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A children’s audition chorus performing in the Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley and New York areas.
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The Bel Canto Children's Chorus |
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About Us |
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The Bel Canto Children’s Chorus
Founded in 1993 and comprised of auditioned treble singers from five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania, The Bel Canto Children’s Chorus has developed an international reputation for performing diversified choral repertoire at the highest standard of musical excellence and style. Noted for the innovative, artistic programs they present, the choir has been invited to perform for numerous music conferences, including the Eastern Division ACDA, Eastern Division MENC, PMEA, AGO and Pennsylvania ACDA conferences. The choir frequently collaborates with other artists. Most recently, the choir performed with Philadelphia based Atzilut in a concert for Peace in March 2009. In 2007, the choir was honored to be part of the Philadelphia premiere performance of John Adams'On the Transmigration of Souls, presented by the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia (Alan Harler, director). Additionally, the choir has had the privilege to work closely with composers Nick Page, Malcolm Dalglish, Stephen Hatfield, and Rollo Dilworth. The choir has performed with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, has sung in Carnegie Hall, New York City and performs extensively throughout the Delaware Valley Region. It was a featured ensemble performing for Liberty In Motion, the celebration surrounding the moving of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia in 2003. Tours have taken the choir to England, Oregon, Brooklyn, Canada, Disneyworld, Ohio, and twice to Hawaii for the Pacific Rim Children's Choral Festival under the direction of Henry Leck. The concert choir recently embarked on its first solo tour to Italy in July 2009, where, among other venues in Tuscany and Umbria, the choir sang for Mass at St. Peter’s in the Vatican. |
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