Vocal Music
Vocal Calendar
Ensembles
Kennedy Singers
Kennedy singers is one of eight choral ensembles at Kennedy. If you are a ninth grader at Kennedy, this is the choir you will be in! As our beginning mixed choral ensemble, we emphasize the basics of choral singing through sectionals, sight-reading, solfege, solo singing, all while having a lot of fun. Kennedy singers participates in three concerts throughout the year and state large group festival.
Chamber Choir
Chamber choir is an extremely select ensemble that specializes in music written for smaller choirs from every musical era. Chamber choir performs at school concerts, assemblies, and many community events each year. The chamber choir has a long tradition of performing holiday music to many audiences and performs frequently in December.
Kennedy Chorale
Kennedy chorale is composed of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade treble voices. Chorale performs more complex choral literature while growing as individual and ensemble singers. This ensemble participates in three concerts throughout the year and state large group festival.
Moonlight Express
Moonlight Express is a select ensemble of 12-16 voices focusing on vocal jazz and contemporary music. Moonlight regularly performs at school and community events, in addition to educational jazz festivals and workshops. Moonlight has a proud history of success, including 10+ years of being selected as a finalist for the Iowa vocal jazz championships.
Concert Choir
Concert choir is composed of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade mixed voices at Kennedy. Concert choir performs very high level mixed choral literature and has received the highest rating at State Large Group Contest for most of the last 50 years. Throughout the year, concert choir participates in three concerts and state large group festival.
Protege
Protege is our intermediate treble voice show choir at Kennedy. Members are 10th-12th grade singers in Kennedy chorale. This junior varsity show choir is directed by Ann Brunson, choreographed by Kari Dummermuth and Damon Brown, with backup band direction by Ben Feuerhelm. Membership in Kennedy chorale and an audition are required for enrollment.
Kennedy Choral League
Kennedy Choral League is made up of parents and alumni to support and assist the choral music program and choral directors at Kennedy High School for the good and further development of choral music programs. If you would like to volunteer, donate or participate in Kennedy choral league activities, please email KCL President Jason McHenry.
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