp
and Conference Center
EAST CHOIR CONCERTS
April 20, 2008
public invited to attend!
11:00 a.m. for Worship
Harrodsburg Baptist Church
312 South Main St.
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
859-734-2339
3:30 p.m. Final Concert
First Baptist Church
804 West 5th Street
London, KY 40741
606-864-4194 | West Choir Retreat and Tour
April 25-27, 2008
Jonathan Creek Camp
and Conference Center
WEST CHOIR CONCERTS
April 27, 2008
public invited to attend!
10:15 a.m. for Worship
Second Baptist Church
720 W 7th St.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
270-886-0291
3:30 p.m. Final Concert
Rich Pond Baptist Church
200 Brad Avenue
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-842-2593 |
The Kentucky Baptist All-State Children’s Choir is an auditioned choir made up of young musicians from Baptist churches throughout Kentucky. Members are chosen by taped audition and, once selected, may continue to participate through sixth grade.
The choir meets together for one weekend in late April. Members receive music several weeks ahead of the rehearsal weekend, and local church choir directors help the children to prepare the music. When the choir comes together, they spend several hours “polishing” the music and preparing for concerts presented in churches on Sunday.
| Information for 2008 Choir Members |
General information for all choir members, leaders, and/or chaperones.
Click here for directions to Cedarmore
Click here for directions to Jonathan Creek
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Medical Release Form (must be returned to us by April 1)
Click here to view a slideshow from the West choir's 2005 retreat.
What a blessing it was for me to observe, learn, fellowship and worship. The girls were so pleased with the weekend. What a marvelous sound at the concert today! The weekend was just wonderful.
- Kathy Pavy, Campbellsville Baptist Church
My daughter had a great time participating in the ASCC West last weekend. We are very grateful to be a part of a church that offers children's choir. Thank you for all of your hard work in preparing for a state wide event for our young people. The music was so meaningful and beautiful. It is a wonderful thing to hear children raise their voices to the Lord in such a beautiful way. It was a very worshipful event. We pray God will richly bless you and all those who help you plan such a huge undertaking.
-Jeannie Saylor, FBC Murray
Roxanne....ALLSTATE WAS AWESOME....the kids were WONDERFUL, the concert was MARVELOUS...
Also, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart as a mother of an All-State singer, as well as a 3 year chaperone....Allstate is an awesome thing...what a glorious time in the Lord, we all learn so much, and come out of this experience very refreshed in our walk with God....so THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.....my daughter is a better Christian because of her last 3 years experiences.....
-Teresa Sparks, Macedonia Baptist Church, Owensboro
1994 – present
The choir began in 1994 when June Bailey was serving as Preschool/Children’s Music Consultant in the Church Music Department of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. The choir met at Cedarmore Baptist Assembly in Bagdad for rehearsal and then presented concerts in the Louisville area with June Bailey serving as director. Twenty churches were represented in the 60-voice choir. In 1998 the choir was divided into two groups in order to allow more singers to participate. The EAST choir continued to rehearse at Cedarmore with June Bailey as director. The WEST choir rehearsed at Jonathan Creek Baptist Assembly in Hardin with Louie Bailey serving as director.
Following the resignation of June Bailey in 1999, Roxanne Nanney began working as Preschool/Children’s Music Consultant in September of that year. In the transition year of 2000, June and Louie Bailey continued as directors of the EAST and WEST choirs. In 2001 and 2002 Roxanne Nanney served as director for the EAST choir and Janie Benjamin directed the WEST choir. In 1999 and 2002 the EAST and WEST choirs joined together for a combined final concert. In 2003 and 2006, both choirs rehearsed together at Cedarmore and traveled to concerts together. In 2007, forty-two churches were represented in the 130 voices divided between two choirs.
In our fourteen-year history, one hundred four different churches have participated at least one year. Three churches have participated each year since 1994: Highland Baptist Church (Louisville), Rich Pond Baptist Church (Bowling Green) and Versailles Baptist Church (Versailles). Hundreds of children have had the opportunity to lift up their voices in praise to God through the Kentucky Baptist All-State Children’s Choir. May there be many more voices in years to come!
Contact: Roxanne Nanney, Preschool/Children’s Music Consultant, 502-489-3524 OR 1-866-489-3524.
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