The Singing Boys of Pennsylvania

Founded in 1970 as the Pocono Boy Singers, The Singing Boys of Pennsylvania has won great acclaim throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Japan. The company consists of young artists, aged 10-14, selected from the ranks of its training choirs who have been rigorously trained in vocal techniques, ear training and music reading (following the Kodaly concept), part singing, and choreography.

Summer Day Camp 2008 for Children who like to Sing and Perform

August 18-23, 8:30-AM - 5:00PM in Bangor Pennsylvania for members and non-members, ages 8-15

The Day Camp of the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and Keystone Girls Choir is ideal for those who have experienced success in music and enjoy singing, music, stimulating challenges, and wish to broaden their musical skills. Open to members and non-members, ages 8-15. Both boys and girls are trained in one group for the camp.

The Camp from 8:30 to 5 PM daily, August 18 to 23rd will be held at First Methodist Church, Third Street, Bangor. Students must also be available on Sunday, August 24th for performances. Tuition is $125 and includes admission for various field trips and local points of interest. Tuition for a second child in the same family is half price; a third child is free.

Designed to teach musical literacy, mornings are spend in Kodaly-related activities that include tonal memory games, ear training, sight reading, music fundamentals, part-singing, dictation, relearning old repertoire and learning new music for the 2008-2009 Concert Season.

Afternoons are spent learning choreography for folk music medleys, performing concerts at area nursing homes, field trips to local points of interest, and recreation.

Students must bring a packed lunch. For applications, directions, car pools, uniform requirements, and homestay information call 610-759-6002.

The choir performs concerts locally and throughout the tri-state region for churches, colleges, and art councils, and in collaboration with orchestras, other choral societies, and conventions.

Location: The camp will be held at First Methodist Church, Bangor.
Hours: Days start promptly at 8:30 AM. Parents are asked to pickup at 5:00 PM at the church.
Cost: Tuition is $125 for the week which includes all admissions to activities.
Contact: Telephone 610-759-6002.

Fall Semester Auditions and Rehearsals

The program serves boys, third through seventh grades, or older depending on voice change. The choir offers:

Vocal training to Expand Range and Freedom
Training in English, Latin, and other Languages
Ear Training, Aural Theory, Music Theory
Kodaly Emphasis and Music Learning Games
Tonal Memory and Pitch Discrimination Training
Performance opportunities with sacred and secular repertoire from Monteverdi to Bartok

Call for 2008 details. (2007 rehearsals were Thursdays 5 to 8PM. Tuition $35/month, with pre-pay discounts available.)

The choir is not sponsored by any church, but rehearses at

Trinity Lutheran
4th and Broadway, Bangor

Auditions and Registration all year by Appointment (Call 610-759-6002.) [More Info]

Concert

The Singing Boys of Pennsylvania with members of the Keystone Girls Choir will present An American Folk Music Program,
Sunday June 8, 2008, 7PM, the Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, East Stroudsburg University.
Included will be

"A Pennsylvania Medley" with choral arrangements by Arthur Harris.: Tracing the history of Pennsylvania through occupational/work songs such as Sixteen Tons, Cutting down the Pine, Daughter Will You Marry, The Connestoga Wagon, Stephen Foster selections, Ballad of Peter Gray, and several tunes from the fiddle/fife collection of Dr. Samuel Bayard.
Selection of Shaker Hymns and Spirituals: including the well-known "Tis a Gift to be Simple"
Western Jamboree: contains classic four-part arrangements of Cowboy and Western Ballads by Paul Peck and Kalman Halasz. Some of these are done in the style of Norman Luboff, including "Home on the Range"

Tickets will be sold in the Lobby starting at 6:30PM. Adults $10; Seniors $6; Students $6.

For more information, please call 610-759-6002

Performing a demanding repertoire spanning chant to contemporary works, programs frequently include sacred and secular music and a rich assortment of American and international folk music presented with costumes and choreography. The Singing Boys of Pennsylvania presents approximately 100 concerts each season in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The choir has performed more than 300 concerts in Japan since 1983 on ten extensive tours of all the major islands and large cities. The choir has performed with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic,, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and more than twenty regional orchestras.

For information about auditions, bookings, future concerts, recordings, and printed information,
please call (610)-759-6002, or FAX (610)-759-6042,
or write:

"...It is refreshing to see our youth immersed in serious music-making. What a wonderful opportunity for students to supplement their musical education with their participation in the Siging Boys of Pennsylvania..." - Dr. Nadia Worobij, Professional Singer and Music Teacher at Bushkill School