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Revel in the "Joy!" of the
Dubuque Chorale Children's Choirs
by Danielle Phillips
The Dubuque Chorale Children's Choirs with conductors Karmella Sellers (center), Victoria Bausman (right), and accompanist Amanda Hauta (left)
The Dubuque Chorale happily presents “Joy! Celebrating the DCCC’s 10th Anniversary,” their spring concert commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choirs’ founding. “We are celebrating…the people that are the bringers of joy,” said Karmella Sellers, Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choirs Program Director. “All kids are light and joy. That’s how I feel.”
The Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir originated in the 2014/15 season as one group of approximately 50 4th-6th graders. “Speaking of joy, this is joy,” Sellers continued. “And it’s…my life’s work. Children and children’s choirs and singing…and watching them grow into more experienced and hopefully joyful musicians is a dream.”
Asked which piece in the concert makes her most joyous, Dubuque Chorale Artistic Director Dr. Amanda Huntleigh replied, “Norman Dello Joio’s ‘A Jubilant Song’...has a playful quality…even as it’s filled with complex harmonies, because of the meter shifts and speed changes.” Staccati Singers Conductor Victoria Bausman chose a different selection: “‘Hakuna Matata’ for Staccati…they love it so much, so it brings me joy, just…feeling how much energy they put into it.”
The preparatory third-grade group Staccati Singers began alongside Legati Singers when the Children’s Choir bisected post-pandemic. Sellers conducts older children in Legati, while Bausman directs Staccati. “My career…is all geared toward trying to share my joy of music and what I’ve found to fill my soul and life,” Bausman explained. “So when the position opened up to direct…the younger students….It just sounded like a lot of fun.”
And children remind us that fun is what singing’s about. “I think sometimes you just need to remind yourself to…focus on what is now,” said Dubuque Chorale Associate Director Than Chesher. “Kids focus on what is now.”
Revel in the now – attend “Joy! Celebrating DCCC’s 10th Anniversary” at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 27, and 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 28, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2155 University Avenue. Free admission; freewill donations accepted. For more, visit dubuquechorale.org.
The Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir originated in the 2014/15 season as one group of approximately 50 4th-6th graders. “Speaking of joy, this is joy,” Sellers continued. “And it’s…my life’s work. Children and children’s choirs and singing…and watching them grow into more experienced and hopefully joyful musicians is a dream.”
Asked which piece in the concert makes her most joyous, Dubuque Chorale Artistic Director Dr. Amanda Huntleigh replied, “Norman Dello Joio’s ‘A Jubilant Song’...has a playful quality…even as it’s filled with complex harmonies, because of the meter shifts and speed changes.” Staccati Singers Conductor Victoria Bausman chose a different selection: “‘Hakuna Matata’ for Staccati…they love it so much, so it brings me joy, just…feeling how much energy they put into it.”
The preparatory third-grade group Staccati Singers began alongside Legati Singers when the Children’s Choir bisected post-pandemic. Sellers conducts older children in Legati, while Bausman directs Staccati. “My career…is all geared toward trying to share my joy of music and what I’ve found to fill my soul and life,” Bausman explained. “So when the position opened up to direct…the younger students….It just sounded like a lot of fun.”
And children remind us that fun is what singing’s about. “I think sometimes you just need to remind yourself to…focus on what is now,” said Dubuque Chorale Associate Director Than Chesher. “Kids focus on what is now.”
Revel in the now – attend “Joy! Celebrating DCCC’s 10th Anniversary” at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 27, and 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 28, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2155 University Avenue. Free admission; freewill donations accepted. For more, visit dubuquechorale.org.
The Dubuque Chorale encourages all ages to participate in the joy of creating music. The Children's Choirs joined the Chorale and other area choirs to raise their voices with Karmella Sellers conducting at Songfest in September 2023
You Know Better, Right?
A retiree fell for a scam that drained his account of all his savings. It took a lifetime to save the money and only a minute for it to vanish. All it took was him giving information to a scammer.
The gentleman received an email saying he was owed a refund and asked that he fill in his banking details. He believed that email was from his bank. Within moments of sending the email, his account was emptied. Not only that, but he was then instructed on the phone, by someone he believed was a bank security officer, to hand over his credit cards to a bank courier because those accounts were also compromised.
The scammer quickly went on a spending spree. It’s rare, but the criminal was actually caught. While he might get a few years in jail, the victim has been left to try to pick up the pieces of his life, with no hope of getting that money back.
Some basic hints for safety:
If you’re uneasy about any portion of a call, HANG UP.
Don’t do banking on your phone or computer, even if you know what you’re doing with those devices.
If you get a call from someone claiming to be at your bank, hang up. Dial the number of the bank yourself and find out if they were actually looking for you. Especially do not follow their instructions if the “security” people at your bank insist you need to transfer your money into a different account to keep it “safe.”
If you’re asked to call *72 followed by a different number, HANG UP. Do not dial *72. It’s a call forwarding option that prisoners, callers to 900 sex line numbers and people in foreign counties use as a way to charge expensive calls to your phone.
Don’t panic if you suspect you have a scammer on the line. Just hang up.
© 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
The gentleman received an email saying he was owed a refund and asked that he fill in his banking details. He believed that email was from his bank. Within moments of sending the email, his account was emptied. Not only that, but he was then instructed on the phone, by someone he believed was a bank security officer, to hand over his credit cards to a bank courier because those accounts were also compromised.
The scammer quickly went on a spending spree. It’s rare, but the criminal was actually caught. While he might get a few years in jail, the victim has been left to try to pick up the pieces of his life, with no hope of getting that money back.
Some basic hints for safety:
If you’re uneasy about any portion of a call, HANG UP.
Don’t do banking on your phone or computer, even if you know what you’re doing with those devices.
If you get a call from someone claiming to be at your bank, hang up. Dial the number of the bank yourself and find out if they were actually looking for you. Especially do not follow their instructions if the “security” people at your bank insist you need to transfer your money into a different account to keep it “safe.”
If you’re asked to call *72 followed by a different number, HANG UP. Do not dial *72. It’s a call forwarding option that prisoners, callers to 900 sex line numbers and people in foreign counties use as a way to charge expensive calls to your phone.
Don’t panic if you suspect you have a scammer on the line. Just hang up.
© 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
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