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.

40th Anniversary Choir - "Pegasus"

Auditions are being held for the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Girls Choir. "Pegasus" will draw from elementary and middle school students in grades 3-8 from New Jersey, the Poconos, Northampton, Lehigh, Carbon, Schuykill, Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wayne Counties. The singers will perform recitals this coming season in four states, appear with orchestra, adult choral groups, and on television, and continue the choir's recording projects.

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

Students rehearse weekly in one of these locations:

Hazleton, Mondays from 6 to 8 PM;

or Hawley, Wednesdays from 6 to 8 PM;

or Bangor, Thursdays, from 5 to 8 PM;

All must attend summer day camp, August 10-16 in Bangor.

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

Typical Concert Program

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

"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 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 Singing Boys of Pennsylvania..." - Dr. Nadia Worobij, Professional Singer and Music Teacher at Bushkill School