Singers in the Middle
February 24, 2026
Middle school singers, come and work with guest clinicians to hone your voice development as you prepare for a culminating evening concert!
Registration
Registration Fee: $25 per student (includes t-shirt)
Registration Deadline: February 1
Contact
Dr. Clelyn Chapin
Clelyn.Chapin@unco.edu
For registration questions, email Jolie.GonzalezMasmela@unco.edu.
Singers in the Middle Schedule
9:00am
Arrive and Check-in
9:30am
Rehearsal Session 1
10:45am
Break
11:00am
Rehearsal Session 2
12:15pm
Lunch
1:45pm
Rehearsal Session 3
Featuring a mini concert by UNC Glee
3:30pm
Snack Break
4:00pm
Concert Run-through
5:00pm
Change into concert attire
6:00-7:00pm
Concert
Students released to parents directly from concert
Singers in the Middle Details
Music
Please purchase the music below for the festival.
Singers in the Middle Treble Selections:
- Be Like the Bird (taught on site, no purchase needed)
- Crowded Table
- Shine on Me
- Winter's Waking
Singers in the Middle Tenor Bass Selections:
Student Information
Concert Attire for Students
Black dress pants/slacks (no denim), black dress shoes, black socks on bottom. All students wil wear the In the Middle t-shirt on top.
Students Should Bring:
- Black binder or choral folder
- Pencil
- Sack lunch
Teacher Information
Planning Ahead
- If you plan to bring more than 10 students, please invite a parent chaperone as well.
- It is up to the students/teachers of each school to have a plan for lunch/dinner. There are a few places to eat nearby or students may bring a sack lunch. Quite a few teachers have also ordered pizza for students in the past which is both convenient and cheap.
- Snacks will be provided by UNC.
- Teachers are encouraged to be in the room during rehearsal times so clinicians can focus on the music instead of behavior, but feel free to bring a laptop and get some work done.
2025 Singers in the Middle Clinicians
Clelyn Chapin
Dr. Clelyn Chapin serves as the Associate Director of Choirs at University of Northern Colorado. As a clinician and presenter throughout the country, she focuses on a combination of rehearsal practices and leadership strategies that promote artistic singing and community building within ensembles. In addition to her work at UNC, Clelyn serves the Artistic Director for the Denver Women’s Chorus, a 140-voice choir founded for members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on social justice.
Before beginning at UNC, Clelyn spent 14 years teaching and conducting secondary, collegiate, and community ensembles in Texas, Colorado, and Michigan. Her choirs have been invited to perform at state conferences and she frequently serves as an adjudicator and clinician for choral festivals. She completed her doctorate in Choral Conducting at Michigan State University where she studied with Dr. David Rayl and Dr. Sandra Snow, and graduated with a Masters in Music Education from University of Northern Colorado.
Jeff Talley
Jeff Talley has 33 years experience teaching high school choral music in the Denver area. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver, University of Colorado and Metropolitan State University of Denver for three years.
