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Performing with Maestro John DeMain at the Madison Symphony Orchestra Christmas concerts is always among our singers' favorite experiences of their time in MYC.

We're looking forward to sharing current and former singers' special memories of working with this Madison music legend when we honor Maestro DeMain with the Carrel Pray Music Educator of the Year Award this Sunday, May 17 at the Cantilena, Cantabile, and Ragazzi concert at 7:30pm.

Join us in person at Verona High School Performing Arts Center or via the free livestream on MYC's YouTube channel. Visit https://www.madisonyouthchoirs.org/tickets for more information and ticketing.

MYC is proud to announce that the 2026 Carrel Pray Music Educator of the Year Award will be presented to Maestro John DeMain at MYC's Spring Concert Series, "In Other Works".

Named in honor of Carrel Pray, founder of Madison Boychoir, the award annually recognizes an individual in our community who has made a significant contribution to music education and/or has been especially supportive of MYC and its programs.

Maestro DeMain has served as music director of Madison Symphony Orchestra for more than 30 years, and several generations of our singers have had the unforgettable experience of performing under his baton in A Madison Symphony Christmas, many Madison Opera productions, and special MSO experiences like Carmina Burana and Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand."

We invite you to be part of the audience for this special award presentation during Cantilena, Cantabile, and Ragazzi's spring concert at 7:30pm on Sunday, May 17 at Verona High School Performing Arts Center.

Did you know that all alumni of Madison Children's Choir, Madison Boychoir, and Madison Youth Choirs can attend MYC's Spring Concert Series, on Sunday, May 17 for FREE?

Each alum can order a free ticket either online through the ticket portal at https://www.madisonyouthchoirs.org/tickets (look for the "Alumni or Music Educator Tickets" heading) or by checking in at the ticket table on the day of the concert at the Verona High School Performing Arts Center.

At the 7:30pm concert, alumni will also be invited on stage to sing "Now I Walk in Beauty" with Ragazzi or "Sisters, Now Our Meeting is Over" with Cantabile.

If you can't make it to the concert, we still hope to see you at the MYC Alumni Sing on Saturday, July 18 at MYArts! RSVP at https://forms.gle/BCpGvv1w4EAfgrdx7

MYC's Cantabile and Ragazzi choirs will perform a special concert at the Monroe Arts Center this Sunday, May 3 at 2pm. Tickets are $15/adults and free for students and Monroe Arts Center members. This performance has become a wonderful spring tradition for our high school singers, and we're grateful for the honor of performing for the supportive and enthusiastic audience members of MAC.

For more information and ticketing, visit https://monroeartscenter.com/event/madison-youth-choir

Madison Youth Choir - Monroe Arts Center Madison Youth Choir returns to MAC for another amazing Spring concert under the direction of Michael Ross. The choirs have an international reputation and collaborate regularly with professional arts organizations including Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Ballet, and Madison Opera. Adult $15 (no...

Exciting news! MYC is honored to be a recipient of a special America250 grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, for the world premiere of Purcell, Britten, Holst, and Ragazzi's performance of "Boswell: A Dance Called America" by MYC conductor Randal Swiggum.

Drawing from the text of James Boswell's "Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides," the piece explores the promise of our country at the dawn of its founding, from the perspective of a Scottish community watching increasing numbers of their fellow citizens set sail for a new life in America in the 1770s.

As over 100 young singers prepare this work with our conductors, we're also exploring how people abroad envisioned America as a place of opportunity, freedom, and abundance, while reflecting on the complex reality of how newcomers have been received and valued over the past 250 years.

You can experience this stirring new composition at MYC's 4pm spring concert on Sunday, May 17. Visit https://www.madisonyouthchoirs.org/tickets for more information and ticketing.