About the Chorus

       
   CENTRAL CAROLINA CHILDREN’S CHORUS
            
   Beautiful Sounds for a Better World!

The Central Carolina Children’s Chorus celebrated 10 years of Choral Excellence in
Winston-Salem and the Piedmont Triad in May of 2009. The chorus is a multi-leveled,
auditioned community chorus for singers from the ages of 8 -18. The Celebration
Concert was held at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and included several alumni singers
and special awards.                 

A partner with Music Ministries at Centenary United Methodist Church, and an
educational affiliate of Bel Canto Chorus, CCCC’s mission is to provide quality music
education with the goal of attaining the highest level of artistic excellence in choral music
performance. The choir organization is comprised of three levels: UPBEAT, Intermediate,
and ENCORE, directed by Anne Saxon.

Central Carolina Children’s Chorus has established itself as a chorus of distinction,
earning a superior rating at the Festivals of Music Achievements include:

  • Recording chorus for Kindermusik International’s® Curriculum Recording Series.
  • International Children’s Choir Festival Tour in London and Canterbury, England.
  • Pacific-Rim Children’s Choir Festival in Hawaii.
  • Joint concert with the world-renowned American Boychoir.
  • Participation in the Piedmont Opera Theater in Winston-Salem.
  • Performances for prestigious local and state events, including:
           --NC Chapter of the American Choral Director’s Association
           --NC Music Educator’s Association In-Service Convention
           --NC Association of Educators
  • Host of a joint clinic with the Tucsan Arizona Boy’s Choir, which was conducted by
    Henry Leck of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir and Butler University
  • One of five core groups that host the annual Piedmont Invitational Children’s Choir
    Festival. Through the festival, singers have been exposed to high quality choral
    music with nationally recognized guest conductors who have heightened the level
    of musicianship in young singers, and helped promote a ‘unity of spirit’ through
    creative artistry.
  • Host each summer of “Summer Sing,” a local choir day-camp, founded in the year
    2000.
  • “Young Artists In Residence” for Doreen Rao’s Choral Music Experience
           Institute at Elon University.
  • Choral festival conducted by Sir David Willcocks and Duane Wolfe in Alaska and
    Canada.
  • Performance in Carnegie Hall and St. Paul’s Chapel near Ground Zero in New York
    City

                                           
  

Central Carolina Children's Chorus
Anne Saxon, Artistic Director
4105 Sewanee Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Central Carolina Children's Chorus
Beautiful Sounds for a Better World!
CCCC is a current member of:
Chorus America

& the N.C. Center for Non-Profits

Anne Saxon is the Founding Artistic Director. More information can be obtained by
calling 336.922.4073.
www.centralcarolinachildrenschorus.org