Bella Voce Young Women's Choir

Date Modified: 04/29/2008 10:58 AM

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Bella Voce Young Women's Choir is an auditioned choir for women in grades 8-12. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, the choir is open to singers within commuting distance. Shelly Winemiller is the director, with Mary Ellen Malkasian serving as collaborative pianist.

Sing Out Loud is a non-profit organization that supports the Bella Voce choir. The purpose is to create an inviting and safe community in which young women can share musical excellence, build confidence, and gain perspective about the world through the gift of music. Bella Voce strives to inspire young women, through singing, to realize their highest potential in order to more broadly impact the world.

Bella Voce's charity of choice is the "One Toilet at a Time Campaign" is an organization that helps young women in Cambodia by providing water and bathrooms in their schools to ensure safety and dignity. These amazing young women know its a privilege to come together empowering people locally and globally through the beautiful gift of song.

All Bella Voce concerts are free and open to the public! The idea behind this is to share the excitement of our gift of music with as many friends, family, neighbors, and community members as possible. The group also has a benefit concert in the spring with the goal to support their charity of choice.