Quite Simply ... Wonderful!
(OC Register)
AABC to Perform Concerts in
Month-long tour will begin in
and conclude in
A concert tour that has been in the planning stages for more than three years will come to far-flung fruition this summer as The All-American Boys Chorus stages a multi-nation tour of
During that month they will visit and perform concerts in
According to Wesley Martin, the group’s music director, choristers will perform a variety of selections, including best-of-Broadway songs such as “Tonight” from West Side Story, “Circle of Life” from The Lion King and “Lida Rose” from The Music
“The Chorus definitely has a trademark repertoire and spirit, which will not be absent,” says Martin. “But we also want to perform for our audiences music with which they likely will be more familiar. Overall, our intention is to share with them some of
Referring to the trip as a “quasi-state-sponsored tour,” Anthony S. Manrique, Chorus executive director, reports that “these are all high-level concerts, arranged by national presenters who deal with opera companies and other touring groups.
“It’s a prime opportunity for us to show a very positive image of American youth,” Manrique continues. He adds that “it’s also wonderfully enriching for the boys to travel overseas, meet people from other cultures, form impressions and bring home lasting memories.”
Preparatory meetings for the tour “have been stressing that the choristers will be in a different world and that they’ll need to take time to adjust, to experience the sights and sounds and smells and tastes,” says Martin. They’ll be prepared—literally, in some senses—to “eat it up.”
Manrique reports that parents are covering a portion of the choristers’ touring expenses and that other Chorus supporters have made donations.
For more about The All-American Boys Chorus, and to get additional details on the Chorus’s program for boys 8 to 15 years old, click here.
AABC performs with Josh Groban
On Christmas Day 2007, ABC Television broadcast their "Christmas from Disney" special. Among the shining celebrities were members of The All-American Boys Chorus performing "Silent Night" with Josh Groban!
The 80-voice ensemble will present
audience favorites that celebrate a wide range of musical influences—from the
The
“Musical Journey” will continue with a selection of the most loved songs from
America’s west (accompanied by some of the Southlands finest instrumentalists);
and a powerful combination of the AABC Concert and Alumni choruses performing a
stirring salute to the USA’s Armed Forces.
“This dedicated troupe of young
musical ambassadors has spent months preparing for the concert and they are
excited to share their talents with the community,” Anthony S. Manrique,
executive director of the AABC, said. “The concert promises to be a dazzling
production that will thrill music lovers of all ages.”
“Continuing
our tradition of creating ‘magic musical moments,’ the boys will perform the
concert amidst beautiful scenery and imaginative stage settings,” states music
director Martin.
Tickets are priced from $22-32.
