Verdigris Ensemble · Education

A voice.A possibility.A future.

Music opens doors. Sustained mentorship helps young people walk through them.

Meet our school partners
Greiner students singing amid colorful projected light.
Greiner students, fall 2019.

The 2025–26 school year

600+

hours of free vocal instruction
at Greiner and Townview

Free vocal training.
Lasting relationships.

Through our Choral Music Education Initiative, professional teaching artists work alongside Dallas school choir directors to make individual lessons, small-group coaching, ensemble support and audition preparation available at no cost to students.

Consistent mentorship gives young singers time to develop their technique, musicianship and confidence—and to imagine what comes next.

01 / A partnership since 2019

Greiner

W.E. Greiner
Exploratory Arts Academy

Meet the school

Room for a young voice to grow.

Our first school partnership began at Greiner in 2019. Today, this ongoing collaboration supports middle-school singers as they find their voices, learn to listen to one another and build a foundation for a life in music.

Teaching artist Katrina Burggraf works alongside choir director Nychelle Winters, connecting individual growth with the shared work of the choir.

Vocal foundations
Technique, tone development and confidence for growing voices.
Making music together
Ensemble coaching, sight-reading and preparation for performances.
The next step
Guidance and coaching for arts-high-school auditions.

02 / Individual attention. Shared ambition.

Townview

Yvonne A. Ewell
Townview Magnet Center

Meet the choir program

More time to discover what is possible.

At Townview, teaching artist Jacki Miller works with students individually and in small groups during choir class. In partnership with music director Devlin DeCutler, this coaching gives singers sustained attention as they develop their own musical goals.

Students prepare for All-Region and All-State auditions, recitals, concerts and college auditions while building technique, musical independence and the confidence to be heard.

In 2025–26, two Townview students earned places in the TMEA All-State Choir.

Andrew Benitez conducts a rehearsal in an auditorium with both hands raised.
Andrew Benitez conducting during a rehearsal for the DISD New Teacher Academy.

A student’s next chapter

From finding a voice
to leading others.

After three years of study with Jacki Miller at Townview, Andrew Benitez graduated in 2026 with 19 college music program acceptances.

He is now studying music education and music therapy at SMU, with an emphasis in voice and choral conducting.

Read Andrew’s story

03 / New for 2026–27

Parish

Parish Episcopal School

Explore Parish Arts

Hear it. Explore it.
Bring it to life.

Our new educational and performance partnership with Parish Episcopal School will connect students directly with professional vocal artists.

Through workshops developed with Parish faculty, students will explore vocal technique, listening, ensemble singing and expressive performance—then hear those ideas in action in a campus performance by Verdigris.

In the workshop

Listen closely.
Sing together.
Find new expression.

In performance

The full Verdigris ensemble.
A shared musical experience
on campus.

Keep possibility growing

Help the next voice
be heard.

Your support helps sustain free instruction and lasting relationships with young musicians.

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