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-Frequently Asked Questions-
What is
Spiritful Voices Community Choir, Inc.?
We’re a not-for-profit performing arts organization serving the
northwest Oklahoma City area. Spiritful
Voices is a 50-voice all volunteer mixed choir comprised of men
and women of all ages and from diverse backgrounds who share a
love for music. We
are dedicated to learning and performing a variety of contemporary
secular and sacred choral works. Where
does the choir rehearse?
We rehearse every Monday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00
p.m. at Francis Tuttle Technology Center's Rockwell Campus, N.W.
128th & N. Rockwell Ave. (on Rockwell between N.W. 122nd St.
& Kilpatrick Turnpike/Memorial Road). Is
Spiritful Voices affiliated with Francis Tuttle Technology Center?
No. Spiritful Voices
Community Choir, Inc., secures rehearsal space
each week during our seasons from Francis Tuttle Technology
Center.
Although Spiritful Voices is indebted to the school
district for their hospitality and community spirit in
allowing us to rent a portion of their facility for our
choir participants,
we’re an independent, non-profit organization and are not
affiliated with Francis Tuttle Vocational-Technical School
District #21 or the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education. Is
Spiritful Voices affiliated with any church or religious group?
No. We are an
independent, non-profit corporation formed under the laws of the
State of Oklahoma to bring choral music to our community in
northwest Oklahoma City. Although many of our participants belong to various faiths
and sing each week with a choir in their church or house of
worship, Spiritful Voices is a community-based choir comprised of
participants from all walks of life, and is not associated with
any church, faith, denomination or religious organization. Does
Spiritful Voices sing choral pieces other than religious ones?
Absolutely! Although
we do perform some sacred works, most of our season’s repertoire
consists of secular choral pieces.
Season after season, our participants consistently rank the
variety of music in our repertoire as one of the top reasons for
being a part of our community choir. We often perform pop, classical, contemporary, ballads,
gospel, Broadway showtunes, patriotic, jazz, spiritual, swing,
humorous and ethnic pieces. While
some of our songs are a cappella pieces, many of our selections
are accompanied by our talented pianists and even by our own
instrumental ensembles consisting of various woodwind, brass,
percussion, and string instruments. We do recognize that the vast majority of choral works
published are religious-based, and many of these are truly
beautiful compositions, but we make strong efforts each season to
offer a variety of secular songs in our repertoire, as well.
Of course, because most of our performances during our fall
season occur during November and December, several selections in
our fall repertoire are typically holiday-based, including both
sacred and secular Christmas works. How can
I join Spiritful Voices? Our choir is open to anyone 18 years or older who is enthusiastic for the love of music, can learn the music well, can commit to rehearsals, and has a pleasant, blending voice. There are no auditions for participation in our community choir. We accept new participants at the beginning of each season (spring and fall). Go to the "Join Us" section of this website to find out more about joining our community choir. Be sure and read the "Frequently Asked Questions" in that section, too. You may contact our office at 405-414-SING (7464), or send an e-mail to request additional information about joining our group to: info@spiritfulvoices.org. What is
the average age of participants in Spiritful Voices?
Although we don’t keep track of this information, we have
had singers in past seasons as young as 18 and as old as 92.
The median age of a participant in Spiritful Voices is
around 48 years old. Is
Spiritful Voices a women’s choir or a men’s choir?
We’re a four-part mixed choir consisting of both men and
women—basses, tenors, altos, and sopranos. Is
Spiritful Voices a children’s choir?
No. Participation
in our community choir is restricted to persons aged 18 years and
older. How many
participants are there in the choir?
This varies from season to season, but during one
recent season, there were 55 singers and 11 instrumentalists who
participated. What is
the breakdown of men and women in Spiritful Voices?
This varies from season to season, but during one
recent season, there were 40 women (26 sopranos and 14 altos) and
15 in our men’s sections (7 tenors and 8 baritone/basses). Where
does Spiritful Voices perform?
Since we began, we’ve performed at such venues as the
Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts (where we were featured on OETA-TV
Channel 13), Opening Night, the Paseo Arts Festival, the National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Quail Springs Mall, Penn
Square Mall, the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory at the
Myriad Gardens, the Braum's Ice Skating Rink, the Oklahoma City
Holiday Parade, the Oklahoma Wine Festival, and at dozens of retirement centers throughout the
metropolitan area. Several
of our performances have been featured in The Daily Oklahoman
and The Bethany Tribune, and on Eyewitness News 5 (KOCO-TV)
and NewsChannel 4 (KFOR-TV). How many
performances does the choir do each season?
Typically, our choir performs from five to seven times
each season. These
hour-long performances are usually scheduled on weekends, although
some performances may be in the evenings on weekdays.
During our fall season, our performances are usually
scheduled from mid-November to mid-December.
In the spring, our performances are usually from mid-April
through Memorial Day. How much
does Spiritful Voices charge for a performance?
We perform at community events, public venues, retirement centers,
benefits, and similar venues as a service to enrich the
cultural experiences of those in our community.
Spiritful Voices does not charge our sponsors for our
performances at these admission-free public events, although some
of our sponsors do make voluntary donations to our group to defray
our expenses and help continue our choir’s mission. How can
I book a performance of Spiritful Voices Community Choir?
Contact our office at 405-414-SING (7464) or send an e-mail to info@spiritfulvoices.org.
You'll need to provide: (1) the date and time of your event, (2)
the nature of the event and (3) details about your organization.
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