This page was last updated: April 16, 2012
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
(C) copyright 2011 David B. Barton 
email: davidbbarton@gmail.com
email: davidbbarton@gmail.com
PayPal payments preferred
Information Regarding the 2012 Festival Petoskey, Michigan.
Information Regarding the 2012 Festival Petoskey, Michigan.
Voices Without Borders, Inc. is currently accepting applications for the VOICES WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CHOIR which is an important part of the 20th CHILDREN OF THE WORLD IN HARMONY international choir & dance festival to be held June 21-26, 2012.
Choirs who are unable to 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 Festival Choir) may nominate up to five singers and one adult. These singers, along with singers from other choirs participating in the festival will form the VWB Festival Choir The applying choir’s director or other representative adult will accompany their singers to the festival. Home Stays in private homes will be provided all participants. 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.
Dr. Julian Ackerley will serve as the Artist Director/Conductor of the VOICES WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CHOIR at the 2012 Festival. Dr. Ackerley and the festival’s artistic committee will select the music for the VWB Festival Choir and the Massed Choirs..
Click here for the 2012 festival General Information/Guidelines. Click here for Festival Application Form. Please note that these website pages indicate that there is a fee of $100 for a choir to participate in the festival. Because of the lateness of this invitation, we will forgive this choir fee this year. The General Information/Guidelines page also indicates that there is a $200 per participant to help cover the cost of music, t-shirts and other production fees.(We will reduce this fee to $125 for applications submitted after April 15, 2012.) Participants will be provided home stays with local families during the festival. The cost of transportation to and from the festival is the responsibility of the participants. If you have any singers to recommend, please contact Dr. Jack Kukuk at 480 236 2196 or by e-mail at choralfest@msn.com
WELCOME TO THE INTERNET HOME OF
VOICES WITHOUT BORDERS, INC.
Scan with your smart phone and save information to your address file
