All-City Boychoir Festival: 175 boys from Greater Cincinnati to spend a day singing together
On Saturday, February 25th, the Cincinnati Boychoir will present the first-annual All-City Boychoir Festival, for any boy in the first through fourth grades from the Greater Cincinnati area. Boys will spend a morning rehearsing music, learning music theory, and getting to know each other with fun music-based games and activities. Following a pizza lunch, they will present a short concert for family members and school music teachers.
The Cincinnati Boychoir’s initiative to bring music education to boys throughout Cincinnati, entitled Cincinnati Sings!, includes weekly free-of-charge outreach choir programs at Evanston Academy and Bond Hill Academy; thirty boys from these programs will be participating in the All-City Boychoir Festival, sponsored by Families Forward. The 100 boys already enrolled in the Boychoir will play host to the 75-100 additional boys who register.
Additionally, a concurrent workshop entitled “Music In Motion” for local music teachers will be presented by KellyAnn Nelson, the Cincinnati Boychoir’s Director of Education & Outreach; teachers can receive continuing education units for attending.
The Cincinnati Boychoir was founded as the All-City Boychoir in 1965 under the auspices of the Cincinnati Public Schools; at that time, three boys from each Cincinnati Public School were invited to attend weekly rehearsals. Now in its 47th year, the Boychoir enrolls over 100 boys in citywide programs, and performs regularly with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati May Festival, and most recently with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. In March 2011 the Boychoir made their Kennedy Center Millennium Stage debut, and in December 2011 presented an all-male performance of Handel’s Messiah. All boys enrolled in the Boychoir will be competing in the World Choir Games in July 2012. The Cincinnati Boychoir is ensemble-in-residence at Christ Church Cathedral.
What: The All-City Boychoir Festival
Where: Christ Church Cathedral; 318 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
When: Saturday, February 25, 10:00am – 1:30pm (9:30am registration)
Who: Boys in grades 1-4 & local music teachers
Cost: $10, includes lunch and t-shirt
Festival Director: KellyAnn Nelson (kellyann.nelson@cincinnatiboychoir.org)
Artistic Director: Christopher Eanes (christopher.eanes@cincinnatiboychoir.org)
More information for singers/parents & teachers:
Registration for singers:
Registration for teachers:
Generous support for the Cincinnati Boychoir’s Outreach & Education program is provided by The Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
General Information about the Cincinnati Boychoir:
The Cincinnati Boychoir
4501 Allison Street
Cincinnati, OH 5212
(513) 396-SONG [7664]
The Cincinnati Boychoir is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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