Young Singers of the Palm Beaches Celebrate 10 Years
April 17, 2012
During the last decade, The Young Singers of the Palm Beaches has established its place in our community as the premier Youth Entertainment organization in South Florida. As YSPB gears up to celebrate its Tenth Anniversary Season in 2013, the Palm Beach County based non-profit is pleased to announce two very special upcoming events this spring and summer.
On Saturday evening May 12th, the Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall stage will be filled with the harmony of voices of children who live in our communities.
Final rehearsals are underway and tickets are still available for the annual YSPB Spring Concert, this year titled “The Melody Within”. The full evening program is presented twice yearly, in spring and in winter, and always sells out the Kravis Center. Each of YSPB’s eight different chorale groups will participate in this amazing evening of entertainment, ably led by Artistic Director and Young Singers’ founder D. Shawn Berry and his professional and volunteer staff.
Tickets to “The Melody Within” are on sale now and available at the Kravis Center Box Office window, online atwww.kravis.org or by calling 561-832-7469, (561-832-SHOW)
New this summer, Young Singers of the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce an inaugural summer camp Broadway experience, in partnership with Broadway Artists Studios. The 3-Week Musical Theater Intensive weekday camp program for Pre-Teens and Teens starts July 23rd through August 10th, 2012 from 9am – 5pm at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The camp will comprise all levels of stage participation including Voice, Acting and Dance, featuring instruction and master classes from instructors with more than 20 Broadway shows under their belts, leading to a Showcase Performance at the Kravis Center on August 10 in front of family and friends and the general public.
For more information on the summer camp, produced by Young Singers of the Palm Beaches please call 561-659-2332 or email [email protected].
The 8 choirs into which YSPB’s children are placed include Da Capo, beginners in grades 3 to 6, Treble Choir, also children in 3 to 6,Intermezzo, grades 6-7,Bel Canto, treble voices in grades 7-12, Cantate, advanced ladies voices in grades 7-12, Men’s Chorus, young men grades 7-12, Concert Choir, combined Cantate and Men’s chorus, and Ensemble, a small advanced choir opened to singers in grades
7-12 by audition.
Young Singers of the Palm Beaches strives to provide the children of Palm Beach County with the highest possible standards of vocal and musical training.
Singers in our program learn all aspects of proper choral singing and vocal technique, which include posture, breathing, diction, vowel articulation, music reading, and sight singing. Members also learn interpretation; music history; rehearsal techniques; and performance techniques, presentation and etiquette.
In addition, the children are exposed to the diversity of many cultures thorough music and interaction with each other; and they learn communication, team-building and problem-solving skills. We nurture their creativity which fosters personal growth, self esteem, and an appreciation of music as art; and we promote good citizenship by teaching the importance of “giving back” to our community and by developing civic pride when on tour nationally and internationally. We believe that education and growth in a highly positive, disciplined, and caring environment will nurture and refine the individual’s talents, abilities, and passion for music. As each individual singer matures, the entire group will also benefit. This will enable the choir to achieve the highest possible level of performance and excellence as a whole.
Young Singers was established by several music educators in Palm Beach County, including Shawn Berry, Michael Yannette and Connie Drosakis. Each of these founders has extensive experience in music for the young voice, and enjoys local and national recognition for their accomplishments. They envisioned a children’s choral organization that would not be constrained by school boundaries, religious affiliations, racial bias, socioeconomic barriers, or funding cuts to arts education.
Our enrollment is comprised of singers in grades 3-12 from all parts of Palm Beach County’s diverse racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic communities.
Auditions for the 10th Anniversary season are coming up on June 2 at the Kravis Center, for information on participation please visit www.youngsingers.org.