Notes from Boston City Singers
Uniting Neighborhoods through Song
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February 2007
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Welcome!
WELCOME
to Notes from Boston City Singers! We hope you'll
enjoy periodic updates about Boston's acclaimed youth
chorus throughout this concert season.
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Upcoming Concerts and Events
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Winter & Spring 2007
Behind the
Music JP Training Chorus |
February 10th
10-11:15 am
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Meet Boston City
Singers in Jamaica
Plain
First Church
6 Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
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BCS Chocolate Gala
Fundraiser |
February
10th
3-5 pm |
Hosts:
Training Chorus
members JP Cohousing
65 Cornwall Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
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| Hale-Bernard
House Fundraiser |
March
30th |
Concert
Chorus
Presentation
First Church Boston
66 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA
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| Junior
League International
Conference |
April 19th |
Concert Chorus Presentation Marriott Copley Hotel Copley Square Boston, MA
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Spring Concert JP
Training |
May
12th |
BCS
Jamaica Plain Training
Chorus
First Church
6 Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
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Spring
Concert
All
Choruses |
June
2nd |
All BCS
Choruses Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street
Dorchester, MA
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Concert Chorus News
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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...
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Training Chorus News
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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...
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Global Voices - New Zealand & Australia
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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...
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Global Voices - Ireland
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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...
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Holiday Concert 2006
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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...
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Global Voices - International Concert Series
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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...
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BCS Staff News
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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...
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BCS Chocolate Gala!
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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.
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Recent Funding News
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September 2006 - February 2007
BCS is pleased to announce that the following organizations
have awarded grants to us since September 2006...
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About Boston City Singers
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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.
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Join Us!
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"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.
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Sincerely,
Boston City Singers
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