Do you know a child in grade 2 – 5 who loves to sing? Join Youth pro Musica’s new Training Chorus! Youth pro Musica: The Greater Boston Youth Chorus has trained generations of young people in musicianship and choral singing since has appeared with the finest orchestras and choruses in the Boston area and beyond. The Training Chorus offers younger singers a positive introduction to music and singing, focusing on ear training, voice production, working well within a group, and developing confidence as a performer. Later in the spring, the Training Chorus will perform alongside YpM’s older singers at the Annual Spring Concert. The Training Chorus is directed by Brian Hagar-McKee, a gifted musician and educator who currently teaches music in the Wellesley public school system. To learn more, please call (617) 666-6087 or e-mail auditions@youthpromusica.org. Visit YpM online at www.youthpromusica.org.
Registration is now open for Youth pro Musica’s Summer Week: August 20-24, 2012, 9am-3pm M-F, Concert: Fri., 7pm; Held at Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton. Register by March 1 and pay $225. Afterwards, the fee is $250. To register or learn more, please call (617) 666-6087 or e-mail auditions@youthpromusica.org. Visit YpM online at www.youthpromusica.org
Program Description: After camp is over and before school starts up again, don’t stay home being bored. Kids aged 8 to 18 who like to sing are invited to attend Youth pro Musica’s Summer Week! Absent distractions or the pressure of the academic year. young people are free to focus on singing and making new friends. Singers work with an outstanding staff comprised of professional musicians and educators, led by YpM Artistic Director Robert Barney. Classes/ensembles focus on vocal technique, ear training and sight-singing, small and large ensemble singing and performance. (Classes/ensembles are assigned based on age and prior musical experience.) The week culminates with a Friday evening concert featuring all of Summer Week’s singers.