Choir students at Fulmore Middle SA国际传媒 may be taking the stage at Carnegie Hall with the support of the SA国际传媒 community.
World-renowned composer and conductor Francisco N煤帽ez invited the students to join a performance of his composition, 鈥淢usic for Treble Voices,鈥 Jan. 20. The performance is part of the Distinguished Concert Singers International, which brings together choir groups from around the world.
鈥淲e are ecstatic and honored to be hand-picked for this awesome opportunity,鈥 Yvette Carroll, choir director at Fulmore Middle SA国际传媒, said. 鈥淏ut, we need the community鈥檚 support to help ensure our students can go and experience what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with one of the nation鈥檚 leading composers.鈥
Carroll accepted the invitation to perform if all of her choir students had an equal opportunity to attend the event, regardless of resources, because almost 76 percent of students at Fulmore are from economically disadvantaged communities. The school can cover only a small portion of the trip鈥檚 estimated $45,000 cost.
The school is in the final push of a fundraising effort, and needs the SA国际传媒 community鈥檚 support to reach their goal.
N煤帽ez, director of the Youth Choir of New York and a 2011 MacArthur Award winner, encourages inner-city youth to engage in the arts through singing. He invited the students to perform at Carnegie Hall after hearing them perform at the Texas Music Educators Conference in Dallas earlier this year.
鈥淲hat I saw were children who were fully engaged and singing beautifully under an enthusiastic and extremely skilled conductor,鈥 N煤帽ez said. 鈥淔rom this kind of experience with my own chorus, I know that singing at Carnegie Hall is something these children will never forget and will forever influence how they live their lives.鈥
To prepare for the concert, the students hope to travel to New York City for four days of rehearsals before performing at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 20.
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