The Elm City Girls’ Choir is excited to announce that its annual Holiday Classics Concert will be held on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 7:30pm, First Congregational Church, Wallingford, CT. The evening will include traditional carols, along with many contemporary holiday favorites. Tickets are available in advance for a suggested donation $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors, or at the door for $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For further information please call (203) 787-1244 or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com.
The Elm City Girls' Choir is New England's most highly acclaimed girls' choral ensemble. Based in New Haven, the Choir has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Walt Disney World, and on CBS Television. Since its founding in 1993, ECGC has performed with many respected choral groups, such as the New York Virtuoso Singers, CONCORA, The American Boychoir, The Yale Glee Club, The Yale Camerata, Newark Boy’s Chorus and Village Harmony, and with professional orchestras including the Boston Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony, Yale Symphony, and Moscow State Orchestra. In addition, the Choir has been featured at conferences of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association and the United Church of Christ Musicians Association. In September, 2001, ECGC performed God Bless America with Diana Ross at the women's finals match of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. The Elm City Girls’ Choir has toured extensively throughout Europe and North America. ECGC is the premier ensemble of United Choir School LLC, a private, non-sectarian educational organization that provides musical training and performance opportunities to over 550 talented young musicians, ages 6-18, throughout Connecticut. In addition to the Elm City Girls' Choir, United Choir School operates satellite ensembles (United Girls' Choir) in Branford, Cheshire, Clinton, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison, Milford, Shelton, and North Haven, and is currently in the process of establishing additional chapters in communities throughout the state. The School's mission is to foster a deep commitment to the realization of personal and artistic potential in an environment that engenders cooperation, creativity, self-discipline, and, above all, an earnest respect for all people. For more information about the United Girls’ Choir or the Elm City Girls’ Choir please call (203) 787-1244 or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com.
Auditions are currently being held for girls ages 6-17 from throughout the region. Auditions will be held during December, and all interested girls are eligible. No experience is necessary. Audition information and appointments may be obtained by calling (203) 787-1244 or by sending an e-mail to info@unitedchoir.com.
