The Choral Music Department

[Sound of Music Photo Album] [April 2008 Concert Photo Albums]

Students participate in Collegiate Honors Choir

Seven CCC students sing at ACDA Convention in St. Louis

Coffeyville Community College gives you a strong foundation in the fundamentals of music and an impressive resume to take to a four-year college or university when you transfer. There are numerous choirs, musical theatre productions and solo opportunities available for music students. At CCC we embrace “professionalism” and “ensemble” to create a unified choral sound.

Concert Choir

Raven Soundsations - This elite, auditioned show choir performs throughout the midwest as the College’s student music ambassadors. The number in the group differs each year and includes from 12-18 students. The Soundsations performed in Branson, Missouri in 2003 and will peform there again in March 2005. Chosen from the members of the Raven Soundsations is a men’s quartet, who also perform throughout the school year. The Soundsations performed for several Branson acts at the Starlight Theatre in March 2005. [2006-2007 Soundsations]
Concert Choir - The Concert Choir is a large, mixed ensemble with approximately 65 singers. The group performs one major concert each semester and tours in the spring. The Concert Choir performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in April, 1998, with the New England Symphonic Orchestra. Listen to the Concert Choir perform Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus (mp3 format), O Sifuni Mungu (mp3) and Thank You Very Much (mp3).
Madrigals - Created in 2002, the Madrigals are a select ensemble of eight to twelve students who perform period pieces, in addition to jazz and folk songs. The ensemble performs for the public schools in the surrounding area and for community events.
Ravenettes - New for 2006 is a women's show choir, the Ravenettes. This select group of 13 students will perform with the Raven Soundsations for all concerts and community performances. This group also performs at several area high schools. [2006-2007 Ravenettes]
Musical - Each fall the Fine Arts Department stages a musical theatre production. The Sound of Music will be the musical performed for the 2007-08 school year.
Choir Clinic - Area high schools annually participate in a fall Choir Clinic, hosted by the Coffeyville Community College Choral Music Department. A guest clinician works with approximately 11 high school Show Choirs and Concert Choirs from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Performance Opportunities

There are many performance opportunities in the CCC Music Department. Choral music students learn the fundamentals of singing chorally and as a soloist. Selected students also have an opportunity to sing the National Anthem at College sporting events.

Facilities

The vocal music department at Coffeyville Community College is a place to explore your musically creative side.

The music department is located in Nellis Hall. The building has an acoustically sound choral room and soundproof practice room. It also contains a music lab computer room with composition programs.

The Coffeyville Community College Theatre is located in the Arts and Sciences Building. The 327-seat open stage auditorium, renovated in 2001 with a new light and sound system, is the home of our concerts and musicals.

Choral Music Curriculum

Music Theory I and II (3 credit hours)
Aural Training/Sight Singing I and II (3 credit hours)
Applied Lessons - Vocal/Piano/Instrumental (1 credit hour)
Conducting and Advanced Conducting (1 credit hour)
Concert Choir (1 credit hour)
Madrigals (1 credit hour)
Raven Soundsations/Choreography (2 credit hours)
Summer Community Choir (1 credit hour)
Music Appreciation (3 credit hours)

Vocal Music Curriculum Guide and Sample Degree Plan
Music Department Course Descriptions

Receive a Scholarship

Vocal music scholarships are offered to talented students who participate in vocal music activities. The scholarships are not limited to music majors. These scholarships provide in-state tuition and loan of books. Recipients must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average to renew the scholarship each semester. Students who excel academically (3.5 or better in high school) may be eligible for a Presidential Scholarship.

Darla Strecker

Darla Strecker is in her twelfth year as Director of Vocal Activities. She taught in the public school system for five years before being named to the CCC position. She has adjudicated choirs throughout Kansas and Missouri. She has also been a soloist and choir member for the Wichita State Choir touring throughout Europe. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Music Education in Choral Conducting from Wichita State University.

For More Information Contact

Darla Strecker
Director of Vocal Music
Coffeyville Community College
400 West 11th
Coffeyville, KS 67337
(620) 251-7700, ext. 2046
E-mail: darlas@coffeyville.edu