 The Advanced Choir is the highest level choir (typically 9th through 12th grades) at the Tucson Girls Chorus. Members of the Advanced Choir have all participated in another choir within the Tucson Girls Chorus for a minimum of one full year.
Marcela Molina, Director Chris Fresolone, Assistant Conductor and Accompanist
Rehearsals: Thursdays, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 
Musical concepts include (but not limited to): - Identification and sight-singing of all intervals using all twelve pitches
- Identification of all qualities of triads and seventh chords
- Singing of 2-8 part music
- Identification and analysis of harmonic progressions
- Continued development of vocal technique, breath control, and effective rehearsal techniques
 Responsibilties - Members of the Advanced Choir assume more individually responsibilities within the Tucson Girls Chorus including:
- Mentoring younger singers at TGC through a variety of activities, such as regularly attending and participating in the younger choir rehearsals
- Maintaining the TGC music library and cataloging new music as it is purchased
- Hosting open houses for TGC
- Representing TGC and performing at our Spring Fundraiser, "Duets and Dinner"
- Being Ambassadors of Tucson while on concert tours.
- Taking part of the yearly strategic planning of the Tucson Girls Chorus
Concert Tours  The Advanced Choir participates in tours lasting 10-20 days each year in the late spring. The choir has traveled both nationally and internationally. Since 2006 the Advanced Choir has visited - Boston
- Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany
- Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City (performing at Carnegie Hall)
- Alaska, Seattle and Vancouver CA.
In June 2011 the choir with visit the Chicago area. On tour, the girls assume responsibilities such as managing their own time and finances, navigating (always in groups) around unfamiliar towns and cities, and being respectful guests while staying with host families.
Recordings of The Advanced Choir
From the June 2009 tour A Gaelic Blessing, John Rutter |
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I Am Not Yours, David Childs
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