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October 21, 2015 · 7:08 am

Cincinnati Boychoir to Perform with PBS-sensations THE TENORS at the Aronoff Center – Tue., Nov. 3‏

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To Perform With THE TENORS

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CINCINNATI, OH –­­ The Tenors – the Canadian multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal group – recently announced that twenty members of the acclaimed Cincinnati Boychoir will perform with the popular PBS-sensations new Under the Sky Tour at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 7:30 PM. The event is presented by the Cincinnati Arts Association as part of its 2015-16 Season – celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Aronoff Center. 

Tickets range between $40-$85 (prices subject to change) and are now on sale at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.  Group discount tickets for 10 or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.

The twenty-member choir will perform three songs with The Tenors during the second half of the evening’s program, including one of The Tenors’ original songs and the most famous aria of all time, Nessun Dorma.

“This is a great opportunity to involve the Cincinnati community,” said Ashley Majher with Red Light Management, the tour promoter. “It gives the boys a chance to experience the thrill of performing in front of a large audience with such a high-level touring act. We feel that it is something the boys and their parents  will always remember.”

The Cincinnati Boychoir, under the artistic direction of Christopher Eanes, is one of the premiere professional boychoirs in the United States. A resident company of the Aronoff Center for the Arts, the Boychoir reaches approximately 200 young men each year from more than 90 schools in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Since 1965, the Cincinnati Boychoir has been dedicated to the musical, intellectual, and emotional development of these young men and has served as one of the foremost music education and performance organizations in the region; boys attend weekly rehearsals, retreats, music theory classes, and the annual SongFest Summer Music Camp for Boys at Xavier University. The Boychoir celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2015.

“For the boys to have the opportunity to back up a professional touring group is fantastic,” said Eanes. “It is just one of the many opportunities that have come about because of our new and ongoing relationship with the Aronoff.”

The Tenors, with multiple #1 Billboard Classical Crossover albums under its belt, “have talent to burn” and “killer singing voices” ravesThe Toronto Star and “pitch perfect harmonies” says Examiner.com. The music of Clifton Murray, Victor Micallef, Remigio Pereira, andFraser Walters is rich and soulful, spanning powerful anthems, classic covers, and original songs penned/co-penned by The Tenorsthemselves.

On their new album, Under One Sky, the multi-platinum Juno Award-winning foursome co-wrote eight tunes, showing facets of themselves they’ve longed to share with their millions of fans. Over the years, The Tenors’ musical diversity has become one of their primary strengths, and Under One Sky’s material covers the full range of tunes that have made the group one of the most popular livedraws across the globe. In addition to the original songs, Under One Sky includes the foursome’s reinventions of contemporary classicslike “Lean on Me,”“You Are So Beautiful,” and Queen’s “Who Wants To Live Forever”;  a swoon-worthy duet featuring Walters’ wife, Kelly Levesque; as well as their glorious interpretations of classical pieces “Granada,” “Besame Mucho,” and “Agnus Dei.”

Since their formation in 2007, The Tenors have performed more than 500 concerts on five continents and made over 150 television appearances, including The Oprah Winfrey Show (with Celine Dion), the 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting at the White House, the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2012 Emmy Awards, the Queen’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee at Windsor Castle in England, and the 2010 Vancouver Olympic opening ceremonies. Among the artists with whom they have performed are Paul McCartney, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Andrea Bocelli, and Sarah McLachlan.

The Tenors’ first album is certified double platinum, and their holiday album is certified triple platinum in Canada. Their third album, 2012’s Lead With Your Heart, went double platinum, won a 2013 Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year,  and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical and Classical Crossover charts. They have sold almost one million albums around the world.

For more information about The Tenors, visit www.tenorsmusic.com.  Twitter: @TenorsMusic | Facebook: The Tenors (www.facebook.com /tenorsmusic) | Instagram: @TenorsMusic

For more information about Cincinnati Boychoir, visit www.cincinnatiboychoir.org.

Cincinnati Boychoir members performing with The Tenors   

  • Samuel Bennett (Mason, OH)
  • Forrest Bushstone (Loveland, OH)
  • Tyler Daniels (Hamilton, OH)
  • Aden Devlin-Bergman (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Oscar Dreith (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Kyler Endress (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Callahan Geoppinger (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Sean Hutson (Mason, OH)
  • Cade Jenkins (Goshen, OH)
  • Josiah Krodel (Cincinnati,  OH)
  • Peter Laskey (Fort Thomas, KY)
  • Jude Laskey (Fort Mitchell, KY)
  • Daniel McDowell (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Mark Schutzman (Villa Hills, KY)
  • Owen Tucker (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Jacob Turner (Union, KY)
  • William Van Verth (Mason, OH)
  • Daniel Vennemeyer (Mason, OH)
  • Patrick Wells (Loveland, OH)
  • Alexander Zagorianos (Cincinnati, OH)

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May 5, 2014 · 6:19 pm

Cincinnati Boychoir to Become Resident Company at the Aronoff Center

Cincinnati Boychoir to Become Resident Company
of the Aronoff Center

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Aronoff Center will be only the second permanent home of the Boychoir in 50 years
Cincinnati Boychoir celebrates 50th Anniversary Season in 2014-2015
More than 250 boys from around the region will participate in 2014-2015

Cincinnati, OH – The Cincinnati Boychoir and the Cincinnati Arts Association are pleased to announce that the Boychoir will be moving to the Aronoff Center in August 2014, in time for the start of its 2014-2015 Season.

Due to an extensive amount of growth over the past several years, the Boychoir has been seeking a new home for the more than 150 boys that regularly attend rehearsals, classes, and festivals. The Aronoff Center is home to several sizeable rehearsal and performance spaces, and provides compatible facilities and atmosphere for the Boychoir’s music education and performance programs.

Boychoir Artistic Director Christopher Eanes said of the move, “We are absolutely thrilled to be able to take advantage of the amazing facilities at the Aronoff Center and to partner with the Cincinnati Arts Association, which already brings so much artistic vitality to the downtown area. There could not be a better way for us to continue our mission of reaching boys from all walks of life through musical education and professional performances.”

Entering its fiftieth season in 2015, the Boychoir has served the community as a musical education and professional performance venue for boys since its founding in 1965 as a part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. Recently, the choir has reached back into the public schools, providing free after-school choral classes through its Cincinnati Sings! program. Each year, more than 250 of these students come together at the All-City Boychoir Festival in February for a day of singing, music games, and camaraderie. In addition to providing the Boychoir with rehearsal and performance space, CAA will assist the Boychoir with ticketing, marketing, and back-of-house operations. “We could not take this step forward without the incredible resources and the professional staff of the Cincinnati Arts Association and the Aronoff Center,” said Eanes.

“We are delighted to welcome the Cincinnati Boychoir to the Aronoff Center as our newest resident company,” said Steve Loftin, President and Executive Director of the Cincinnati Arts Association. “The remarkable work of the Boychoir aligns perfectly with our ongoing mission of providing a variety of arts experiences for Tri-state area youth. We hope that the location and quality of our facilities will help the Boychoir expand the opportunities for boys from all neighborhoods and socio-economic backgrounds to participate in the Boychoir’s exemplary programs.”

CINCINNATI BOYCHOIR
Each year, the Cincinnati Boychoir presents approximately forty performances in a wide variety of venues. The Boychoir has performed concerts and completed residencies both at home and abroad, and, in June 2013, the Boychoir undertook three three-day residencies with boychoirs in London, Leicester, and Canterbury. As an organization that values collaboration, the Boychoir has built artistic partnerships with Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the musicians of Christ Church Cathedral, Collegium Cincinnati, Taft Museum of Art, and Elementz, as well as many other choirs that together make Cincinnati ‘The City That Sings’. In 2013, the Cincinnati Boychoir was the subject of a thirty-minute special on WCET (Cincinnati’s public television station) entitled A Treasure of Youth and Song.

The Boychoir’s 50th Anniversary Season will include performances of Handel’s Messiah, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and the world premiere of A Horizon Symphony by composer Dominick DiOrio. The choir will tour to Sydney, Australia in July, 2015.

CINCINNATI BOYCHOIR SPONSORS: ArtsWave, Charles H. Dater Foundation, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Ohio Arts Council

For more information, visit www.cincinnatiboychoir.org.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves more than of 600,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.3 million students.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATON SEASON SPONSORS: Ameritas (Founding Season Sponsor), Fifth Third Bank (Lifetime Endowment Partner), Furniture Fair, Local 12 WKRC, The P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

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