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Sunday May 10, 2:00 PM
Free Children's Concert at Faneuil Hall feauturing the BCC Premier Choir and the Boston Classical Orchestra. The program will feature early Amercian music and works by Handel, Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven. For free tickets, please contact the Boston Classical Orchestra at (617) 423-3883. Sunday May 18, 4:00 PM
Mystic Chorale at Tremont Temple 88 Tremont Street, Boston The BCC Concert Choir, Lyric Choir and Dorchester House II Choir will join the Mystic Chorale in a mini-pageant with actors, puppets, comedy and a songbook dedicated to celebrating the Earth. Tickets are $15 ($10 for seniors & students) and can be purchased by calling the BCC Program Manager at (617) 778-2242 x234, online, or at the door. SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 14th, 2:00PM
Boston Children's Chorus and the City of Boston present Rhythm of Culture, our season-end concert featuring all nine BCC choirs at the historic Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner, Dorchester. Diverse cultures from Africa, Asia, Europe & the Americas will be musically represented through drumming and rhythms. Admission is free. |
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QUESTION: What is the small two- pronged device that when struck produces a sound of fixed pitch which is used as a reference, as in tuning musical instruments?? (the answer can be found at the end of this newsletter). |
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BCC Benefit Concert
The first annual benefit concert was held on Saturday March 1 at the Concord Baptist Church in Boston. This well-attended performance featured all nine BCC choirs, which displayed their talents individually as well as in various combinations. Proceeds helped defray the cost of tuition at BCC. In The Neighborhood
The four training choirs of the BCC (Treble, Villa Victoria, West End House, and Dorchester House I) presented the second annual "In the Neighborhood" concert Saturday, April 5 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. This annual concert allows the youngest members of the BCC family to showcase their talents, giving them a platform to display the tremendous progress they have made over the course of the year. Men's Choral Festival
On April 12, the BCC Young Men's Voice Ensemble joined the Handel and Haydn Society and the Tufts Chorale for the inaugural Boston Area Young Men's Choral Festival at the Ganoff Music Center at Tufts University. |
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The Boston Children's Chorus is now holding
auditions for its 2008-2009 performance
season. If you know a child
who loves to sing, and wants to
discover the power of singing with others and
serving as ambassadors for the city of
Boston, please contact the Program Manager at (617)
778-2242
x 234.
The next two audition dates are April 26th & May
17th, 10am - 4pm.
Auditions take only ten minutes, and no
prepared materials are required. Singers ages
7-18 will be placed into one of nine
beginner, intermediate or performance level
choirs.
Boston Children's Chorus is a professional-level
performing chorus that tours nationally
and internationally, and encourages students
to excel musically, fosters self-confidence,
and builds community throughout greater
Boston.
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We are pleased to welcome two new employees to
the BCC family: Business Manager Doris
Mainville and Development Associate
Christina Ventresca.
Doris Mainville joined the Boston Children's Chorus in
April 2008 after serving for more than 20 years as the
CFO/business manager/controller for a number of
small to medium size, primarily non-profit
organizations. She has also taught German and
chemistry to high school students and ESL and
development writing to college students. Doris
has a BA from the University of Florida, an MA from the
University of Massachusetts Boston, and certification
in accountancy from Bentley College.
Her
outside interests include her family, music and travel.
Christina Ventresca joined the Boston Children's
Chorus
in March 2008. She has over eight years experience in
higher education administration and student services.
Christina has
always been interested in working with youth in a
variety of educational and cultural capacities. As an
undergraduate, she tutored Boston Public School
students and was involved in a program funded
by the National Science Foundation to increase the
quality of math and science education in the Boston
Public Schools. Christina holds a bachelors
degree in
Mathematics from Northeastern University, and a
Master in Public Administration with a Specialization in
Nonprofit Management from Suffolk University.
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The Boston Children's Chorus was recently honored at Eastern Bank's 4th Annual "Community Quarterback" award ceremony, being one of 61 nonprofits to receive a $10,000 or higher grant. BCC's Annette Rubin and Anthony Trecek-King attended the ceremony led by Eastern Bank's Chairman and CEO Richard E. Holbrook. Former quarterback Doug Flutie was also there to congratulate awardees and gave each organization an autographed football. BCC is thrilled to be a first-time Eastern Bank
Charitable Foundation grant recipient. We tip our hat
to the Bank's amazing commitment to the community
and look forward to what we hope will be a
longstanding partnership.
Eastern Bank is the largest Mutual Bank in New
England with branches from the Merrimack Valley to
Cape Cod. The primary focus of the Eastern Bank
Charitable Foundation is to support organizations that
provide basic human services in the areas of
affordable housing, homelessness prevention, job
readiness, family and children, human services and
community healthcare to residents of eastern
Massachusetts.
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