Sister Cities Girlchoir Girl Empowerment Choral Academy
2017-2018 Season Highlights •3rd Annual Overnight Summer Camp 2017 at Princeton-Blairstown Center produced in partnership with El Sistema New Jersey Link
• ArtYard Residency for Travel Girlchoir in Frenchtown, NJ • Press Release Link • Maker Space Residency Follow-up Link • Performance and tour at The Barnes Foundation Link • Collaboration with Temple University Women’s Choir resulted in joint rehearsal, joint concert at Arch Street Presbyterian hosted by Dr. Donald Dumpson, and joint performance at TLA Winter Concert Link •
Free Outdoor Community Concert supported by Performances for Public Spaces series sponsored City of Philadelphia at Palmer Park Link
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Combined Philadelphia, New Jersey and Maryland Girlchoir Winter Concert at the iconic Theater of Living Arts
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Tour with The Philadelphia Orchestra to Carnegie Hall and The Kimmel Center to premiere ‘Philadelphia Voices’ by Pulitzer Prize/MIT composer, Tod Machover. Tenure included quarterly visits/workshops with the composer. Tumblr • Residency with Machover Link • Performance Broadcast Link
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Joined over 2,500 student singers in the Philadelphia region to perform with American Young Voices- the “largest student choir in America” at the Temple University Liacouras Center
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Performed at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in celebration of Bernstein’s centennial. Performed as opening act for New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
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Culture and performance tour to Montreal, CN. Families paid 100% of tour costs by making monthly payments for 10 months.
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Alysia Lee, SCG Artistic Director, invited to moderate ‘In-School Partnerships’ session at national Chorus America conference
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Princeton Girlchoir Benefit Concert collaboration Link