MS-462, Kettering Children s Choir Records

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1 Collection Number: MS-462 Title: Kettering Children s Choir Records Dates: Creator: Kettering Children s Choir MS-462, Kettering Children s Choir Records Summary/Abstract: The Kettering Children's Choir Records, co-founded in 1986 by Natalie Dehorn, details the history of the choir including many local, national, and worldwide events the organization has been a part of. Within this collection are grant proposals, board minutes, fliers, photographs, scrapbooks, audio/visual material, newspaper clippings and newsletters. The collection shows the dedication of one organization to educate and connect young people through their love of music. There is additional information on organizations and individuals that have collaborated with the organization including but not limited to: Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Bach Society of Dayton, Dayton Opera, and the Victoria Theatre. Quantity/Physical Description: 11.5 linear feet Language(s): English Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, OH , (937) Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection. Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Preferred Citation: (Box Number, Folder Number), MS-462, the Kettering Children s Choir Records, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Acquisition: Natalie Dehorn, director of Kettering Children s Choir, donated the Kettering Children s Choir Collection to Wright State University Special Collections and Archives in January Accruals: Kettering Children s Choir is an active organization. Accruals are expected in the future. 1

2 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements: The audiovisual materials, including CDs, DVDs, VHS, and cassettes, require audio and video hardware to access the information. The external hard drive requires the use of a computer to access the information. Related Material: MS-314, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Records. Processed by: Casey Huegel and Jenifer Baker, Arrangement: The Kettering Children s Choir Records are arranged into 4 series. Series I: Administration Series II: Grants Series III: Audiovisual Series IV: Scrapbooks Biographical/Historical Note: The Kettering Children s Choir, founded in 1986, is one of the largest and most successful children s choral programs in Ohio. Over 200 singers, aged 8 to 18 from 9 Ohio counties, make up the choir. Directed since its inception by Natalie Dehorn, Kettering Children s Choir has collaborated with Dayton s premier musical organizations, including the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bach Society of Dayton. The Kettering Children s choir performs locally, nationally, and internationally. Notable trips by upper level choirs include performances in Austria, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, China, England, France, and Germany. Over the years Kettering Children s Choir singers have shared the stage with many notable musicians, including The King s Singers, Michael Isaacson, Gary Sinise, Marvin Hamlisch, Peter Nero, Art Garfunkel, Brian Lane Green, LaVar Burton, and Natalie MacMaster. Scope and Content: The Kettering Children s Choir Records document the administration, funding, performances, and travels of one of Ohio s premier children s choral organizations. Researchers interested in arts and culture in the Miami Valley will find documentation of a diverse array of performances, including the work of Dayton s famed poet and author, Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Kettering Children s Choir collaborated with local performance groups, including the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bach Society of Dayton, and traveled throughout Europe, China, Australia, and more. The records are organized into four series. Series I, Administration, documents the operations, travels, financial reports, press coverage, and ephemera produced by the Kettering Children s Choir. Notable trips and tours include Europe, Australia, and China. Arrangements were made for a children s choir from Steyr, Austria, Kettering s sister city, to visit Kettering, Ohio. The records are organized by year. 2

3 Series II, Grant Records, consists of materials that document each grant that the Kettering Children's Choir applied for from Within this series is grant paperwork detailing which grant the choir had applied for, which grants they won and lost, and the reason they applied for each grant. The grants break down whether the choir applied for a grant for operational funds or for special circumstances such as performances, workshops, or trips. The different types of grants included are Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District (MCACD), Ohio Arts Council (OAC), Miami Valley Arts Council (MVAC), CultureWorks, Celebration Dayton, Community Foundation for Kettering, Dayton Foundation, and Vandalia Culture Arts Endowment Fund. Series III, Audiovisual, documents the performances and people of the Kettering Children s Choir. The formats in the collection are CDs, DVDs, VHS, cassettes, photographs, and an external hard drive. Series IV, Scrapbooks, contains materials largely dedicated to the travels of the organization. The most common materials in the scrapbooks are photographs, ephemera and newspaper clippings, and travel schedules. There are 12 handcrafted scrapbooks and 1 digitally printed scrapbook. Subject Terms: Persons/Families Dehorn, Natalie Organizations/Corporate Names Kettering Children's Choir Places Kettering (Ohio) Subjects Children's Chorus Choral Singing--Juvenile--Instruction and Study Children's Choirs Choral Conducting Choral Singing Choirs (Music)--Juvenile Choral music - - Instruction and study Material Types Financial Records Board Minutes Photographs VHS Tapes DVD's 3

4 CD's Newspaper Clippings Two Terabyte Hard Drive Correspondence Occupations Choral Music--Instructional and Study Choir Director Collection Inventory Collection Inventory Series I Administration Box File Description Date 1 1 Board Minutes, Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Financial Reports, England Tour Records, Correspondence 6 Nashville Tour Records, Correspondence Austrian Tour Records, Correspondence Austrian Tour Records, Correspondence England Tour Records, Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence South African Music Sheets, Correspondence Treasurer's Report, Correspondence Correspondence St. Louis Trip Records, Correspondence Financial Records, Correspondence Correspondence Columbus Trip Records, Correspondence Celebration Dayton's Paul Laurence Dunbar "The Poet Sings" Directed by John Carter, Correspondence 4 Celebration Dayton's Paul Laurence Dunbar "The Poet Sings" Directed by John Carter, Correspondence Austria and Czech Republic Tour, Correspondence

5 2 Financial Records, Correspondence Financial Records, Correspondence Shaker Workshop Records, Correspondence Sister City (Steyr, Austria) Visit, Correspondence Financial Records, Correspondence England Tour Records, Correspondence Financial Records, Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Financial Records, Correspondence Correspondence Australia Tour, Correspondence th Anniversary Records, China Tour Records, Correspondence Series II Grants Box File Description Date 8 1 MVAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records-Arts Dayton CultureWorks Grant Records-Celebration of the Children(1994) 4 MCACD Grant Records OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records-Washington National Cathedral Performance 7 OAC Grant Records MCACD Grant Records- Celebration Dayton's Paul Laurence Dunbar "The Poet Sings" Directed by John Carter 9 CultureWorks Grant Records Celebration Dayton Grant Records- Celebration 1996 Dayton's Paul Laurence Dunbar "The Poet Sings" Directed by John Carter 2 CultureWorks and MCACD Grant Records OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records CultureWorks and MCACD Grant Records-Shakers Remakers Project, Warren County Historical Society,

6 Kentucky Trip 8 MCACD Grant Records-Celebrating Israel CultureWorks Grant Records OAC Grant Records OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records Dayton Foundation Grant Records-Teach Tolerance MCACD Grant Records MCACD Grant Records-Music of the Millennium OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records Dayton Foundation Grant Records-Celebration of the 2002 Centennial Flight, Music on Flight by Malcolm Dalglish 8 MCACD Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records MCACD Grant Records-Kettering Children's Choir Music of the Pacific Rim 12 OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records MCACD Grant Records OAC Grant Records OAC Grant Records MCACD Grant Records-Kettering Children's Choir, Masterworks (2006) 5 CultureWorks Grant Records Dayton Foundation Grant Records- Kettering Children's Choir, Masterworks (2006) 7 MVCFC Grant Records Community Foundation For Kettering-Sounds From 2006 Africa 9 Vandalia Culture Arts Endowment Fund-Sounds From 2006 Africa 10 OAC Grant Records MCACD Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records MCACD Grant Records-See the World Through Children's Eyes

7 12 1 OAC Grant Records CultureWorks Grant Records-Early Music, Middle Ages and Baroque 3 MCACD Grant Records-Kettering Children's Choir at The Castle, Medieval Renaissance Music and Dance Series III Audio/Visual Box File Description Date VHS/DVD 13 1 Kettering Children's Choir Video Promo VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir VHS tape Feb Kettering Children's Choir Washington D.C. VHS 1993 tape 4 Fraze VHS tape Carol Sing Fraze VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir England Footage VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir Prague VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir British Tour VHS tape WHIO-Fraze Christmas Show VHS tape 1994, Kettering Children's Choir Now VHS tape Jan. 5, Kettering Children's Choir St. Louis VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir St. Louis VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir Philadelphia VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir Promo Tape VHS tape March Kettering Children's Choir Philadelphia Trip VHS May 1996 tape 16 Kettering Children's Choir DBS Christmas VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir Christmas VHS tape Feb. 27, Kettering Children's Choir Europe VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir MVCC VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir Christmas VHS tape Kettering Children's Choir Australian Tour Volume I Jun VHS tape 23 Kettering Children's Choir Australian Tour Volume II Jun VHS tape 24 "Adelante" by R. Benedum (Broadfoot + McSwegin) Undated VHS tape 25 Kettering Children's Choir VHS tape Undated 26 Tree Lighting VHS tape Undated 27 Kettering Children's Choir VHS tape Undated 28 Kettering Children's Choir VHS tape Undated 7

8 29 Miscellaneous Photographs 1991-Unknown 30 Catholic Education Collaborative Choir Festival DVD May 18, Catholic Education Collaborative Choir Festival DVD May 18, Kettering Children's Choir See The World Through Jun. 15, 2008 Children's Eyes DVD 33 Celebrate Kettering Children's Choir Community Dec. 14, 2008 Christmas Concert DVD 34 Celebrate Kettering Children's Choir Community Dec. 14, 2008 Christmas Concert DVD 35 Kettering Children's Choir at the Castle DVD Jun. 3, 2009 DVD 14 1 Kettering Children's Choir Live At The Schuster DVD May 26, Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Concert DVD Dec. 12, Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Concert DVD 4 Kettering Children's Choir Live At The Schuster May 24, 2006 Center DVD 5 Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Concert DVD Dec. 10, Kettering Children's Choir Live At The Schuster May 23, 2007 Center DVD 7 Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Concert DVD Dec. 9, 2007 Kettering Children's Choir KCC Classics at The May 26, 2010 Victoria Theatre (2 Copies) Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Concert (2 Copies) Dec. 12, 2010 Kettering Children's Choir Creating Singing Hearts May 25, th Anniversary Concert (2 Copies) Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Concert (2 Copies) Dec. 11, 2011 Cassette Tape 8 Kettering Children's Choir Cassette Tape Jun. 7, Kettering Children's Choir Cassette Tape Jun. 7, Dayton Bach Society Christmas Concert Cassette Dec. 11, 1988 Tape 11 Bach Society Christmas Concert Cassette Tape Kettering Children's Choir Cassette Tape May Kettering Children's Choir Cassette Tape Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Concert Cassette 1994 Tape 15 Kettering Children's Choir England Cassette Tape Kettering Children's Choir St. Louis #1 Cassette Tape Kettering Children's Choir St. Louis #2 Cassette Tape Kettering Children's Choir DBS Cassette Tape Dec Kettering Children's Choir Cassette Tape 1995/1996 8

9 20 Kettering Children's Choir Philadelphia Cassette Tape May Kettering Children's Choir Sing the Season with The Dec Dayton Bach Society Cassette Tape 22 Kettering Children's Choir Concert Donkey and Dec. 14, 1997 Christmas Cassette Tape 23 Dayton Bach Society Sing the Season Cassette Tape Dec. 14, Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Concert Cassette Dec. 17, 2007 Tape 25 Kettering Children's Choir Rutter, Brahms, Carter Undated Cassette Tape 26 Kettering Children's Choir Cassette Tape Undated 27 Hallelujah-Amen Cassette Tape Undated 28 Kettering Children's Choir Philly Cassette Tape Undated 29 Dayton Bach Society Continued Cassette Tape Undated 30 Dayton Bach Society Continued Cassette Tape Undated CD 31 Canadian Brass Productions Rejoice With Brass and 1993 Voice CD 32 A Gospel Celebration Amen Azusa Pacific University 1993 Choir and Central State University Chorus CD 33 Kettering Children's Choir Combined Choirs CD May Malcolm Dalglish and the Ooolites CD Kettering Children's Choir 10th Anniversary CD May Kettering Children's Choir Shakers Remakers CD Jun. 5, Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 20, Kettering Children's Choir Dayton Convention Center Jun. 10, 1999 CD 39 Kettering Children's Choir Children at Christmas CD Kettering Children's Choir Children at Christmas CD Hymnody of Earth CD Dayton Bach Society Sing the Season CD Dec. 12, Dayton Bach Society Sing the Season CD Dec. 12, Dayton Bach Society Sing the Season CD Dec. 10, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Regular Classical Nov. 8-9, 2000 Series CD 46 Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Regular Classical Nov. 8-9, 2000 Series CD 47 Kettering Children's Choir Music of the Millennium May 23, 2001 CD 48 Kettering Children's Choir Music of the Millennium May 23, 2001 CD 49 Wright State University Department of Music Carmina Burana - Carl Orff CD Jun. 2,

10 50 Wright State University Department of Music Jun. 2, 2001 Carmina Burana - Carl Orff CD 51 Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 16, Kettering Children's Choir Salute the USA CD May 19, Dayton Philharmonic Broadcast Disc 1 CD Nov , Dayton Philharmonic Broadcast Disc 2 CD Nov , Bach Society of Dayton Sweet Sounds of the Holiday Dec. 8, 2002 CD 56 Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 15, Jeffrey Powell CD Dalglish Songs for The Kettering Children's Choir CD May 4, Handlebar of Wings By Malcolm Dalglish CD May 4, Handlebar of Wings By Malcolm Dalglish CD May 4, Flight of Imagination Featuring Malcolm Dalglish CD May 4, Flight of Imagination Featuring Malcolm Dalglish CD May 4, Kettering Children's Choir Christmas Dec. 14, Kettering Children's Choir Music of the Pacific Rim at May 26, 2004 The Schuster Center CD 65 Kettering Children's Choir at the Fourth Presbyterian May 30, 2004 Church CD 66 Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 12, Kettering Children's Choir-Choir Photos CD Kettering Children's Choir Washington National May 29, 2005 Cathedral CD 69 Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 11, Kettering Children's Choir Plan CD Kettering Children's Choir Master Works Performance May 2006 at The Schuster Center CD 72 Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 10, Kettering Children's Choir Sounds From Africa CD May 23, Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 9, Catholic Education Collaborative Choir Festival CD May 18, Catholic Education Collaborative Choir Festival CD May 18, Kettering Children's Choir See the World Through Jun. 5, 2008 Children's Eyes CD 78 Kettering Children's Choir See the World Through Jun. 5, 2008 Children's Eyes CD 79 Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 14,

11 ms462_e Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 14, Kettering Children's Choir At the Castle Live at the Jun. 3, 2009 Schuster Center CD Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 13, 2009 Concert (2 Copies) 82 Kettering Children's Choir Ceremony of Carols CD Dec. 20, 2009 Kettering Children's Choir KCC Classics at Victoria May 26, 2010 Theatre (2 Copies) Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 12, 2010 Choir (2 Copies) Kettering Children's Choir Community Christmas Dec. 11, 2011 Choir (2 Copies) 83 Kettering Children's Choir 25 Years CD Kettering Children's Choir 25 Years CD Rendition CD Undated 86 Winteregg Choral Demo / Dunbar CD Undated 87 Kettering Children's Choir Photograph CD Undated 88 Music MIDI Demo CD Undated Two Terabyte Hard Drive (located in E-Archives, Box Undated 31, ms432_e0064) Series IV Scrapbooks Box File Description Date 15 Chicago tour spring 1989, Austrian tour Grand Rapids trip, Ameriflora Showcase Columbus OH 1992, photographs, National Cathedral Washington DC Tour of Austria 1991, British tour 1994(Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey) 2 The Air Force Band of Flight performance 1993, British tour 1994Dec St. Louis trip Chamber Choir Trip to Illinois, Ameritech Great Lakes Children's Choir Festival, Philadelphia Tour 20 Christmas Performance With Dayton Philharmonic, Trip to Steyr, Austria, Trip to Prague and Czech Republic

12 21 Shaker Music Tour, Trip to Kentucky National Cathedral Washington DC performance, Hansel and Gretel with Dayton Opera at Memorial Hall England Tour, Toronto trip St. Matthew Passion Memorial Hall performance, Carmina Burana performance with Wright State Chorus Williamsburg Tour, Cincinnati Tour Australian Tour, Centennial Flight Celebration Digital Scrapbook-China Tour