Tacoma Youth Chorus is comprised of seven auditioned choirs for girls and boys, changed and unchanged voices, ages seven through eighteen, who come from communities found in Pierce, Thurston, King, and Kitsap counties. TYC provides its members with a variety of high quality performance experiences and offers a training program that emphasizes the development of vocal and musical skills. We currently serve 260 musically gifted boys and girls.
Our History
Tacoma Youth Chorus was founded in 1991 by Judith Herrington, Music Director at Charles Wright Academy Lower School. Since 1991, the chorus has grown from 34 members in a single choir to almost 250 singers in seven choirs with four directors. The Chorus has been enthusiastically received by audiences throughout south Puget Sound at diverse venues. TYC traditionally hosts several major concerts each season, three in December and two in late spring. Many other concerts are performed throughout the year in collaboration with other groups and by invitation. See our calendar.
Tacoma Youth Chorus was founded in 1991 by Judith Herrington, Music Director at Charles Wright Academy Lower School. Since 1991, the chorus has grown from 34 members in a single choir to almost 250 singers in seven choirs with four directors. The Chorus has been enthusiastically received by audiences throughout south Puget Sound at diverse venues. TYC traditionally hosts several major concerts each season, three in December and two in late spring. Many other concerts are performed throughout the year in collaboration with other groups and by invitation. See our calendar.
Our mission statement is "Lifting Young Hearts and Minds through Excellence in Choral Music". We are passionate about our core values which are listed below.
- Respectful interactions in everything we say and do, with children and adults
- Quality teaching which is purposeful and curriculum based
- Excellence in performance which requires everyone to do his or her best
- Musical integrity which means honoring the composer's intent and bringing our best musicianship to each performance
- Rich learning opportunities which are expressed by the many workshops, guest conductors, and challenging literature
- Collaborative artistry which is shown by our many performances throughout the region with a variety of musicians (see "Performances")
Thank you for your interest in TYC. We hope you will come and join us to sing or to hear our music!