Bel Canto Boy Choirs Celebrate Fifth Anniversary and Announce Auditions

MILWAUKEE - Aug. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- Milwaukee, WI - Bel Canto Boy Choirs, under the direction of Ellen Shuler, announce auditions for their fifth anniversary 2013-2014 season.

Bel Canto Boy Choirs, under the direction of Ellen Shuler, are looking for boys who love to sing to join them for their 2013-2014, fifth anniversary season. This season the Boy Choirs will perform with Bel Canto Chorus on the “Christmas in the Basilica” concerts in December and “Carmina Burana” concert in May, and present their own concert, “Make a Joyful Noise,”  in February 2014. Interested boys entering the third through twelfth grades, with unchanged or changed voices, are welcome to audition. Auditions will be scheduled on an individual basis. Interested singers should prepare a simple song (such as “My Country Tis of Thee”) and will be led through some vocal exercises.  For more information or to schedule an audition, please contact Rebecca Whitney at rwhitney@belcanto.org or 414-481-8801 x4. 

 

Interested boys are invited to attend a no obligation “Try It, You’ll Like It” rehearsal on September 5, 12, 19, or 26.    Bel Canto Boy Choirs rehearse weekly on Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut Ave., Milwaukee, 53212. For more information on the “Try It, You’ll Like It” program or to register to attend a rehearsal, please contact Rebecca Whitney at rwhitney@belcanto.org or 414-481-8801 x4.

 

About Ellen Shuler

Ellen Shuler holds bachelor and master degrees in music education with choral emphasis.  Prior to founding Bel Canto Boy Choirs in 2009, she served as a conductor with the Milwaukee Children’s Choir for seven years.  Shuler is currently a music educator at University School of Milwaukee, and directs the youth choirs at Mequon United Methodist Church.

About Bel Canto Boy Choirs
Formed in 2009, Bel Canto Boy Choirs are the first independent all-boy choral program in Southeastern Wisconsin. Bel Canto Boy Choirs allow talented young male singers the opportunity to perform while growing musically and socially within their own peer group. Known affectionately as (BC)², the program emphasizes the development and understanding of singing skills.  Music Director Ellen Shuler teaches musical concepts, theory, aural training, and sight singing at weekly rehearsals.

Performances are held several times throughout the year.  In addition to its season performances with Bel Canto Chorus, the choirs have appeared with the Vienna Boy Choir, Chorknaben Boy Choir, and Midwest Vocal Express. More information about Bel Canto Boy Choirs can also be found at www.belcanto.org.

Contact information/interviews
For additional information, promotional photos, or interview requests, contact Rebecca Whitney, Education and Outreach Manager, at (414) 481-8801, ext. 4.