Linda Park
Princeton Girlchoir presents their
21st Annual Spring Concert
SING ME A STORY
Princeton, New Jersey
May 5, 2010
Princeton Girlchoir Artistic Director,Lynnel Joy Jenkins is proud to present the 21st Annual Spring Concert, SING ME A STORY on Sunday, May 23rd at 4:30 p.m., at The Performing Arts Center, Hopewell Valley Central High School, in Pennington, NJ.
Tickets can be purchased at www.showtix4u.com . Ticket prices are $20.00 for Adults, $15.00 for Seniors, $10.00 for Students/Children. Tickets may also be purchased the day of the concert at the door.
An adage claims: “More powerful than the tales we tell are the tales we sing.” Princeton Girlchoir’s Sing Me A Story program brings to life stories, ancient and modern, sung through the tales of our loved ones, our heritages, and cultures from around the world. We hope to inspire your own story-telling experience and reflect the passion, bond, hope and love that exist between children and their mothers, fathers, daughters, sisters, sons and brothers worldwide. Our five ensembles will be performing at this program highlighting the full spectrum of our girls from 3rd to 12th grade.
The concert spans the globe from singing a poem of children in the mountains of Moravia and Slovakia, to the writings of Lewis Carroll in Jabberwocky, to We Will, in response to the events on September 11, 2001. We sing folk stories of America, stories of love, friendship and determination that inspire strength through life’s difficulties. Still I Rise was inspired by a poem by poet Maya Angelou.
We then transition to a surprise song of appreciation that our 9th grade Concert Choir will perform to say thank you to all our directors, past and present, who have guided them through their Girlchoir years. Our finale, the Xhosa song, Vela Vela, is traditionally performed by Bantu people at concerts and competitions to announce the arrival of a choir. Princeton Girlchoir (PGC) will use this traditional South African song to invite our five ensembles onstage to demonstrate our pride through song and dance. The song translates, “Come out, let us see you, we are PGC!”
In keeping with the Princeton Girlchoir annual tradition, we invite all PGC alumnae to join us in the closing anthem: John Rutter’s setting of The Lord Bless You and Keep You.
The Princeton Girlchoir, in its 21st year, continues to provide excellence in choral education and performance opportunities, while inspiring confidence, character and a lifelong love of making music together. Girls have the opportunity to experience singing a variety of musical genres, work with world renowned conductors and composers, enjoy professional performance opportunities and travel the world.
This upcoming summer,select members of the Concert Choir will be participating in the Queen City Children’s Choir Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, and will also be performing in concert with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir under the direction of Henry Leck.
Princeton Girlchoir, founded in 1989,presently has five auditioned choirs. The training choirs are under the direction of Melissa Malvar-Keylock and Kelly Ann Nelson Westgate. The advanced choirs are under the direction of Lynnel Joy Jenkins and Raegan Ruiz.
