Houston Chamber Choir speaks with Jorge Garza, Founder and Executive Director of Garza Studios and the Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus. Segundo Barrio Children's Chorus is Houston's First and Only Bilingual Choir for Children. Based out of Houston's historic Second Ward (Segundo Barrio) neighborhood, this program offers tuition-free access to music and vocal instruction, as well as transformative performance opportunities which increase representation in the arts for our community while celebrating the culture, language and traditions of its members and their families.
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About St. John Flynn:
Arts and culture expert St. John Flynn worked for more than twenty-five years at top U.S. public TV and radio stations. His blog, A Life With Culture, is online at stjohnflynn.com.
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About April Harris:
April joins our team from the East Coast, where her 10-year Arts Management career blossomed and immersed her into several artistic disciplines such as classical theater, musical theater, instrumental music, and visual art. You’ll consistently find April volunteering with arts programs in her surrounding communities to ensure that exposure to artistic creation and performance continues with the next generations. She credits her commitment to supporting the arts to her own early exposure to performance art in school and extracurricular activities.
About Kaitlin DeSpain:
Kaitlin DeSpain enjoys a varied career as an educator, conductor, performer, and clinician. As an educator, Kaitlin has served as the Choral Director at middle schools and high schools throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas, where she has directed concert choirs, pop choirs, and taught courses in music history, music theory, and piano. Kaitlin also frequently appears as a clinician and presenter for teachers and music education students.
Kaitlin DeSpain is beginning her second year of doctoral studies at the University of Houston studying with Dr. Betsy Cook Weber and Dr. Jeb Mueller. She received her Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Kentucky under the tutelage of Dr. Jefferson Johnson and Dr. Lori Hetzel and her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Marshall University.
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Education Spotlight:
Hosts and Co-Producers: April Harris and Kaitlin DeSpain
Associate Producer: Carolina Borja
Video Editor: Suzann Herrmann
Contributing Editor: Blair Doerge
Education Consultants: Sally Schott and Eddie Quaid
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