Date: Sunday, May 21 2023

Columbus International Children's Choir

Time & Place

Date: May 21, 2023

Time: 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM

St. Mary Catholic Church | 684 S Third St, Columbus, OH 43206

About the Concert

The Columbus International Children’s Choir has garnered top prizes at numerous national and international competitions, including a Gold Medal in the 10th World Choir Games 2018 (Tshwane, South Africa) and 3rd place in the Youth Choirs Division of The American Prize in 2012. CICC has performed in the White House for President Obama and the First Lady, at Carnegie Hall, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, on the Great Wall of China, Ireland, Canada, and locally at the Ohio Theatre, in collaboration with BalletMet, the Columbus Symphony, Opera Columbus, among many other venues and artists. The choir also hosts and sponsors the Central Ohio Singing Competition, which offers the stage for the best Ohio youth talents. 

“I’m a big fan of CICC. Tatiana Kats and her colleagues provide superb musicianship and a love of kids.” - Christopher Purdy

Tatiana Kats is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Columbus International Children’s Choir and the Columbus Music and Art Academy. Founded in 1998, CICC is an inclusive program that empowers children of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels through the gift of high-quality music education. The group is demographically diverse, with many students from families of different origins, including Bulgaria, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and Ukraine, among many others. The repertoire includes classical and contemporary music from different periods in various languages as well as folk songs and musicals.