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JULY 17, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM A D A: A trio of campers keeps the beat in a rhythm circle. B: Trinidy Lehnertz mans the rainstick. C: Kate Ronning and Sidney Gates take part in a music- themed fashion show. D: A group of campers rehears- es in preparation for a concert planned Friday, July 17. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald B C Choir camp sets record The McNary Area Choir Camp set attendance records this week with nearly 200 students attending and fi lling the hallowed halls of McNary High School with music and rhythm. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Seth McMullen (front right) leads the members of Male Ensemble Northwest in a Mumford and Sons song during a concert at McNary Tuesday, July 14. All-male choir festival planned By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Times have changed, but the idea of a young men in- volved with choir still brings to mind a range of stereotypes. “Even today, in 2015, a lot of young men have a lot of pressures when it comes to being involved in the arts, and especially in singing. What does it mean to be a male in a choir versus a male on a foot- ball fi eld?” said Justin Raffa, a member of Male Ensemble Northwest (MEN), a group of regional performers and edu- cators. MEN, of which McNary High School Choir Director Jim Taylor is a member, are planning an all-male choir fes- tival Saturday, Oct. 17. MEN performed in Keizer as part of the McNary Area Choir Camp earlier this week. Some of the details are still being hashed out, but the goal is for high school, and possi- bly middle school male choir students, to get a taste of per- forming outside the peer pres- sures of school hallways. “At the core of what MEN is, as an ensemble, is encour- aging men to sing. That’s why we formed and what gives us passion. When men talk to- gether, they become friends. When they sing together, they become brothers,” said Dr. Wallace Long, director of choral activities Willamette University. “This brotherhood of men that sings together teaches character and sensitiv- ity and kindness. That’s what this festival will be about.” That brotherhood is what drew former Salem-area resi- dent Darren McCoy to the group of 15 professional edu- cator-singers. “It’s humbling to work have years of experience in EXPERIENCE We design, carpentry, and engineering. won’t stop until the job is PROFESSIONALISM We fi nished and you are content. long list of satisfi ed TRUSTWORTHINESS Our clients attest to our ability to get the job done right. 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 with such fabulous direc- tors, it challenges you mind, body and spirit,” McCoy said. “When I took my students to one of the MEN workshops, I knew I had to be in it.” McCoy now leads the choir at Oak Harbor High School in Whidbey Island, Wash. South Salem High School’s new choir director Will McLean is also a member of the MEN. “The unique thing about the ensemble is that for most of us we are teachers fi rst and then singers, but it does us good to get nervous, and pre- pare, and remember what it’s like to make a mistake and then recover,” Long said. Students taking part in the festival will get opportunities to experience all of that in October. “They will get together and form a large festival choir for the day,” Raffa said. “They’ll learn about the specifi c needs for high tenors or low bases, they’ll do vocal exercises and we hope to get them to a better understanding of how their voices work. They’ll fi n- ish the day with their own performance.” More information about signing up for the festival will be available through the Sa- lem-Keizer School District’s choral directors at the begin- ning of the school year in Sep- tember. 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