World Premiere Tribute to 50 Years of Art and Inspiration
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- On Saturday, May 10, 2008, the Atlanta Boy Choir will showcase their seraphic voices as they celebrate the Choir’s 50 th
- Tickets are on sale for $10.00, $25.00, and $50.00 and can be purchased by calling the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 or go to www.woodruffcentertickets.org.
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Media Contact: Lindsey Nelson The Wyche Group 404-233-4480 lnelson@thewychegroup.com World Premiere Tribute to 50 Years of Art and Inspiration Over 3,000 boys have participated; they have traveled to more than 30 states and 20 countries. They have won a Grammy, sung for popes, presidents, heads of states and appeared on Oprah. And on May 10th, they will give their biggest performance in 50 years. To the thousands of audience members who have seen them perform, the 120 elementary-age boys who make up the Atlanta Boy Choir are refined young men with an air of musical sophistication, but to their friends and family they are boisterous adolescents with a remarkable talent. And just as countless boys before them have done for fifty years, two to three times a week; the boys convene from throughout the metro area and surrounding counties at the historic Atlanta Boy Choir house. After a full day of learning, playing, and acting their age, the Choir members come to practice for two to four hours, depending on their concert schedule. Each boy checks their youthful tendencies at the front door and once inside, morph into the young men that leave lasting impressions on audiences around the world. On Saturday, May 10, 2008, the Atlanta Boy Choir will showcase their seraphic voices as they celebrate the Choir’s 50th Anniversary with a performance at Atlanta Symphony Hall. 120 boys will perform with full orchestra the world premier of a specially commissioned work written for the Choir by renowned contemporary American composer Stephen Paulus. The piece is an adaption of Rudyard Kipling’s poem, If, about the journey from adolescence into adulthood, which should have particular resonance for the almost 3000 individuals and their families who have participated in the Atlanta Boy Choir since the 1950’s. Along with the debut of the Paulus composition, the Choir will perform Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and various other selections. The night will pay tribute to patrons and sponsors, alumni, the present day choir and the Atlanta Boy Choir’s 50 years of excellence. The event will begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are on sale for $10.00, $25.00, and $50.00 and can be purchased by calling the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 or go to www.woodruffcentertickets.org. The following day, May 11, as a celebration of the Choir, their history and many accomplishments, the Atlanta History Center is opening a display spanning 50 years of the Atlanta Boy Choir in the center’s Archives. A few weeks later, the Choir will travel to Ukraine and Russia to share the Paulus work as a gift from the City of Atlanta and to represent the city and the state as goodwill ambassadors. To learn more about the Atlanta Boy Choir and how you can help support their 50th Anniversary Season, please go to www.atlantaboychoir.org or call 404-378-0064. For more information about Stephen Paulus, please go to http://www.stephenpaulus.com/. Extra Information: For 50 years, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Boy Choir has inspired young people and its audiences. Under the baton of Artistic Director and Conductor, David R. White, the Choir performs a repertoire that spans from Bach and Mozart to spirituals and contemporary selections. Because of its reputation for excellence spanning five decades, the Choir has enjoyed constant demand to perform on the local, national, and international stage – from singing in front of Queen Elizabeth II and behind the Iron Curtain, to performances for four US presidents and several Popes, to recently serenading First Lady Laura Bush and performing with Josh Groban on “Oprah’s Favorite Things.” The Choir’s unique and angelic sound delights audiences, such as the 18,000 hockey fans at this year’s NHL All Star game who were moved to wild applause. Today, the Atlanta Boy Choir involves approximately 120 boys between the ages of 5 and 14, selected for their musical potential, regardless of their race, creed, color, or social status. It is governed by a Board of Trustees and is a non profit 501(c) 3 sustained not only by the tuition of its members, but primarily through contributions from enthusiastic supporters. Stephen Paulus’ prolific output of more than 300 works is represented in many genres, including music for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, solo voice, keyboard and opera. He is one of the most frequently recorded contemporary composers with his music being represented on over fifty recordings. The New York Times hales Paulus as a composer who “...often finds melodic patterns that are fresh and familiar at the same time. 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