L.A. Children's Chorus Presents Emerging Voices February 19, 2010

EMERGING VOICES – NEW CHOIR FOR BOY VOCALISTS WITH CHANGING VOICES UNDER AUSPICES OF LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S CHORUS –
MAKES PERFORMANCE DEBUT

Friday, February 19, 2010, 6:00 P.M., at Private Home in San Marino

Choir is First of its Kind in San Gabriel Valley

Emerging Voices – a new choir under the auspices of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) that holds the distinction of being the first choir in the San Gabriel Valley and only a few in the country to serve boy vocalists with changing voices – makes its performance debut at a special concert and fundraiser on Friday, February 19, 2010, 6:00 pm, at the home of Antoinette Adams and Frederic Cohen in San Marino. Proceeds from the event, which is open to the public and also includes gourmet hors d’oeuvres and fine spirits, benefits the Emerging Voices program.

The current members of Emerging Voices are Christopher Adams-Cohen (San Marino), Joseph Beech (Los Angeles), Thor Blough (Pasadena), Isaac Calvin (San Marino), Brandon Cheung (La Canada), Arthur Nguyen Diep (San Marino), Jameson Evans (La Canada), Justin Filbrich (Manhattan Beach), Ian Ford (Arcadia), Andrew Huerta (Sherman Oaks), Peter Kurzner (Marina Del Rey), Eric Lifland (Pasadena), Benjamin Liu (Pasadena), Daniel O’Brien (Van Nuys), Benno Ressa (Van Nuys), Gregory Sliskovich (Los Angeles), Paul Supanich (North Hollywood), Nico Walsh (Toluca Lake), Joshua Williams (Hawthorne, and Marquis Williams (La Canada).

Under the direction of conductor Dr. Steven Kronauer, a noted singer, conductor, educator and voice teacher, Emerging Voices gives boys with maturing voices the opportunity to nurture their vocal talent and pursue choral studies at LACC, one of the nation’s finest institutions for young singers. The choir enables boys who traditionally “graduate from” treble children’s choirs once their voices change to continue their vocal studies and perform with LACC throughout high school. One of fundamental considerations for working with the choir, Kronauer notes is being very flexible with the repertoire, which he may change from week to week based on fluctuations in the singer’s voice to ensure the voices are never “pushed” or strained.

Since the choir’s inception in September, its members have participated in weekly rehearsals, a specially-tailored musicianship course, and individualized vocal coaching sessions that adhere to LACC’s exceptionally high standards and rigor. They also attended a retreat at USC Thornton School of Music and presented a special “conversation” with acclaimed counter-tenor David Daniels, among other special activities.

According to Mary Blodgett, LACC Board Member and Chair of the Emerging Voices Task Force, the Emerging Voices choir is designed to “cultivate the deep passion of boys who wish to pursue singing and the choral arts as they enter high school.”
Tickets to Emerging Voices’ debut performance are $150. Directions to the home in San Marino where the concert (which is open to the public) is taking place, will be provided to ticket buyers prior to the concert. For tickets and information, please call (626) 793-4231 or visit www.lachildrenschorus.org.

Official Website: http://www.lachildrenschorus.org