Thursday, December 13, 2012

HarP! The Herald Angels Sing - Ceremony of Carols: Tickets Available

Commonwealth Youthchoirs Holiday Concerts!
Purchase tickets online now for the Keystone State Boychoir Holiday Concert, performances Friday, January 4, 2013, 7:30 pm and Sunday, January 6, 2013, 3:00 and 6:00 pm.

KSB logoHARP! The Herald Angels Sing - Ceremony of Carols
Keystone State Boychoir Holiday Concert

First Presbyterian Church in Germantown
35 West Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia
Friday, January 4, 2013, 7:30 pm and
Sunday, January 6, 2013, 3:00 and 6:00 pm
Advance tickets $15, $20, $25, $50 - Click this link for the ONLINE BOX OFFICE
  1. Find the Holiday Concert time and date you prefer listed on the Online Box Office page.
  2. Click "Buy" on the appropriate line.
  3. Advance tickets are $15, $20, $25, $50. Select the seats you prefer and the total and amount selected will be added to the "You select" area of the online form.
  4. When you have completed your selections, click “>>Continue." A new browser window will open to Confirm Your Selected Seats and you will be presented with a total for your order.
  5. Click "Continue to Check-out." You will be taken to the Online Box Office page for a final confirmation.
  6. Click "Secure Checkout>>." Complete the form to enter your credit card information and click "Secure Checkout."
  7. Print out the resulting ticket and bring with you to the concert.
After your order is completed, click the link to print out your tickets on a printer. You must bring your tickets to the concert.
Tickets are still available for the Holiday Concert on the Square
Sunday, December 16, 5 pm
Keystone State Boychoir and Pennsylvania Girlchoir
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
General Admission - Click this link for the ONLINE BOX OFFICE
Please contact Melinda Gervasio via email at mgervasio@cychoirs.org or call215.849.1762 with any questions. Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you at the concerts!

More concerts are scheduled - see the full schedules online:

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

St. Monica's Concert on Twitter ICYMI

In case you missed it, check out the live tweets from the St. Monica's Concert below. See the end of this post on how to follow KSB on Twitter.

Preparing Concert
Alumnus Thomas on Harp
In Concert

If you're not signed up for Twitter, you can follow us in your browser at http://twitter.com/ksboychoir/ or sign up here.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Holiday Concert on the Square: Tickets Available Online

Commonwealth Youthchoirs Holiday Concerts!
Purchase tickets online now for the Holiday Concert on the Square, with the voices of Keystone State Boychoir and Pennsylvania Girlchoir!

KSB-PG LogosSunday, December 16: Holiday Concert on the Square

Keystone State Boychoir and Pennsylvania Girlchoir
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
5:00 pm - Click this link for the ONLINE BOX OFFICE
  1. Find Holiday Concert on the Square listed on the Online Box Office page.
  2. Click "Buy" on the Holiday Concert on the Square line.
  3. Seats are general admission. Under "quantity" select the number of seats desired.
  4. Click “continue to check out." You will be presented with a total for your order.
  5. Click "Secure Checkout." Follow the prompts to enter your credit card information.
  6. Print out the resulting ticket and bring with you to the concert.
After your order is completed, click the link to print out your tickets on a printer. You must bring your tickets to the concert.

Please contact Melinda Gervasio via email at mgervasio@cychoirs.org or call215.849.1762 with any questions. Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you at the concert!


More concerts are scheduled - see the full schedules online:

Concert at St. Monica's in Berwyn

Join us!
The Keystone
State Boychoir
A Ceremony of Carols
by Benjamin Britten
and seasonal choral music from
around the globe!
Jordan Thomas, harp
Sunday, 9 December, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
The Church of Saint Monica, Berwyn
Free-will offering. All are welcome!

About the Keystone State Boychoir


The Keystone State Boychoir, (KSB), founded in 2001, has enjoyed unprecedented success for an organization so young, and is recognizedtoday as one of the finest community-based boychoir programs in the world. InOctober of 2011, KSB celebrated the milestone of its 10th Anniversary Season bybringing together for the first time all of the the region's boychoirs and morethan five hundred local boy singers on stage in Verizon Hall for B1K! -Boychoir of 1,000!

KSB consists of more than 170 young men between the ages ofeight and eighteen who sing an enthralling repertoire from the classical to thecontemporary. Major choral works that KSB has performed include Bach's St.Matthew's Passion, Orff'sCarmina Burana, Handel's Messiah, Mendelssohn'sElijah, Britten's St. Nicolas, and the Fauré Requiem. In January 2013, KSB willcelebrate the 100th Anniversary of Benjamin Britten's birth by performing thecomplete A Ceremony of Carols with KSB alumnus and harpist Jordan Thomas.

KSB has sung with the region's most distinguished ensembles,including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Opera Company of Philadelphia, forwhich it serves as its official boychoir. KSB has appeared in the area's mostprominent venues including the Perelman Theater and Verizon Hall in the KimmelCenter for the Performing Arts, the Academy of Music, and the Mann MusicCenter. Internationally, KSB has performed in major concert halls, includingthe Manaus Opera House in Brazil, the Petronas Philharmonik Hall in Malaysia,and the Hanoi Opera House in Vietnam, as well as in venues throughout Canada,Brazil, Chile, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia,Australia, Monaco, France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Norway.

In December of 2009, KSB made history as the first choir totravel to and perform in Antarctica. In doing so, KSB became the first choir tohave sung on all seven continents. In July of 2012, KSB made history again whenit travelled above the Arctic Circle to Svalbard, Norway - the most northernsettlement in the world. There KSB sang in the northernmost church and theatreon the globe.

The KSB experience is one of truly joyful music-making. Thevibrant sound of the choir is enhanced by its compelling stage presence. TheMusic Directors believe that today's choral music should be felt and seen, aswell as heard, if the art form is to thrive. They have found that when theunique energy of boys is channeled into choral singing of the highest standard,the result is unforgettable performances for audiences and singers alike.

Keystone State Boychoir, its sister-choir the PennsylvaniaGirlchoir, and their school outreach program Find Your Instrument! aremember-choirs of Commonwealth Youthchoirs (CY), founded by Joseph P. Fitzmartinand Steven M. Fisher. CY is a non-profit organization that is committed toproviding superior choral music education and performance opportunities for youngpeople from diverse economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. Visit usatwww.keystonestateboychoir.org.

Not Your Average Boychoir!