“We Have A Dream” Choral Festival
Washington D.C., June 16-19, 2023

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KCC is back on tour next summer with a destination of Washington D.C! Along with choirs from across the country, we will be participating in the We Have A Dream Choral Festival that will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior’s historic and celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech in the summer of 1963. The setting for this commemoration is the Concert Hall in The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the Artistic Direction of Dr. Eugene Rogers – Director of Choirs at the University of Michigan, a two-time Michigan Emmy Award winner, a Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, and a GRAMMY® Award nominee. 

Explore our itinerary! Festival Itinerary – 3 Nights – KCC Touring Choir

Expense:
Costs will include: travel, meals, sightseeing experiences, rehearsals, performance, clinics, festival shirt etc. and range from $1296 (with 50-52 participants) to $1762 (with 30-34 participants). This does not include things like: extra spending money, snacks, and an approximate $40 fee for trip shirts we will wear each day of the tour to identify ourselves easily. 

If your chorister is a 3rd-5th grader, they must be accompanied by a parent on this trip. Parents will be included in this total number and the pricing will be the same for parents wishing to chaperone their child.  

What we need from our KCC Families and Choristers:
We need your help to reach the minimum number of 35 participants.

A $100 deposit from all KCC members/family wishing to commit to this trip is due by August 22. This amount will be applied toward your total for the trip, and will be refundable only if the trip is canceled. Download the commitment form at the top of the page and send it back to start the process!

Payments can be made by check and charms & PayPal.

Checks made payable and mailed to:            
Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus                       
PO Box 50414                                            
Kalamazoo, MI 49005                                      

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Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions, we are so excited about this amazing opportunity and look forward to embarking on this journey together!