Remembering Decembers
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Members of the Chattanooga Boys Choir performed on the Miller Park Stage in downtown Chattanooga as part of the SPLASH! Summer Arts Festival hosted by the Splash Youth Arts Workshop, a remarkable community arts partner providing arts workshops to youth in the Chattanooga area. The choir performed several pieces highlighting the importance of community, including "When I Lift My Voice" (Andrea Ramsey), "Can You Hear Me?" (Jim Papoulis), and "A Jubilant Song" by Victor C. Johnson.
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2022-2023 Season Announced
The 2022-2023 season promises to be another wonderful offering to our community and choristers. Amazing performance opportunities, wonderful artistic collaborative partners, and unforgettable experiences for community building await. A partial list of highlights is below...come join us!
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SPLASH! YOUTH ARTS SUMMER FESTIVAL
Saturday, August 20 - 12:00p Miller Park Stage Supporting the Splash! Youth Arts Workshop A VOICE FOR PEACE Community Sing Tuesday, September 13 - 5:30p Second Presbyterian Church All are invited to learn, sing, and record with the CBC THE LIVING YEARS: Music of the British Invasion Saturday, October 22 - 7:00p UT-Chattanooga Fine Arts Center with The Pool: British Invasion Rock & Roll Band Tenor-Bass Choir Festival Saturday, October 29 - 9:00a Baylor School featuring Dr. Tucker Biddlecombe & Vanderbilt Univ Men's Glee Club; all 8th-12th grade tenor-bass singers are invited! Remembering Decembers: A Holiday Concert Saturday, December 3 - 12:00p and 5:00p First Baptist Church - Chattanooga featuring the CSOYO Youth Orchestra and Metropolitan Bells; school performances on FRI Dec. 2 CSO: Home for the Holidays Saturday, Dec. 17 -7:30p & Sunday, Dec. 18 - 3:00p Memorial Auditorium Chattanooga Symphony & Opera holiday celebration 30th Annual Simmons-O'Neal Memorial Concert Sunday, February 13 - 3:00p with the Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African-American Song and special guest clinician D'Walla Simmons-Burke Brothers in Song Friday, March 17 - 7:00p featuring Chattanooga Boys Choir alumni Mark Laseter and Michael Parham Schubert Mass in G Sunday, April 30 First Baptist Church - Chattanooga with CSO Youth Orchestra and Chattanooga Girls Choir Finale! CBC Spring Choirs Concert Thursday, May 11 - 7:00p First Baptist Church - Chattanooga featuring all of the CBC component choirs |
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Chattanooga Boys Choir 2022 Summer Tour - Partnership with Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African-American Song
The Chattanooga Boys Choir partnered with the Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African-American Song on their annual tour this summer, presenting performances in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. Together, the two groups visited several museums and venues dedicated to the United States civil rights movement and shared repertoire reflecting on this important chapter of history, including:
* THU, June 9
- PERFORMANCE: Second Presbyterian Church - Chattanooga TN, 6:00p EDT (29th annual Simmons-O'Neal Memorial Concert)
* FRI, June 10
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- 16th Street Baptist Church
- PERFORMANCE: First United Methodist Church (Montgomery AL), 7:00p CDT
* SAT, June 11
- Rosa Parks Museum
- Freedom Rides Museum
- Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
- PERFORMANCE: Auburn Methodist Church (Auburn AL), 6:00p CDT
* SUN, June 12
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights (Atlanta GA)
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
- PERFORMANCE: Covenant Presbyterian Church (Atlanta GA), 6:00p CDT
* THU, June 9
- PERFORMANCE: Second Presbyterian Church - Chattanooga TN, 6:00p EDT (29th annual Simmons-O'Neal Memorial Concert)
* FRI, June 10
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- 16th Street Baptist Church
- PERFORMANCE: First United Methodist Church (Montgomery AL), 7:00p CDT
* SAT, June 11
- Rosa Parks Museum
- Freedom Rides Museum
- Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
- PERFORMANCE: Auburn Methodist Church (Auburn AL), 6:00p CDT
* SUN, June 12
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights (Atlanta GA)
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
- PERFORMANCE: Covenant Presbyterian Church (Atlanta GA), 6:00p CDT
Chattanooga Boys Choir Performs "We Shall Overcome" for 2022 MLK Day Observance
In its first rehearsal of the spring 2022 semester, members of the Chattanooga Boys Choir learned and recorded a setting of the anthem "We Shall Overcome" arranged by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Assistant Professor of Music and Conductor of the Chapel Choir and Viking Chorus at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In learning and performing the piece, choir members explored the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in observance of MLK Day, the day on which the recording (below) was released.
Support the Arts in Tennessee
Did you know that you can support the arts in Tennessee through the purchase of ANY Tennessee specialty license plate? The Tennessee Specialty License Plate program helps to provide tickets to Hamilton County students to attend the Chattanooga Boys Choir Singing Christmas Tree (and lots of other arts field trips) for free!
Did you know that you can support the arts in Tennessee through the purchase of ANY Tennessee specialty license plate? The Tennessee Specialty License Plate program helps to provide tickets to Hamilton County students to attend the Chattanooga Boys Choir Singing Christmas Tree (and lots of other arts field trips) for free!
NEWS
Members of the CBC at the ground breaking of the new Erlanger Children's Hospital with UT coach Butch Jones.
Chattanooga Boys Choir hosts community sing as part of #AVoice4Peace initiative
In 2017 and 2018, the Chattanooga Boys Choir hosted community sings to promote peace in and beyond the local community. The 2017 event featured Ukuthula, a South African call for piece. This event was part of the #AVoice4Peace using song to raise awareness of peace in the community and around the world. The 2018 community sing included Abbie Betinis' composition of Love Is Love, part of the recently released Justice Songbook. Videos of these events are included above and can also be found on the CBC FaceBook page.
In 2017 and 2018, the Chattanooga Boys Choir hosted community sings to promote peace in and beyond the local community. The 2017 event featured Ukuthula, a South African call for piece. This event was part of the #AVoice4Peace using song to raise awareness of peace in the community and around the world. The 2018 community sing included Abbie Betinis' composition of Love Is Love, part of the recently released Justice Songbook. Videos of these events are included above and can also be found on the CBC FaceBook page.
Are you interested in joining the Chattanooga Boys Choir?
We meet with families any time during the year and hold Open Houses in April. Click here to learn more about joining the choir.
We meet with families any time during the year and hold Open Houses in April. Click here to learn more about joining the choir.
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