Kantorei’s Spring Concert May 15 at Our Savior’s Lutheran

Staff Report

Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford, will perform a Spring Concert at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 15, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 3300 Rural St., Rockford. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students.

Acclaimed for their musical discipline, sensitivity, and well-rounded programming, Kantorei represents the finest tradition of boychoirs.

Under the musical direction of Joel Ross, Bradley Koloch and Trudy Anderson, the choir will present a varied program including choral classics, American folk hymns and spirituals.

The concert will also feature “Music from the Pacific Rim,” a sample of folk and world music from Samoa, Tahiti, New Zealand, the Philippines and Hawaii.

Celebrating their 47th anniversary, Kantorei offers boys and young men age 7-18 an outstanding musical education while providing opportunities for personal growth.

The choir has delighted audiences locally, nationally, and throughout the world in prestigious choral festivals and concert tours of Europe, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Brazil.

This summer, the choir will present a concert tour of Hawaii, with a special invitation to sing July 4 on the surrender deck of the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor.

Kantorei has released six compact disc recordings showcasing the boys’ talents in a diverse repertoire. The choir recruits new members on an ongoing basis, and financial assistance is available.

From the May 11-17, 2011 issue