Soprano Lisa Vroman Performs with National Children's Chorus in CANDLELIGHT in LA, 11/29

Looking forward to her first concert with a children's choir, Vroman said, "It's such a joy to be singing with the exceptional vocal quality of the National Children's Chorus. I love working with an organization so dedicated to music education. The program for the concert is fantastic, and our audiences in Los Angeles and New York are going to love it!"

A pianist, conductor and voice coach, McEndarfer has been artistic director since 2004 and is integral to all facets of the chorus' development from spearheading auditions and vocal training, to choosing material, to fostering relationships and securing collaborations with artists and organizations. McEndarfer will oversee the organization's upcoming auditions Saturday, January 5 in Los Angeles and Tuesday, January 8 in New York. For audition information, visit: www.nationalchildrenschorus.com.

McEndarfer oversees NCC's extensive curriculum which includes college-level conducting, composition, music theory, sight-singing in the Kodály Method, and individual voice training in the bel canto style under the guidance of Michael Dean, department chair at the UCLA School of Music. Through a holistic approach to educating the total musician within each child, recent graduates from the program have gone on to be accepted at top schools around the country, such as USC's Thornton School of Music, UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music, UC Berkeley, the Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School.

McEndarfer is recognized for establishing the organization's reputation for excellence and adventurous programming including numerous critically acclaimed interpretations of Poulenc's Gloria, Mozart's Requiem, and Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. Forging unique performance relationships, he has also orchestrated concert appearances with a long list of artists and performing arts organizations that include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera Company, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Joffrey Ballet, Josh Groban, James Smith, Lucinda Carver, and soon, Grammy-winning soprano Jessica Rivera.

His work includes several motion picture soundtracks; most recently on Paramount Pictures' 2009 feature film Imagine That, starring Eddie Murphy. For the film, McEndarfer selected, arranged and conducted sections of the score and also appeared as the Music Teacher on screen. Television and radio credits include conducting performances in the musical act on Jay Leno's former Tonight Show, and a live performance on KLSX as part of a 2005 Christmas special.