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LOUISVILLE, KY (November 2007) - The Louisville Youth Choir is the recipient of a $2,000 grant awarded by the Thoroughbred Chorus, one of the oldest performing arts organizations in Kentucky.
The Louisville Youth Choir is comprised of over 75 singers from more than 30 schools and home schools in the Louisville area. The Louisville Youth Choir was established in 1967 to create a passion for singing for young people. Its musical repertoire includes many styles and cultures, including major classics and modern works, often performed with soloists and orchestras. The Louisville Youth Choir is artists in residence at Ursuline School for the Performing Arts, a member of Ursuline Campus Schools.
The Thoroughbred Chorus was founded in 1945 and has won the Barbershop Harmony Society’s international competition seven years. This is the first time the 62-year-old chorus has awarded a grant to a performing arts organization.
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Louisville Youth Choir, 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 experiences for students throughout the region and currently includes students from approximately 40 area public, private and Catholic schools. www.TheYouthChoir.org
The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet provides operation support funding for The Louisville Youth Choir Inc. with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Ursuline School for the Performing Arts, a member of Ursuline Campus Schools, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, is fully-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and provides opportunities for students of all ages who wish to pursue careers in the performing arts or who simply want to enrich their lives through music, dance, drama or the visual arts. USPA programs are open to the public, complement those offered by other schools on campus, and encourage students to explore meanings, associations and interpretations of their encounters with the arts. In addition, arts integration classes taught by USPA faculty during the school day are an important component of the educational offerings of the other four Ursuline Campus schools. USPA is housed in Angela Hall, with modern music and dance studios, rehearsal areas, and performance spaces. www.ucschools.com/uspa