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Pacifica Choirs, Community and Inspiration.
Further Research and Resources.
 

Community
Inspiration:

•The Indianapolis Children's Choir is one of Pacifica's organizational models.
The Puget Sound Revels Provide inspiration for the Pacifica Choirs.

Guest Choirs:

•The Oregon Repertory Singers Preparatory Choir joined us for a Spring 2003 concert.
The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus kicked off its 62nd year with a tour of the Pacific Northwest
stopping at Seattle in March 2002.

Guest Conductors:

Mary Sherhart is one of America's leading teachers and performers of traditional Balkan vocal music.
Eduardo Mendonca worked with our Children's Choir on music from Brazil.

Special Mention:

The Balkan Cabaret Generously donated thier talents for a benefit concert.
Gamelan Pacifica , a Javanese gong-chime percussion orchestra.

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Research
Kodály:

•The Kodály Institute of Music in Hungary.
•The Kodály concept of music education.
•The Organization of American Kodály Educators
organizes an Honor Choir to perform at it yearly convention.
Many of our top singers are accepted into this choir each year.

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"If we want to understand other nations, we first must understand ourselves. There is no better means for this than folk music"- Zoltan Kodály
"teach music and singing in school in such a way that is not a torture but a joy for the pupil; instill a thirst for finer music in him, a thirst which will last for lifetime."- Zoltan Kodály
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