YCFL
Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 1 - YCFL #trashchallenge on Victor Main Street + Summer Caroling!
Sunday, June 9 - Second Semester Concert, 4:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Canandaigua
Friday, June 21 - First Day of Summer Celebration on Canandaigua Main Street at 4:30pm
Sunday, June 9 - Second Semester Concert, 4:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Canandaigua
Friday, June 21 - First Day of Summer Celebration on Canandaigua Main Street at 4:30pm
YCFLRehearsals and ConcertsConBrio is the youngest choir in YCFL, ranging from grades 2-6. They rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 5:00-6:00pm.
Melodia is the oldest group in YCFL with students in grades 7-12. They meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:00pm. |
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YCFLRegistration and AuditionsRegistration and information on auditions for 2019-2020
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Kristy IngersollMeet the DirectorKristy Ingersoll is a music educator and choir director with degrees from Ithaca College (MM) and The Pennsylvania State University (BME). Currently working as a stay at home mother, she is also founder and director of YCFL (Youth Chorus of the Finger Lakes) and director of the Wesley Choir at the First United Methodist Church in Canandaigua. YCFL has been awarded a grant by the NY-ACDA Chapter to fund a Community Youth Chorus Festival coming in April 2020 with guest conductor, Janet Galvan.
Prior, Ingersoll was the choir director at Canandaigua Academy ... |
YCFL Mission
It is the mission of this program to provide children with a music experience that fosters
critical thinking and discovery learning;
to create opportunities for all children to sing and connect with a diverse breadth of repertoire,
sharing emotional and artistic expression through performance.
critical thinking and discovery learning;
to create opportunities for all children to sing and connect with a diverse breadth of repertoire,
sharing emotional and artistic expression through performance.
As the Director, I will uphold the YCFL Mission by
- Displaying professionalism and making informed decisions on
what is best for the singers of YCFL.
- Using music to bring people together through a diverse selection of repertoire.
- Asking questions that foster creative thought, social awareness, and emotional connection.
-Showing humility and taking advantage of opportunities to learn.
- Bringing respect, understanding, and patience to rehearsals with an ultimate goal of creating an environment of encouragement and affirmation.
- Striving to provide all singers with a positive encounter through music at each rehearsal.
what is best for the singers of YCFL.
- Using music to bring people together through a diverse selection of repertoire.
- Asking questions that foster creative thought, social awareness, and emotional connection.
-Showing humility and taking advantage of opportunities to learn.
- Bringing respect, understanding, and patience to rehearsals with an ultimate goal of creating an environment of encouragement and affirmation.
- Striving to provide all singers with a positive encounter through music at each rehearsal.