Notes from Boston City Singers
Uniting Neighborhoods through Song
February 2007
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WELCOME to Notes from Boston City Singers! We hope you'll enjoy periodic updates about Boston's acclaimed youth chorus throughout this concert season.

Upcoming Concerts and Events
 
Winter & Spring 2007

Behind the Music
JP Training
Chorus
February 10th
10-11:15 am
Meet Boston City Singers in Jamaica Plain
First Church
6 Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
BCS Chocolate Gala Fundraiser February
10th

3-5 pm
Hosts: Training Chorus members
JP Cohousing
65 Cornwall Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Hale-Bernard House Fundraiser March
30th
Concert Chorus Presentation
First Church Boston
66 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA
Junior League International Conference April 19th
Concert Chorus Presentation
Marriott Copley Hotel
Copley Square
Boston, MA
Spring Concert
JP Training
May
12th
BCS Jamaica Plain Training Chorus
First Church
6 Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Spring Concert
All Choruses
June
2nd
All BCS Choruses
Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street
Dorchester, MA

Concert Chorus News
 
Rehearsal Format - Retreat - Leadership Training

Starting this January, all Concert Chorus singers get to work in a small group with Vocal Coach Kathy Blixt...Concert Chorus members held first BCS retreat in Charlton, Massachusetts...New Singer's Council for Concert Chorus members...


Training Chorus News
 
Training choruses had a busy fall...

In November, the Jamaica Plain Advanced Training Chorus sang for more than 1000 people at the Boston Bar Foundation's annual fundraising "John and Abigail Adams Ball" at the Westin Hotel...South Boston Training Chorus gave its first concert on December 4th...the Training Chorus at the Edward Everett School inspires pride in their school...


Global Voices - New Zealand & Australia
 
BCS Heading Down Under for a Goodwill Tour!

New Zealand and Australia – here we come! Rehearsals and fundraising are underway for the BCS Goodwill Tour to New Zealand and Australia this summer. The Goodwill Tour is a collaborative project of Boston City Singers, Young Voices of Melbourne, the "Sister City" committees of Boston and Melbourne, and the American Australian Association...


Global Voices - Ireland
 
BCS Artistic Director Jane Money Helps Start Sister Chorus in Ireland

Jane Money, BCS's Artistic Director, has just returned from Ireland, where she auditioned the first group of children for a new Children's Voices of Ireland (CVOI), modeled on BCS's programs...


Holiday Concert 2006
 
December BCS Holiday Concert Draws Standing-Room Only Crowd

On December 16th, every pew in The Parish of All Saints, Dorchester was filled for Boston City Singers' annual holiday concert. Singers from the Dorchester and Jamaica Plain Advanced Training Choruses, the Concert Chorus, and our new chamber singers group performed a wide selection of works from around the world...


Global Voices - International Concert Series
 
Recent Concerts Showcase World-wide Collaborations

The BCS Concert Chorus joined Cantores Minores, Finland's Young Boys and Men's Choir at the Arlington Street Church in Boston for the first concert of the "Global Voices" international concert series...the Church of Our Savior rang with the harmonies and drums of South African songs, as the BCS Concert Chorus performed with a talented group of girls from St. Mary's Diocesan Girls' School in Pretoria, South Africa...


BCS Staff News
 
As the chorus grows so does the staff!

Since the start of the 2006-07 season, BCS is thrilled to announce that we have added two new staff to our roster: Kathleen Blixt, our new vocal coach, and Carol Spinelli, the Director of the new South Boston Training Chorus. In addition, we are also delighted to announce that Jill Carrier, our volunteer Concert Chorus Manager, has accepted a full-time staff position as Program Manager...


BCS Chocolate Gala!
 
Coming February 10th, 3-5pm

Are you a chocoholic who loves music? Join us from 3-5 pm at JP Cohousing, 65 Cornwall Street in Jamaica Plain (corner of Amory and Cornwall Streets, one block from the Green Street Station on the MBTA's Orange Line) to celebrate our singers, chocolate, and Valentine’s Day!

$25 per ticket for chocolate and more chocolate: chocolate fountain, dipped strawberries, hot fudge sundaes, and other chocolate treats from area bakeries. For more information contact
Patti Lautner at 617-309-9040.


Recent Funding News
 
September 2006 - February 2007

BCS is pleased to announce that the following organizations have awarded grants to us since September 2006...


About Boston City Singers
 
Boston's Acclaimed Youth Chorus

Boston City Singers brings together more than 300 children and young adults from diverse backgrounds to sing, celebrate our cultures, and develop life skills. Our training choruses group children according to age and musical experience. Young singers learn to read music, sing in unison and parts, and work in an ensemble. The 65-voice Concert Chorus performs a challenging repertoire of music from around the world. Through musical training and performances, our singers learn about themselves, each other, and the world around them.


Join Us!
 
"When I sing, I feel like I can shine!"

Auditions are held throughout the year by appointment. Please contact Jane Money, BCS Artistic Director, by email at jmoney@ bostoncitysingers.org, or Tom Morris, BCS Training Director, at, tmorris@ bostoncitysingers.org to schedule an audition. Please visit our web site for more information.



Sincerely,


Boston City Singers