VOCI Youth Chorus (Voices of Channel Islands)
VOCI Youth Chorus (formerly PVSD Chorus) is an after-school program for elementary and middle school students in the Pleasant Valley School District and Ventura County at large. Students rehearse once a week throughout the school year, with performance opportunities that may include an on-campus concert of the semester’s repertoire for friends and family; holiday caroling; the Camarillo Christmas Parade; virtual performances; collaborating with other music groups; and more.
Enrollment for the 2026-27 season will open soon!
For more information: vociyouthchorus@gmail.com
10-week sessions starting September 15th - Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm - PVSD Campus TBD
Fall session with concert
Spring session to participate in the Choral Spectacular
Dorrie Kelly
Music Director
Dorrie Kelly is a music educator, pianist, and vocalist with over 15 years of experience teaching general music and choir to students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. Originally from the East Coast, she earned her B.S. in Music Education from Hofstra University and is currently completing her Master of Music Education. A dedicated practitioner of both the Orff-Schulwerk and Kodály methods, Mrs. Kelly is committed to helping students find their inner musician while leaving room for creativity and curiosity in the music classroom. She loves helping students learn the language of music and delights in the magic that happens when they really start to get it! Alongside her teaching, Dorrie has extensive performing experience. She served as the primary accompanist for Hofstra University's Chorus and Master Chorale, performed in the Rhoda Pinsley Levin Honors Recital and the William B. Rosencrans Honors Recital, and is a winner of Hofstra University's Concerto Competition. She has also directed music for several musical theater productions and church choirs, and currently serves as collaborative pianist for the Ventura College Community Choir. Dorrie lives in Camarillo with her husband and three children. Outside of music, she enjoys doing arts and crafts with her kids, attending musical theater, and traveling with her family.
James Gardner
Assistant Music Director
James Gardner is a vocal student at California State University Channel Islands. Previously, he attended Bakersfield College, where he earned his AA in Music and Liberal Arts and served as student conductor of the Bakersfield College Chamber Singers and Renegade Chorus. James has performed as a soloist at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Mechanics Bank Arena for the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, and as a chorus member of the CSUCI University Chorus at Carnegie Hall. He served as a vocal coach in the Kern High School District for Mira Monte High School and Golden Valley High School. Currently, James also works for Ulta as a Clinique Consultant and is finishing his BA in Music in Spring 2027.
Check out the song the chorus recorded as their Spring 2021 project! It’s “Sisi Kushangalia” by Victor C. Johnson and was part of Channel Islands Choral Association’s Spring 2021 virtual concert, “Into the Light: Celebrating Black Composers in Choral Music.”