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About Voices Without Borders, Inc.
Voices Without Borders (VWB), Inc. was incorporated in Michigan to promote, support and sponsor choral music performances and other performing arts activities for young people in the schools and community. Since 2009, Voices Without Borders, Inc. has produced an annual Children of the World in Harmony Youth Choir and Dance Festival and is currently producing the 2012 Festival in Petoskey, Michigan from June 21-26, 2012.
About Children of the World in Harmony Festivals
Children of the World in Harmony Festivals have been produced in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas over the years beginning in 1982 with the first international festival of this name in Hong Kong. Choirs, dance ensembles and other performing arts organizations from around the world are invited to participate in these exciting, multi-cultural, and non-competitive festivals. The 2012 Festival marks the fourth year the festival will be presented in Michigan.
The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. ~Agnes de Mille
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Highlights of the 2011 Festival in Petoskey, MI
(click on links below to access)Information Regarding the 2012 Festival Petoskey, Michigan.
Voices Without Borders, Inc. is currently accepting applications for the 20th CHILDREN OF THE WORLD IN HARMONY international choir & dance festival to be held June 21-26, 2012. This is the fourth year the festival has been held in the Little Traverse Bay area (Petoskey) Michigan.
Dr. Julian Ackerley will serve as the Artist Director/Conductor of the VOICES WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CHOIR at the 2012 Festival. Choirs who cannot not send a full choir, but who wish to associate with the festival by sending children to sing in the Voices Without Borders International Festival Choir (VWB) may nominate up to five singers and one adult. These singers, along with singers from other participating choirs will form the Voices Without Borders International Festival Choir. Nominations for membership in the VWB choir should be made as soon as possible as space in this choir is limited. The applying choir’s director or other representative adult will accompany their singers to the festival and will stay with them throughout the festival. The festival’s artistic committee will select the music in cooperation with the conductor for the VWB Choir. VWB Choir members must agree to memorize all music prior to coming to the festival. They will also sing in the festival’s Massed Choirs at the Festival Gala Concert.
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