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THE BOSTON CITY SINGERS
PROGRAM |
"Uniting
Neighborhoods through Song"
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BCS Program Objective
Boston City Singers is a performance oriented
organization
that educates young people in musicianship and
choral singing.
Our objective is to present performances, including
collaborations
with other performing organizations, of the highest
quality
to a broad and diverse audience. To achieve this, the choral
training program
provides vocal training, ear training, sight-singing skills,
choral discipline and exposure to a distinctive and
challenging repertoire
to over three hundred boys and girls in grades two to twelve.
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BCS Program Content
Boston City Singers
performs choral masterpieces, in an artistic and joyful style.
The repertoire
includes classical, medieval, traditional folk, jazz, Broadway,
international
and multi-cultural works, and other 20th century music.
Through our concerts and related activities, we serve as a musical
resource
and enrich the lives
of our members, families, and community.
Boston
City Singers unites young singers of diverse ages and backgrounds
through their study and performance of great choral music.
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| Boston City Singers Chorus
Divisions & Rehearsals
Singers participate in either a training level chorus or or, by audition, in one of the two concert choruses. The Kodaly Singing Class in Jamaica Plain is for girls and boys in Kindergarten through grade 2. The other training level choruses are for girls and boys in grades 2 to 5. The two Concert Choruses are for girls and boys in grades 6 to 12. Exact placement is made by the Artistic Director, Jane Money, at the time of audition and throughout the year as singers progress.
Rehearsals are held weekly
throughout the school year, including February and April school
vacations. Extra rehearsals will be scheduled immediately before
major concerts. This year rehearsals for the training choruses
are held at five locations, three in Dorchester, one in Jamaica
Plain and one in South Boston.
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| Rehearsal Schedule
for the 2007-08 Concert Season |
Boston City Singers at the Edward Everett School
(Training)
71 Pleasant Street, Dorchester, MA |
Monday 3:30 -
4:45 pm
Jane Money, Director
jmoney@bostoncitysingers.org |
BCS Dorchester Children's Chorus (Training)
Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA
Around the corner from the Ashmont T Station
For directions, please visit www.allsaints.net
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Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
(For children grades 3 - 6 with advancing skills)
Jane Money, Director
jmoney@bostoncitysingers.org |
BCS Jamaica Plain Children's Chorus (Training)
First Church
6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
For directions, please visit www.firstchurchjp.org |
Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 am
(Kodaly Singing Class for grades K - 2)
Saturday 10:00 - 11:15 am
(For children grades 2 - 6 with advancing skills)
Tom Morris, Director
tmorris@bostoncitysingers.org |
BCS South Boston Children's Chorus (Training)
St. Peter Academy
371 West Fourth St., South Boston, MA |
Monday 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Grades 2 - 6
Hannah Bingham, Director
hbingham@bostoncitysingers.org |
Cantanti
(Middle School)
Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA
Around the corner from the Ashmont T Station
For directions, please visit www.allsaints.net
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Wednesday 6:30
- 8:00 pm
(Additional Voice Class Available
Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm)
Tom Morris & Kathy Blixt, Directors
tmorris@bostoncitysingers.org
kblixt@bostoncitysingers.org
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BCS Tuesday Concert Chorus (by audition)
Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA
Around the corner from the Ashmont T Station
For directions, please visit www.allsaints.net |
Tuesday 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Saturday 4:30 - 6:15 pm (at least once per month)
Participants are also placed in a voice class or small ensemble
Jane Money, Director
jmoney@bostoncitysingers.org |
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Program Tuition
Boston
City Singers is an independent non-profit organization that is supported
by tuition, performance fees and public and private contributions. Similar
to many arts organizations, we are always in search of funding to support
scholarship awards. The
Boston City Singers Board of Directors is dedicated to finding the scholarship
aid needed for talented singers to join the chorus. We are committed
to our policy that no singer be denied membership based on financial
need. However, every chorus member must pay some tuition; there are
no 100% scholarships. For families with more than one chorus member,
subsequent siblings receive tuition discounts.
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