{"id":23682,"date":"2026-09-17T11:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/?p=23682"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:15:52","slug":"kinnara-ensemble-a-project-based-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/2026\/09\/kinnara-ensemble-a-project-based-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinnara Ensemble: A Project-Based Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784746060484{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #313030 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; image=&#8221;{&#8220;23683&#8220;:{&#8220;url&#8220;:&#8220;https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/files\/V06-Kinnara-Ensemble-a-Project-Based-Choir.pdf&#8220;,&#8220;title&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;,&#8220;target&#8220;:&#8220;_blank&#8220;,&#8220;rel&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;}}&#8221; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1790611828610{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]Review the financials of Kinnara Ensemble, a project-based choir started by graduates of Westminster Choir College. 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