Looking for New Members!
Make beautiful sounds with us!
We have two Choirs.
Big Choir ( relatively easy songs, voice evaluation only),
Chamber Choir (more challenging songs with semi professional singer, audition)
Rehearsal Venue around Dunlap are
Audition/voice evaluation for the next season Winter 2024 will be open in May/June.
If you are interested in joining,
Please contact peoriainternationalchoir@gmail.com
Recommend to see our concert at least one, then you will see what we do.
It’s true – joining a choir is good for the soul. Peoria International Choir is always on the lookout for new talent to bring fresh energies to the choir. If you are looking for a new challenge, are a passionate singer, and think you have what it takes, we’d love to hear from you.
Singing in a choir has tremendous benefits!
2) Feels Great!
Research has shown for some time that singing in a choir has tremendous benefits for physical and mental well-being, leading some to campaign for it to be prescribed as a treatment for medical conditions!
Singing in a choir has tremendous benefits for physical and mental well-being, leading some to campaign for it to be prescribed as a treatment for medical conditions.
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Strengthen feeling of togetherness
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Regulate heart rate
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Reduce stress levels and depression
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Improve symptoms of Parkinson’s and lung disease
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Improve feeling of social well being
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Increase life expectancy.
3) Exercise your Brain!
Learning how to sing a new song is
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Cognitively stimulating
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Helps with memory
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Beneficial for those suffering from dementia
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Activate the Brain’s Reward System & the Dopamine Pathway
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People feel more positive after actively singing vs passively listening to music – linked directly to release of positive neuro-chemicals such as β-endorphin, dopamine and serotonin.
4) Celebrate Music and Culture!
Music has been used in many cultures as a form of therapy to:
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Celebrate
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Mourn
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Heal
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Express Gratitude, Love and Faith
Double these benefits: if you are singing with Peoria International Choir because you will be learning new songs in new languages and experience the many different cultures we have on planet Earth!
Credits for research on benefits of singing in a choir goes to:
http://www.cmuse.org/psychological-and-physical-benefits-of-choral-singing/
https://psmag.com/news/dont-let-your-mind-miss-out-on-a-prime-opera-tunitya