Community Arts Program 40th Anniversary Season - Celebrate & Sing!
February 26, 2025 at 6:15 p.m.
WINONA LAKE — On March 22 at 7 p.m., the Community Arts Program of Kosciusko County presents “Celebrate & Sing: Synergize!”
This performance will be held at the Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake, according to a provided news release.
“It will be a ‘Grand Night for Singing’ with different styles and genres — live visual art and dance creations on stage, as well as the drama of poetry through music,” stated Dr. Ardis Faber, artistic director for the Community Arts Program.
Ensembles joining the Community Arts Program Vocal Vision include Vocal Vision Youth, Vocal Vibes, the Bremen Children’s Choir, Grace College Lancer Chorus and members of the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Symphony of the Lakes.
The concert's highlight is a 10-movement piece by living British composer Howard Blake. Each movement of this work features a different animal, with music and poetry depicting their various characteristics and moods.
Special guest Haylee Voogt will join the musicians to showcase her interpretation of several Blake musical movements through dance.
Haylee VoogtVoogt was born and raised in Burton, Mich., and began training in dance at a young age. Her training included jazz, classical ballet, contemporary and tap. Voogt continued studying ballet, jazz, Horton, and Graham techniques while attending Eastern University in Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor's degree in dance. During her time at Eastern, she attended Wesley Institute of the Arts in Sydney, Australia, while in a study abroad program, where she continued her dance technique and performance training.
Voogt moved to Houston after graduating where she performed with two contemporary companies, Ad Deum Dance Company until 2009 and Psophonia Dance Company for three seasons. Voogt traveled abroad in 2011 to the Netherlands and South Africa to use dance as a ministry, stated the release. Moving to Lansing in 2015 with her family, Voogt performed with a professional company Velocity for one season and taught in local area studios for the next six years. In 2019, she presented her original choreography at the Dance Lansing festival. She moved to Warsaw with her husband and children in 2021 and continues to teach, perform, and choreograph while staying home with her 2-year-old.
Allison MroczekLocal artist Allison Mroczek will create an artistic interpretation of the musical program. Mroczek’s artistic creation of the live performance will be brought to life as the music unfolds, rendering images of the animals represented in the performance, stated the release.
“Ever since I was 5, people asked me what I liked to draw. People have always captured my heart and my sketchbook and canvas,” said Mroczek. “I love to delight in who people truly are and capture them through strokes of oil.”
Additionally, community artists have been invited to prepare works of art to accompany the program. Watercolors, digital art and other craftwork will be on display and available for purchase at the concert.
Tickets are available for purchase at https://www.capwarsaw.com/tickets. Prices range from $15 for adults to $12 for seniors, students, and active military, with children 5 and under free. All proceeds benefit the Community Arts Program of Kosciusko County.
If you would like to join one of these performing groups or for more information, contact Lori Widman, president of the Community Arts program of Kosciusko County Board, at [email protected].
WINONA LAKE — On March 22 at 7 p.m., the Community Arts Program of Kosciusko County presents “Celebrate & Sing: Synergize!”
This performance will be held at the Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake, according to a provided news release.
“It will be a ‘Grand Night for Singing’ with different styles and genres — live visual art and dance creations on stage, as well as the drama of poetry through music,” stated Dr. Ardis Faber, artistic director for the Community Arts Program.
Ensembles joining the Community Arts Program Vocal Vision include Vocal Vision Youth, Vocal Vibes, the Bremen Children’s Choir, Grace College Lancer Chorus and members of the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Symphony of the Lakes.
The concert's highlight is a 10-movement piece by living British composer Howard Blake. Each movement of this work features a different animal, with music and poetry depicting their various characteristics and moods.
Special guest Haylee Voogt will join the musicians to showcase her interpretation of several Blake musical movements through dance.
Haylee VoogtVoogt was born and raised in Burton, Mich., and began training in dance at a young age. Her training included jazz, classical ballet, contemporary and tap. Voogt continued studying ballet, jazz, Horton, and Graham techniques while attending Eastern University in Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor's degree in dance. During her time at Eastern, she attended Wesley Institute of the Arts in Sydney, Australia, while in a study abroad program, where she continued her dance technique and performance training.
Voogt moved to Houston after graduating where she performed with two contemporary companies, Ad Deum Dance Company until 2009 and Psophonia Dance Company for three seasons. Voogt traveled abroad in 2011 to the Netherlands and South Africa to use dance as a ministry, stated the release. Moving to Lansing in 2015 with her family, Voogt performed with a professional company Velocity for one season and taught in local area studios for the next six years. In 2019, she presented her original choreography at the Dance Lansing festival. She moved to Warsaw with her husband and children in 2021 and continues to teach, perform, and choreograph while staying home with her 2-year-old.
Allison MroczekLocal artist Allison Mroczek will create an artistic interpretation of the musical program. Mroczek’s artistic creation of the live performance will be brought to life as the music unfolds, rendering images of the animals represented in the performance, stated the release.
“Ever since I was 5, people asked me what I liked to draw. People have always captured my heart and my sketchbook and canvas,” said Mroczek. “I love to delight in who people truly are and capture them through strokes of oil.”
Additionally, community artists have been invited to prepare works of art to accompany the program. Watercolors, digital art and other craftwork will be on display and available for purchase at the concert.
Tickets are available for purchase at https://www.capwarsaw.com/tickets. Prices range from $15 for adults to $12 for seniors, students, and active military, with children 5 and under free. All proceeds benefit the Community Arts Program of Kosciusko County.
If you would like to join one of these performing groups or for more information, contact Lori Widman, president of the Community Arts program of Kosciusko County Board, at [email protected].