United Choir School Spring Festival Gala Concert!

The United Choir School is excited to announce its annual Spring Festival Gala Concert, featuring the Elm City Girls’ Choir and the United Girls’ Choir. The performance will be held on Saturday, May 14, 4:00pm at Yale University’s Woolsey Hall in New Haven, CT. This concert will feature all United Choir School choristers, culminating with a performance by the massed choir of over 500 voices. Tickets are available in advance for a suggested donation of $12.00 for adults & $8.00 for students and seniors, or at the door for $15.00 for adults & $10.00 for students and seniors. All proceeds will benefit the United Choir School Scholarship Fund. For further information please call (203) 787-1244 or e-mail info@unitedchoir.com.

United Choir School is a private, non-sectarian educational organization that offers musical training and performance opportunities to over 500 talented young musicians throughout Connecticut. UCS provides instruction in music theory, sight singing, and ear training within the context of 25 auditioned choral ensembles, which together comprise the various divisions of the United Girls’ Choir and Elm City Girls’ Choir. The School's mission is to foster a deep commitment to the realization of personal and artistic potential and to cultivate an environment that engenders cooperation, creativity, self-discipline, and, above all, an earnest respect for all people. The United Girls’ Choir operates ensembles based in Branford, Cheshire, Clinton, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison, Milford, North Haven and Shelton, and is currently in the process of establishing additional chapters in communities throughout the state.

The Elm City Girls' Choir is the premier ensemble of the United Choir School. 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. 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.