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== History ==
The Rexburg Children's Choir is a children's choir headquartered in Rexburg, Idaho. Founded as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2018, the choir is comprised of 100 children ages 9 to 17. Since its founding, the choir has made a reputation for its cinematic-quality choral music videos often in collaboration with notable artists as well as its annual Christmas concerts which also feature notable guest artists. In 2020, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Inside Edition highlighted the choir in their national broadcasts. In 2024, the Oxford University Press included the Rexburg Children's Choir as a case study in the Oxford Handbook of Community Singing.[1]
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| Formation | February 6, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Benjamin Watson |
| Headquarters | Rexburg, Idaho |
Region | East Idaho |
| Membership | 100 |
Director | Benjamin Watson |
| Website | www.rexburgchildrenschoir.com |
Founding
[edit]The Rexburg Children's Choir was founded as a 501(c)3, non-audition children's choral ensemble by Ben Watson on February 6, 2018, with the historic Rexburg Tabernacle as its residence for rehearsals and performances.[2] [3][4]
The motto of the choir is "Seek to express, not to impress."[5]
Notable Projects and Collaborations
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Music Videos
[edit]- Silent Night" with American Idol Winner Iam Tongi[6][7]
- "From A Distance" with American Idol Alum David Archuleta[8]
- "We Don't Talk About Bruno" with Disney ENCANTO star Adassa Candiani[9]
- "Give Me Jesus" with DOVE-award winner Fernando Ortega[9]
- "Believe" with No. 1 Billboard Artists Mat and Savanna Shaw[9]
- "Do You Hear What I Hear" with No. 1 Billboard Artists GENTRI[9]
- "Christ is at the Helm" with Australian Broadway star Patrice Tipoki[10]
Live Concerts
[edit]The choir has performed concerts in Rexburg with the following artists:
- Jenny Oaks Baker[11]
- Frederica Von Stade[12]
- GENTRI[13]
- Adassa Candiani[14]
- 25th Army Band[15]
- Lincoln Highway[16]
- Mat and Savanna Shaw[17]
- Iam Tongi[18]
Covid-19 Green Screen Choir
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In 2020, while the choir was not meeting together for rehearsals or performances during the Covid-19 pandemic, choir director Ben Watson developed a means whereby the choir would perform an arrangement of For Unto Us a Child is Born from Handel's Messiah, using green screen technology. Watson recorded each child from the 100-person ensemble, one-at-a -time, singing in front of a green screen. Afterwards, the choir's videographer edited together the 100 video tracks into one video track superimposed over a background image of the interior of the Rexburg Tabernacle. What resulted was a video performance that gave the impression that there were 100 singers standing side-by-side on stage at the Rexburg Tabernacle, singing For Unto Us a Child is Born, when in fact they were all recorded individually, and edited to make it appear as if they were standing side-by-side.
When the video was published, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Inside Edition highlighted the project in national broadcasts that week.[19][20][21][22]
In 2024, the project was included as a case study on innovation in children's choral programming by the Oxford Handbook of Community Singing.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Norton, Kay; Morgan-Ellis, Esther M., eds. (2024-05-22). The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197612460.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-761246-0.
- ^ Eaton, Nate (2018-05-23). "He moved to Rexburg and thought he'd start a small children's choir. Then 100 kids showed up". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Team, News (2018-11-17). "Rexburg Children's Choir making impact in eastern Idaho". Local News 8. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Rexburg Childrens Choir | Charity Navigator Profile". www.charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Home | Rexburg Children's Choir". RexburgChildrenChoir. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Watch: 'American Idol' winner's soul-stirring rendition of 'Silent Night'". LDS Living. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Watch: David Archuleta and the Rexburg Children's Choir perform 'From a Distance' in new music video". Deseret News. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ a b c d "Rexburg Children's Choir (Rexburg Children's Choir)". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Australian Musical Star Records Song With US Children's Choir". news-pacific.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Eaton, Nate (2019-11-04). "Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four to join Rexburg Children's Choir again for Christmas concert". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "About the Choir". RexburgChildrenChoir. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Eaton, Nate (2023-10-16). "Rexburg Children's Choir welcomes GENTRI for annual holiday concert". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Eaton, Nate (2022-12-02). "Adassa, star in Disney's 'Encanto,' surprises local kids at school for Feel Good Friday". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Rexburg Children's Choir to be joined by 25th Army Band for special patriotic concert". Rexburg Commons. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Rexburg Children's Choir to Sing With Lincoln Highway, retrieved 2024-12-31
- ^ Eaton, Emmy; Dec. 5, EastIdahoNews com | Posted-; P.m, 2021 at 5:24. "Daddy-daughter singing duo Mat and Savanna Shaw answer 7 Questions with Emmy". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Iam Tongi to accompany the Rexburg Children's Choir in Christmas concert". BYU-Idaho Radio. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Eaton, Nate (2020-12-14). "Rexburg Children's Choir featured on national news broadcast". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Rexburg Children's Choir Releases Green Screen Christmas Video, retrieved 2024-12-31
- ^ "In the News". RexburgChildrenChoir. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ lsmith@uvsj.com, By Lisa Smith (2020-12-16). "NBC's 'There's Good News' features East Idaho children's choir". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-31.