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LOUISVILLE, KY (January 2008) - Sacred Heart Academy and the Louisville Youth Choir announce a new and unique choral program for alumnae called Lascito Coro (Legacy Choir). Alumnae from the two choirs, as well as SHA and LYC current and past faculty and staff are invited to participate. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays beginning May 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts, Angela Hall, bldg 17 on the Ursuline Campus, 3105 Lexington Rd. The choir will have public performances July 12, 20 and 27. There will be a $100 fee to participate. Call 502-896-5859 to register or for more information.
The choir will be directed by Louisville Youth Choir executive director and former SHA choir director, Terri E. Foster. Lascito Coro will sing Classic Choral Literature for women (SSA) and potential commissioned work. “Choir members are forever linked by their love of music,” said Foster. “Lascito Coro will reaffirm that link and bring together alumnae from across the community for a summer of camaraderie and music.”
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Sacred Heart Academy (SHA), a member of Ursuline Campus Schools, is a college preparatory high school for girls founded in 1877 by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. A national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, Sacred Heart is an International Baccalaureate School with 99 percent of the students pursuing higher education in hundreds of colleges and universities nationally and internationally. The class of 2007 earned over $15.1 million in college scholarships. SHA also boasts of 70 plus state athletic championships and of over 10,000 alumnae worldwide. www.sacredheartacad.com
Louisville Youth Choir (LYC), a nonprofit performing arts organization, was established in 1967 to create a passion for singing among young people. LYC annually draws around 100 youth from throughout the metropolitan area, and its musical repertoire includes many styles and cultures, including major classics and modern works, often performed with soloists and orchestras. Open auditions are held seasonally throughout the year, and weekly rehearsals culminate in more than five public performances annually. The Choir’s goal is to enhance musical education and performance experience for students throughout the region and currently includes students from approximately 40 area public, private and Catholic schools. In 2007, LYC became Artists in Residence at Ursuline School for the Performing Arts, a member of Ursuline Campus Schools. www.TheYouthChoir.org
The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet provides operations support funding for The Louisville Youth Choir Inc. with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. .