First of all, you should expect to have FUN at the Appalachian Festival of Young Voices. Your hosts, members of the Appalachian Children's Chorus, will be gracious and eager to learn and sing with you. View our brochure here!
Our festival includes a wide variety of activities, including:
- 4 night stay at Charleston's luxurious Embassy Suites Hotel
- Performance with a traditional string band and orchestra
- Individual and festival choir performance at Charleston's state-of-the-art Clay Center
- Participation in West Virginia's culturally-rich Vandalia Gathering
- A visit to the Clay Center's Avampato Discovery Museum
- Outstanding opportunity to work with Dr. Rollo Dilworth
- Q&A Session with Dr. Dilworth, singer/songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler and singer/songwriter Ron Sowell
- Square dancing with a live band and storytelling with a West Virginia artist
Dr. Rollo Dilworth has been the guest conductor of the festival since its inception in 2007. Read below to see what he has to say about the Appalachian Festival of Young Voices!
