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Tuesday Night the choral arts. Ahrens is currently founding artistic di-
rector of the Greater Dallas Choral Society, which was
established in 2022 to continue the legacy of the pres-
Welcome to Dallas Concert tigious Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas. An expert
in the adolescent voice, Ahrens is regularly engaged
Tuesday 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm as a clinician and guest conductor for elementary and
middle-school honor choirs throughout the nation. For
Winspear Opera House eighteen years, Ahrens taught choir in the Texas public
school system. She holds degrees from Texas Christian
University and the University of North Texas.
Greater Dallas Choral Society
for Children and Youth
Turtle Creek Chorale

The Greater Dallas Choral Society for Children and
Youth (GDCS) proudly carries forward the legacy of its
predecessor, the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas, As the most recorded male chorus in the world,
which was established in 1997. GDCS remains com- Turtle Creek Chorale has provided musical journeys to
mitted to the twenty-five-year-old mission of provid- audiences in Dallas, Texas, and beyond for over forty
ing children and youth with an experience in choral years and offers an annual mainstage concert series at
artistry in a group that reflects the diversity of Dallas. Moody Performance Hall, Meyerson Symphony Cen-
A nationally recognized organization, GDCS serves ter, and other venues around the Dallas Fort Worth
as the official children’s chorus of The Dallas Opera. metroplex. TCC also features smaller ensembles, and
GDCS’s seven choral ensembles serve nearly 350 chil- each group delivers a unique performance that high-
dren and teens in grades four through twelve, drawn lights the members’ wealth of talent.
from thirty-three communities within a thirty-five-mile
radius of downtown Dallas. Sean Mikel Baugh is now in his tenth
season as the artistic director of the
Kimberley Ahrens is a nationally recog- Turtle Creek Chorale. Originally from
nized choral conductor, educator, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, Baugh studied music
clinician with more than twenty years of at Oklahoma Baptist University and the
experience enriching children and youth University of Central Oklahoma and was awarded an
through the study and performance of MM from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern

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