Testimonials
“HYC has been so instrumental in my life! It is because of HYC that I have performed in such diverse venues as Carnegie Hall as well as in a Tennessee recording studio. Being in choir has provided me with amazing memories and stories and, more importantly, a defining sense of self. It has shaped the person I am today!”
~ Betsy Caldwell, 2006 HYC Graduate
“The training I received at HYC was beyond anything I could have gotten in school and it helped me immensely as I started on my professional career. It continues to serve me well in my classes at Butler University. Without programs like HYC, I can’t imagine the number of talented people that would never be discovered.”
~Max Wellman, 2009 HYC Graduate
“Heartland Youth Choir is the ultimate life changing experience! This was brought home while watching my daughter go through a college vocal audition and seeing the amazed expressions on the professors’ faces as she explained her training in HYC. They were so impressed with her Solfege training and performance experiences.”
~ Sharon Van Dalen, Parent & Board Member
“I encourage my DeSoto Intermediate music students to audition for the Heartland Youth Choir! When they join the choir, in addition to their public school music education, they develop more self-confidence, discipline, musical abilities and inner joy.”
- Dianne Braymen, PK-5 Music Specialist for ADM Community Schools