Childhood Memories of Music (By Diane Meyer)

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Music has been a part of my life from the very beginning. Singing voices filled my ears and mind with wonder.

I remember when I was quite young attending a church choir concert. I have no recollection of the place or the people, only of the sound. The sound I’m referring to is the sound of the brass voice. I’d never heard anything like that before. That low sound captured my attention as no other musical sound had before.

When I was older, I got talking to my mother about music and I
mentioned the concert/sounds that caught my attention. She explained that we had attended a combined Ukrainian Choir Concert. She knew many in the group that played that night. She was surprised that I remembered that event.

That bass sound; I am sure in a way I cannot explain, has led me to play the horn. In ringing hand bells, too, I preferred the tenor/bass bell.

The sounds of an outstanding a capella choir still fill me with wonder to this day.

Diane Meyer

Hunterdon Academy of the Arts Presents Choral Extravaganza

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Attend THE performance of the season by Newark Boys Chorus & HAA Bel Canto Singers on March 27, 2010 at 4 PM at JP Case Middle School in Flemington. The concert also features the Training Choir of Hunterdon Youth Choir. 

To Purchase Advance Tickets for This Event:

1. Visit Tickets, or
2. Call 908-782-4943, or
3. Stop by our office at 4 Minneakoning Rd. in Flemington

Proceeds will benefit Voices for Charity, and Newark Boys Chorus, both 501(c)(3).

Directed by Rosemary Nagy, Bel Canto Singers is the ambitious new concert choir of Hunterdon Academy of the Arts.  This ensemble, which was launched in 2008, is an all-women group for talented singers in 7th grade through high school.  Bel Canto Singers rehearses weekly throughout the school year.  Admission is by audition only.  To schedule an audition, please contact us at (908) 782-4943.

Bel Canto Singers is joined by the Training Choir of our long-standing Hunterdon Youth Choir, directed by Kimberly Hill.  Training Choir is intended to provide an introduction to choral singing for very young singers in grades 1 to 3.  Graduates of Training Choir are encouraged to move up into our Advanced Choir.

On March 27, Bel Canto Singers and Training Choir are joining the Concert Chorus of Newark Boys Chorus, a renowned choir that, founded in 1966, has been touring the world.  Don't miss out on this event; it will be truly extraordinary!

Choir Month at HAA!

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Enroll now and participate in our joint performance with Newark Boys Chorus on March 27!

Requirements to join:

Training Choir (grades 1-3): registration

and

Bel Canto Singers (grades 7-12): audition and registration


For more information, please call 908-782-4943 or visit our website:

HAA Bel Canto Singers