Young Musicians Program

In 2016 Sound Orchard launched a 3-year initiative to create foundational music education programs for West Marin children through the Point Reyes Children's Choir for ages 6-12 and the Inverness Music-in-the-School program for kindergarteners and first graders. Both programs have brought music to children from all backgrounds throughout rural West Marin, including a significant number of low-income working families, ranch families and Latino families. In West Marin's kindergarten class, over 50% of students are English learners. Our community has been fortunate to have children's choral director Sarah Cane on board to bring these important programs to fruition. 

To learn more and to support continuing children's music programming programs in West Marin contact the The Dance Palace, who now operates these programs.

These activities are supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

Sound Orchard's programs for children and adults are also supported in part by West Marin Fund, our coastal community foundation.

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Videos

May 2018 Field Trip to Oakland Children's Choral Fest

The children travelled to Oakland onMay 5, 2018 to perform at the annual Children's Choral Festival where they performed to a full theater in a professional setting, heard other Bay Area children's choirs, and joined in a finale of 125 children's voices led by a renowned choral conductor. stage were exposed to a roster of performances other great children's choirs.

Performance at La Mesa de las Abuelas

Some of the members of the Point Reyes Children's Choir sang at La Mesa de las Abuelas, "One community sharing food, sharing stories" in April 2018. This special event fosters a deeper sense of belonging across cultural and ethnic lines in our diverse West Marin community. Participants brought a traditional dish their grandmother or abuela would have made, and rich bilingual discussions arose at several mixed group tables.