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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The Salem Youth Chorus, Jon Simsic, Music Director, presents<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Let Us Go Rejoicing!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The program features <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_5>sacred <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1304134647_8>choral music</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> spanning 10 centuries from plain chant to a complete performance of <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_6><I><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1304134647_9>Chichester Psalms</SPAN></I></SPAN></SPAN> by <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_7><SPAN id=lw_1304134647_10>Leonard Bernstein</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> as well as favorites by Stanford, Parry, Finzi, Tavener, Rutter and others.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Saturday, May 21<SUP>st</SUP> at </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="30"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">7:30pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_2><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1304134647_5>First Christian Church<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="COLOR: black">1151 E. 6th St</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="COLOR: black">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Salem</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, 44460<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Sunday, May 22nd at </SPAN></SPAN><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="0"><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">7:00pm</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">St. Brendan's Catholic Church</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="COLOR: black">2800 Oakwood Dr</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="COLOR: black">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 15pt 7.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Youngstown</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, 44509<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 15pt 7.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">A free will offering will be received to benefit the ensemble's music education fund and annual summer performance tour. This summer, the ensemble performs at Cathedrals in <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1304134647_11>PA</SPAN></SPAN>, NY and </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Toronto</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Canada</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The Salem Youth Chorus was founded in 2007 in order to provide teens in the greater <st1:place><st1:City>Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State>OH</st1:State></st1:place> area with the opportunity to sing great choral music as crafted by the compositional masters. The current ensemble has 20 members, ages 14-19. Our music program proudly attracts <SPAN id=lw_1304134647_12><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_8><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">young persons</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> from communities throughout Columbiana and <SPAN id=lw_1304134647_13><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_9><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Mahoning counties</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>. In addition to our local concerts and as part of our 2008 summer tour, the Salem Youth Chorus sang a concert at <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1304134647_14><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_10><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Bruton</SPAN></SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Parish</SPAN></SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Church</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in Colonial Williamsburg, VA and then sang Choral Evensong at The <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1304134647_15><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_11>Washington National Cathedral</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> in DC. In July of 2009, we traveled to <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_12><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">NYC</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> and sang at <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN
id=lw_1304134647_16><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_13>The Cathedral</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> of St. John the Divine. The SYC was the guest choir for the 2010 and 2011 Boar’s Head and <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1304134647_17><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_14>Yule</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> Log Festival at <st1:City><st1:place>St. John’s</st1:place></st1:City> <SPAN id=lw_1304134647_18><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_15><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Episcopal Church</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> in <st1:City><st1:place>Youngstown</st1:place></st1:City> and will return for the 2012 Festival. We have released three CD’s, <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_16><I><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1304134647_19><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Morning Has Broken</SPAN></SPAN></I></SPAN></SPAN>, <I>Evening
Reflections</I> and <I>A</I> <I>Festival of Lessons and</I> <I>Carols</I>, Christmas CD. The ensemble was a prizewinner in the 2010 <SPAN id=lw_1304134647_20><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1305255325_17><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">national music competition</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>, <I>The American Prize.</I> In August of 2010, the SYC traveled to <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Cathedrals</SPAN></SPAN> in <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region>, <SPAN id=lw_1304134647_21><SPAN id=lw_1305255325_18><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Ireland</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region> for concerts and Choral Evensong. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>For further information about these concerts, our music program or to become a member of The Salem Youth Chorus, please call 330.718.2329.<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></div></body></html>