PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--History will be made on October 30, when the Keystone State Boychoir (KSB) hosts a groundbreaking choral event at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. “B1K!” or “Boychoir of 1000!” brings together the region’s five community-based boychoirs for a performance in the spectacular Verizon Hall. The event will culminate with a finale of 1000 singing boys. The Maryland State Boychoir, the Newark Boys’ Chorus, the New York Boychoir and the world-renowned Philadelphia Boys’ Choir and Men’s Chorale will join KSB for the 3pm concert.
The concert will also feature an international guest boychoir, Dagilelis, from Lithuania. Dagilelis will host Keystone State Boychoir this summer during its concert tour of Scandinavia and the Baltic States.
The history-making finale is slated to include 1000 singers—a tribute to the thousand year-old tradition of boychoirs. To make that happen, KSB is inviting any boy who loves to sing to join the five boychoirs on stage at the end of the concert.
The finale includes the world premiere of a piece commissioned for B1K! and written by internationally-known composer, arranger and music educator Rollo Dilworth.
“Bringing together this many boy singers on one stage has never been done before,” says event organizer and KSB Associate Music Director Steven Fisher. “KSB is issuing an open invitation to all boys who love to sing and want to make history with us.” Citing KSB’s 10-year commitment to providing world-class music education for boys, Fisher adds “the only thing more moving than listening to a boychoir is singing in one. It’s important we affirm boy singers by offering them extraordinary performance opportunities. A boychoir, like a sports team, teaches commitment, discipline and the rewards of team work.”
Boys who wish to be a part of B1K! can register on-line at
www.keystonestateboychoir.org/B1K
Known as “Pennsylvania’s Boychoir,” KSB has collaborated with the region’s finest ensembles, including the Philadelphia Orchestra. KSB is also the official boychoir of the Opera Company of Philadelphia. KSB made history in December of 2009 as the first choir ever to sing in Antarctica. In doing so, it became the only choir to have performed on all seven continents.
For more information www.keystonestateboychoir.org