[NEohioPAL]Beck Center Children's Choirs to Perform at Governor's Inauguration

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 10, 2007

For more information:  (216) 521-2540

Yvette Hanzel, extension 225

Ed Gallagher, extension 246

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The Beck Center for the Arts

Children's Choirs

Perform at Governor Ted Strickland's Inauguration

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Lakewood, Ohio - The Beck Center for the Arts is proud to announce that
it's Chamber Choir, part of the Beck's Children's Choirs, will perform
in the Capitol Rotunda at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 12 as part of
the day long inaugural festivities.

 Now in its seventeenth season, Beck Center's Children's Choirs were
founded in 1990, as the 35-voice Children's Choir at the Koch School of
Music in Rocky River.  Koch became Riverside Academy of Music and in
August 2001, Riverside merged with the Beck Center in Lakewood.  The
Choir Program now incorporates more than one hundred singers ages 5 and
up.

            In addition to their regular concert schedule, the choirs
have participated in OMEA, OAKE, OCDA and AOSA conferences on the local
and state levels.  They perform regularly at community events and choir
festivals throughout Ohio and in Canada and have performed with the
Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Apollo's Fire.  They appear annually on
local television, and at Jacob's Field singing the national anthem for
the Cleveland Indians baseball games.

Today, Beck's Children's Choirs, directed by Kathleen Bassett, include
the following:=20

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Primary Music Makers - 5 and 6 years old (no audition)

Intermediate Choir - 7 and 8 years old (no audition)

Performing Choir - Ages 9-12 (audition required)=20

Chamber Choir - Ages 11 and up (audition required)=20

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"It is truly an honor for the Beck Center to be invited to perform
during the ceremonies commemorating the inauguration of Governor Ted
Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher," says Ed Gallagher, Director of
Education at the Beck Center.  "I am proud that the young vocalists in
the Chamber Choir will be a part of the statehouse celebration
showcasing the talents of Ohioans."

The Beck Center for the Arts is a non-profit, comprehensive cultural and
performing arts organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life
for northeastern Ohioans.  We view our unique role as one of creating an
audience for tomorrow's art.  We combine professional theatrical
productions with curriculum-based education in Creative Arts Therapies,
dance, music, theater, and visual arts. =20

For more information on this and other music events call (216) 228-2800
or visit us online at www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org/> .

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for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Children’s
Choirs<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Perform
at Governor Ted Strickland’s =
Inauguration<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<st1:City =
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w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State>
– The <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Arts is proud to =
announce
that it’s Chamber Choir, part of the Beck’s Children’s =
Choirs,
will perform in the Capitol Rotunda at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January =
12 as
part of the day long inaugural festivities.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'> Now in
its seventeenth season, <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on"><span =
style=3D'layout-grid-mode:
 line'>Beck</span></st1:PlaceName><span style=3D'layout-grid-mode:line'> =
<st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>’s Children’s Choirs were =
founded
in 1990, as the 35-voice Children’s Choir at the Koch School of =
Music in <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Rocky =
River</st1:City></st1:place>.  Koch
became Riverside Academy of Music and in August 2001, <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Riverside</st1:City>
merged with the <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Lakewood</st1:City></st1:place>. 
The Choir Program now incorporates more than one hundred singers ages 5 =
and up.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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nbsp;          In
addition to their regular concert schedule, the choirs have participated =
in
OMEA, OAKE, OCDA and AOSA conferences on the local and state =
levels.  They
perform regularly at community events and choir festivals throughout =
<st1:State
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State> and in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> and have performed =
with the
Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Apollo’s Fire.  They appear =
annually on
local television, and at Jacob’s Field singing the national anthem =
for
the Cleveland Indians baseball games.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line'>Today, Beck’s
Children’s Choirs, directed by Kathleen Bassett, include the =
following: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><b><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Primary
Music Makers</span></font></b> – 5 and 6 years old (no =
audition)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><b><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Intermediate
Choir</span></font></b> – 7 and 8 years old (no =
audition)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><b><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Performing
Choir – </span></font></b>Ages 9-12 (audition required) =
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><b><font size=3D3
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Chamber
Choir</span></font></b> – Ages 11 and up (audition required) =
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

“It is truly an honor for the <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> to be invited to =
perform during
the ceremonies commemorating the inauguration of Governor Ted Strickland =
and
Lt. Governor Lee Fisher,” says <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Ed =
Gallagher</st1:PersonName>,
Director of Education at the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. =
 “I am
proud that the young vocalists in the Chamber Choir will be a part of =
the statehouse
celebration showcasing the talents of =
Ohioans.”<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>The <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for the Arts is a non-profit, comprehensive cultural and performing arts
organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life for northeastern
Ohioans.  We view our unique role as one of <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>creating
an audience for tomorrow’s art</span></i>.  We combine =
professional
theatrical productions with curriculum-based education in Creative Arts
Therapies, dance, music, theater, and visual arts.  =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>For more
information on this and other music events call (216) 228-2800 or visit =
us
online at <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'><a
href=3D"http://www.beckcenter.org/">www.beckcenter.org</a>.  =
</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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