Rise Up Children's Choir

Rise up & raise your voice.

Inspiring young performers to uplift, entertain, and transform our world through music—one performance, one view, and one share at a time.

Our Mission

RISE UP CHILDREN’S CHOIR ENSEMBLES

Junior Choir

Junior Choir is an intermediate level ensemble for children ages 6 to 14.

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Children’s Choir

Children’s Choir is a performance ensemble for children ages 6 to 18.

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Amplify

Amplify is our most advanced ensemble for youth ages 11 to 18.

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Auditions for the 2021–2022 season are now open!
Our portal is only available April 1–30, 2021

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SEE OUR WORK

“Beatles Mashup”

Blackbird / Tomorrow / Here Comes the Sun (Cover)

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“Let It Go Into the Unknown”

Frozen / Frozen 2 (Epic Disney Mashup)

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Watch All Our Videos

See all our video content by all our ensembles

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OUR MISSION

Rise Up Children’s Choir, Utah’s premiere contemporary vocal performance group for young people ages 5 to 18, ignites a love of music and encourages the full expression of each child’s potential for artistic and personal excellence through the collaborative experiences of singing, recording, and performing.

In a professional environment with a diverse and talented staff of experts in their fields, young performers are given the opportunity to develop their talents, collaborate with artists in the production and performance of live music and recorded music videos, and share their uplifting messages of hope and joy with live audiences and online viewers around the world.

Rise Up Children’s Choir uses social media in wonderful and transformative ways to make the world a better place – one view, one like, and one share at a time. Through the creation of positive, powerful, professional and entertaining content across our various social media platforms, the group engages audiences emotionally, encourages dialogue about important issues and causes, and delivers much needed optimism and inspiration.

Every child is born with talents and passions. Rise Up Children’s Choir is a place where young performers are encouraged to pursue their passions and celebrate life through creative expression and personal discovery, both as members of the choir and in their daily lives. We foster talent, offer inspiration, provide support, and give our young performers the courage to follow their dreams.

Rise up and join us!

RISE UP CHILDREN’S CHOIR ENSEMBLES

Rise Up Junior Choir

Rise Up Junior Choir is an intermediate level ensemble for children ages 6 to 14 where children learn the fundamentals of choral singing, increase their music proficiency, and develop performance skills in a fun and interactive environment. Members perform on the final concert of the season and at occasional community engagement events throughout the season, and participate in one music video per year.

Members meet once each week for rehearsal and musicianship training, and can choose to attend in Salt Lake Valley or Utah Valley. The choir is directed by Katie Houts.

Rise Up Children’s Choir

Rise Up Children’s Choir is an advanced level performance ensemble comprised of children ages 6 to 18 who have strong music and performance skills. This choir performs at professional, community and private events throughout the season, and on a final concert at the end of the year; and produces at least four music videos each year that are streamed on the Rise Up Children’s Choir YouTube channel and across other social media platforms. The choir also performs and records with other renowned artists and presenters for live events and videos. Past collaborators include Gentri, Broadway stars Dallyn Bayles and Elisabeth Evans, and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks.

Members meet once each week for rehearsal and musicianship training, and can choose to attend in Salt Lake Valley or Utah Valley. The choir is directed by Scott Shattuck.

Rise Up Amplify

Amplify is our smallest and most advanced ensemble for young people ages 11 to 18. This group sings a diverse repertoire of songs, and is comprised of only 24 members who have excellent musicianship and performance skills. Amplify performs at professional, community and private events throughout the season, and on a final concert at the end of the year. The group produces three music videos each year that are streamed on the Rise Up Children’s Choir YouTube channel and across other social media platforms. Amplify also performs and records with other renowned artists and presenters for live events and videos.

Members meet once each week for rehearsals. The group is directed by Scott Shattuck.

AUDITIONS 2021–2022

We are seeking talented young singers ages 5 through 18 who love to perform and are self-motivated.

All audition videos are due by April 30 at 11:59 PM.

Young people who are being considered for membership in the choir will be called back for a live audition to be held on May 15. (All those who are called back will receive notification by May 8.)

Placement for all Rise Up ensembles is by audition only. Our choirs are taught by levels, and children are placed by musical skill and performance ability into the choir that our staff deems fit for each individual child. Preference for membership in our choral organizations is given to current students and immediate family members of current students. The ability to read music is not required, although helpful.

Not all children who audition will be cast as we fill our ensembles by need. Please note that casting in a Rise Up ensemble is for the season, which begins in September the week after Labor Day and ends with our final concert in late June or early July. Membership is not month-to-month. Students who are cast are expected to remain for the entirety of the season.

AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Register your child by clicking here.

Start by clicking “Click Here to Register.” Enter you and your child(ren)’s information. You can then “enroll” them in the 2020-2021 season class called “New Student Registration.” Do not pay any fees.

Step 2: Record two videos of your child:

Singing 16 to 32 bars of a song a cappella. (A cappella means “without accompaniment.”) A pop-style or music theatre-style song is preferred.
Singing scales from the bottom of the child’s range to the top. (A video with instructions for the scales video can be found here)

Step 3: Upload your videos to YouTube and set them to UNLISTED.

Step 4: Complete the audition form found here. In the form, upload a current photo of your child and the links to your audition videos. You may also upload a current resumé.