VOX Femina Music Education Programs
VOX Femina Los Angeles’ Music Education Programs inspire and empower singers by providing accessible, high-quality choral experiences to underresourced communities. Our programs foster equity, creativity, and connection through immersive music-making, expert mentorship, and inclusive learning opportunities. We aim to expand access to the choral art form, uplift young voices, and affirm the worth and dignity of everyone we serve.
VOX currently offers the following programming to interested schools and students:
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Open Dress Rehearsal
VOX’s Open Dress Rehearsal allows Middle and High School students the rare chance for a behind the scenes look at the final rehearsal before a VOX concert. This program offers immersive, high-caliber artistic experiences where students witness a masterful, professional ensemble performing complex and emotionally resonant repertoire. They will see VOX Founding Artistic Director Dr. Iris S. Levine work with singers, instrumentalists, and the production team to ensure a spectacular final performance! Before this event, our partner schools are also provided with an interactive study guide to help prepare them for each unique concert.
Goals:
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Inspire lifelong connections to the art of Choral Music.
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Immerse students in the professional choral rehearsal-to-concert process.
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Empower students as active listeners and critical thinkers.
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VOX's 2025 Open Dress Rehearsal will take place on Wednesday, October 29th from 6:30pm-10:00pm
at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90020
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If you are interested in bringing your students to this event, please complete the registration form HERE
by Friday, October 3, 2025
Amplify!
Amplify! is a music education program that invites participants to engage with voice, storytelling, and identity through choral music. This 12-24 week program features creative workshops led by teaching artists and guest artists in singing, poetry, movement, and songwriting. Participants explore their personal and collective stories, and ultimately elevate their voices by co-creating and performing an original choral piece. Amplify! culminates in a shared concert with all of the participating schools performing songs they’ve learned and created.
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Goals:
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Empower creative self-expression
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Foster community and artistic collaboration
If you are interested in learning more about this program,
please contact our music education program coordinator at kristie@voxfemina.org
Radiant Voices Treble Choir Festival
Radiant Voices Treble Choir Festival invites middle and high school treble choirs to share their artistry in a supportive and inspiring setting. Each ensemble performs prepared repertoire for VOX’s Founding Artistic Director Dr. Iris S. Levine and Associate Conductor Lori Marie Rios, who provide constructive feedback and lead a short, personalized clinic to strengthen each choir’s performance and musicianship. Throughout the day, students and directors also benefit from listening to other choirs’ performances and feedback, fostering a collaborative and enriching learning environment.
In preparation, participating choirs can schedule an on-campus pre-festival clinic, giving students valuable guidance and confidence before taking the stage.
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Goals:
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Enhance Musicianship and Performance Skills
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Foster Collaborative Learning and Artistic Growth
For more information, or to register your high school choir for the 2026 Festival,
please click HERE.
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 9 am-2 pm
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S Commonwealth Ave. Los Angeles 90020
Choral Scholar Program
VOX’s Choral Scholar Program offers qualified high school applicants the opportunity to rehearse and perform with VOX, including one-on-one mentorship by VOX’s Assistant Conductor for 12 to 14 weeks. Participation in VOX’s June concert marks the culmination of the program.
This extraordinary opportunity encourages selected students to develop their love of choral singing and build their choral and performance skills, while offering a unique opportunity to perform advanced and innovative choral literature with one of the nation's premier women’s choruses.
Participants receive a certificate of completion and letters of recommendation for college applications.
Goals:
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Offer singers mentorship and hands-on experience rehearsing and performing with VOX.
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Prepare students for future academic and musical pursuits.
Associate conductor Lori Marie Rios with the VOX 2019 Choral Scholars
"It was wonderful from start to finish! VOX rehearsals were the most efficiently and expertly run practices I've ever experienced and also the most fun, and that's a balance that VOX, and especially Iris, has shown me is attainable. I'm a better person and singer for having been surrounded by such awesome, talented, kind women!”
-Lucy Brooke, Choral Scholar
If you are interested in learning more about the Choral Scholar Program,
please click HERE for application forms and more information.
2026 Application Deadline: Friday, February 6th, 2026
Auditions: Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Curated Concerts - Digital Content for the Classroom
VOX’s Curated Concerts are pre-recorded, themed choral concerts designed for classroom use. Each concert includes a downloadable study guide with discussion questions and teaching content. Ideal for use by music educators or substitutes, these resources bring high-quality, socially conscious choral music into the classroom.​
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Current titles available:
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Suffrage Cantata
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And Justice for All
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Classical VOX
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To view a recent Study Guide, click HERE.
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For more information on VOX's digital content, including the curated concerts, please contact VOX's Education Program Administrator at kristie@voxfemina.org
We are so grateful to the following organizations for the support of our Music Education programs:
