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Don Bosco Hosting Newark Boys Chorus

The Newark Boys Chorus was founded in 1966.

The Newark Boys Chorus, under the direction of Donald Morris, will present a concert as part of Chapel Concerts at Don Bosco Prep on Saturday, February 1,  at 7:30 pm.  The concert will take place in Mary Help of Christians Chapel in St. John’s Hall on the Don Bosco Prep campus.  

“We are grateful to host the Newark Boys Chorus not only for the high level artistry they bring, but also at a time when the world mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela,” said Toni Bilotti Cecere, Artistic Director of Chapel Concerts. “And we chose February in observance of Black History Month.”

The Newark Boys Chorus was founded in 1966 as the New Jersey Symphony Boys Choir. Three years later, the Newark Boys Chorus School was established to create an integrated academic and music program unique to the city of Newark, New Jersey. The school’s mission is to inspire in the students a love for learning, a quest for excellence, and a compassion for humanity.   

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Known as Newark’s “Musical Ambassadors,” the Chorus has been heard throughout the world with a diversified repertoire that includes traditional classical music, spirituals, folk music, and jazz. In recent years the boys have toured Australia, South Africa, the Caribbean, Finland, Latvia, Russia, England, Wales, Spain, Portugal, and Canada. The Newark Boys Chorus has performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.  The Chorus has appeared on Good Morning America, recorded a BBC Christmas Special featuring soloists Renee Fleming and Leslie Garrett, and most recently as the National Anthem performer for the Thanksgiving Day game at MetLife Stadium, and on Don’t Sleep! Hosted by TJ Holmes.

The program will include a Ken Berg arrangement of This Little Light of Mine, Heal the World Medley of Michael Jackson music, South African folk music and many other favorites.  Tickets are $18 and may be purchased by downloading a ticket order form at www.donbosocoprep.org.  For more information, call 201-327-8003x188. Don Bosco Prep is located at 492 N. Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey.

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The final concert of the 2013-2014 season of Chapel Concerts will showcase the finalists of the Don Bosco Prep Young Artists’ Scholarship Competition for high school students who excel in the arts and will take place on April 12th at 7:30. 


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