Home | Browse | Choirs | Trebles | Singers | Films | Books | New Releases | Events | Search | | Links | Contact BCSD | Sign In 9 BROWSE   Africa | W. Europe | E. Europe | Middle East | North America | Oceania | Scandinavia | South America | SE Asia | UK | Add an Artist 9 ADMIN   Main Menu | New Items | New Images | New Links | New Events | New Tracks | New Lyrics | New Xrefs | Modified Items | Site Links | Mis-Classified | BlackList Login       Password       Artist Name: Album/Book/Video Title: Song Title/Track Notes: Sitewide Text:   March Birthdays        Pueri Cantores Tarnovienses  [Chłopięcy Chór Katedralny] Cathedral Boys' Choir "Pueri Cantores Tarnovienses" was founded at the Cathedral Basilica in Tarnow by Fr. Andrew Zajac in March 1981. The initiator of the choir was the then Bishop of Tarnow George Ablewicz. Forming at the Cathedral Basilica in Tarnow boys choir, were established in this way to the ancient ecclesiastical tradition of singing in a choir boy's cathedrals.        TK-3 TK-3 was a vocal ensemble consisting of members of the Saaremaa Poistekoor (Saaremaa Boys' Choir), trained by Veikko Lehto. Members of the octet were: Erko Niit, Roland Saar, Sander Mölder, Luigi Heinmaa, Preedik Heinmaa, Hurmet Heinmaa, Mikk Meikas and Ranno Ait. Preedik Heinmaa had a remarkable voice and performed as soloist for the Boys' Choir too.        NE-HY NE-HY Bio Who's knee high to a grasshopper and the hottest rap duo to hit the music scene? NE-HY! That's who! Edward Contreras 14, AKA "Big Roc", and Edmond Contreras 13, AKA "B-Bop" are two talented brothers. The tri racial brothers has looks, charm, talent, charisma, sex appeal are dedicated to their craft. NE-HY began when the boys were 5 & 6 years of age when older brother was sidelined by an accident. That's when he focused his energy in exercising his witty rhyme skills by performing for family and friends. His younger brother B-Bop would soon join him. A local buzz began to build around the rap duo in their Flint, Michigan neighborhood and soon kids from all over were crowding to see NE-HY rock the mic. Their ability to spit rhymes and high energy moves not only gained them the opportunity to open shows for comedy kings Cedric The Entertainer and J records recording artist Mario, both celebrities appeared in NE-HY'S first video " Dang Momma". The young rap duo has also shared the stage with such artists as Lil Romeo, Juvenile, Ludacris, Twista, Nelly, Bow Wow, B2K, TI, Young Jeezey and LL Cool J to name a few. NE-HY has come a long way and has proved they can not only handle the mic and compete with artist twice their age. NE-HY'S evolution in the music industry has consisted of their performance skill exceeding that of their contemporaries while also maintaining self dignity and discipline in every aspect of their life... NE-HY has completed their debut album entitled "Swaggertuide 101". Their kid-friendly tracks are sure to delight audiences of all ages. Songs like "Barbie Girl" captures today's tweens! Songs such as "Old Enough" are sure to get the party started while sending a positive message. They even share their puppy love experiences on a track entitled "First Kiss". NE-HY'S involvement in cultivating a concept has been meaningful and positive and central to their decade long love affair with entertaining and inspiring their fans. NE-HY'S has commanded audiences throughout with some of the biggest names in hip-hop industry but has always remained true to it's own ideology that by being a good person you can accomplish great things.        Knabenchor Hildesheim Der Knabenchor Hildesheim wurde 1988 durch eine Initiative des Sängerkreises Hildesheim gegründet. Musikalische Früherziehung, mit einem gewissen Schwerpunkt auf dem Singen. Unser jüngstes Angebot für die Jüngsten, nämlich für Jungen ab fünf Jahren. Ab der zweiten, manchmal auch schon der ersten Grundschulklasse können Jungen in den Vorchor eintreten. Sie müssen schon etwas mehr leisten als die ganz Kleinen, müssen sich mehrere Liedstrophen merken, müssen eine zweite Stimme halten, müssen - allmählich und in kleinen und unterhaltsamen Schritten - lernen, wie man atmet, wie man sich zum Singen aufbaut, wo man hinhören muss. Etwa zur Zeit der vierten Grundschulklasse werden Jungen in den Hauptchor aufgenommen. Die zur Zeit etwas über 30 Mitglieder proben ein- bis zweimal in der Woche. Darüber hinaus gibt es Stimmbildung einzeln oder in kleinen Gruppen, die mit den beiden Stimmbildnerinnen Gesine Frank und Andrea Schäl gesondert verabredet wird. Da die Probenzeit für Gesamtproben zusammen mit den Männern viel zu kurz ist, gibt es neben einem gemeinsamen Repertoire beider Chorgruppen auch ein spezielles. Zur Zeit bereiten die Sopran- und Altstimmen das Konzert in Sehnde vor; die Tenöre und Bässe pflegen gelegentlich ein eigenständiges Repertoire, das von dem in traditionellen Männerchören üblichen Liedkanon durchaus abweicht. German text taken from www.knabenchor-hildesheim.de/        Johnny Green Johnny Green was a "boy crooner" who made a commercial test for Decca in January 1935 and cut at least one disc for Parlophone in 1936. Later (from 1944 to 1951) he made a series of discs for Decca as an adult (F.8426, 8452, etc. the last being F.9607).        Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal This world-renowned boys' choir hails from a long tradition that originated in the sixth century. The Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal was founded in March of 1956, with the aim of providing the largest sanctuary in the world dedicated to Saint Joseph - Saint Joseph's Oratory - with a choir on with the solemn liturgy celebrated within its walls. The choir's main mission is to participate in the religious services at the Oratory by performing the purest of all devotional expressions: sacred chant. The Petits Chanteurs can be heard 85 times a year, principally in the context of Sunday Mass at 11 A.M at the Oratory. The choir currently includes 175 boys aged 9 to 17. The Choir School has provided excellent musical and academic training to more than 1,200 children over the years. The Petits Chanteurs is among the finest children's choirs in North America, performing the great works of the polyphonic repertoire from all eras and countries, as well as selections from a variety of musical cultures. Its excellent ensemble singing can be heard on numerous recordings and in the context of many public concerts. In 1995, during the 27th Pueri Cantores Annual Congress, the Petits Chanteurs welcomed over 1,500 singers from Europe and the Americas. The choir has in turn been invited to perform at World Expositions in Vancouver, Montreal, and Taejon (Korea). Since 1991, the Petits Chanteurs embarks on annual tours of Europe and the United States. It is also sollicited by government dignitaries to perform at special solemn occasions, a recent example being the funeral Mass for former Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa. Father Bertrand Badeau has been the choir's Director since 1992, and Gilbert Patenaude, its Musical Director since 1978. The latter also conducts several other groups, including the Saint-Laurent College Choir, the Ensemble Radio-Québec, the Jeune Opera du Québec Choir, and the Jeunes Voix du Québec, in addition to pursuing an active career as arranger and composer.        Pushkin Boys Choir  [Хор мальчиков пушкинского ДТЮ] Пушкинский хор мальчиков был создан в марте 1986 года и ведет свою историю от первого концерта в зале Академической Капеллы им. Глинки. В концертном составе хора — 35 мальчиков от восьми до 15 лет. Каждый год коллектив принимает участие в концертах фестиваля "Поют хоры мальчиков Петербурга". А пушкинцы наверняка видели выступление хора в дни Международного царскосельского фестиваля "Город муз". Юные пушкинские хористы уже гастролировали по городам России, выступали в Литве, США и Австрии. И везде вызывали восхищение и аплодисменты. руководитель О.Ю. Мартынова        Stefan Leadbeater Member of Libera        Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint Bruno Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Bruno ont été fondés officiellement au mois de mars 2007, et le recrutement a été lancé en octobre 2007. Ce chœur de garçons est voué en premier lieu à la liturgie. La formation s'appuie sur un savoir faire issu de la tradition des petits chanteurs qui est reconnue dans tous les pays où le mouvement est implanté. Les bases de la culture musicale sont : le chant grégorien, la psalmodie (en français et en latin), la polyphonie des XVIe et XVIIe s., les chorals de Bach et certains compositeurs de la première moitié du XXe s. C'est grâce à ce fond culturel que les petits chanteurs sont capables de s'aventurer dans d'autres répertoires avec plus d'aisance, comme par exemple la musique médiévale ou le répertoire contemporain de qualité. Les petits chanteurs sont admis après audition, et sont en période probatoire pendant un mois. Après quoi ils font leur entrée officielle à la "manécanterie" (1). Après avoir fait preuve de régularité, volonté, et qualité, le petit chanteur peut encore progresser d'un cran dans la hiérarchie en devenant membre d'un "petit chœur" particulièrement apte dans le cadre liturgique. Les ténors et basses - petits chanteurs ayant mué ou nouvelles recrues adultes - sont également constitués en sous-groupe ayant une identité propre au sein de la manécanterie. Les adolescents et jeunes hommes sont ainsi valorisés en tant que tels, et peuvent même développer un répertoire qui leur est propre. Ils peuvent aussi intégrer le "petit chœur" ; ils sont à ce moment situé au niveau le plus haut, et reçoivent une initiation à la direction de chœur liturgique, afin d'être plus tard en mesure de prendre la relève et faire essaimer le mouvement des Petits Chanteurs. La vie liturgique à St-Bruno est particulière puisqu'elle se partage entre les deux formes liturgiques du rite romain depuis septembre 2005. Adhérant totalement aux décisions de Jean-Paul II puis de Benoît XVI, les Petits Chanteurs de St-Bruno sont formés pour suivre les deux types de messe, afin d'être, dans l'Eglise d'aujourd'hui, des messagers de paix selon le vœu émis autrefois par Mgr Maillet, le fondateur du mouvement. Cette expérience unique en son genre leur permet d'élever leur vision de la liturgie, d'élargir leur savoir-faire vocal, et d'acquérir une souplesse d'adaptation qui leur est propre.        Connor Burrowes Connor Burrowes was born in 1983 and is the eldest of five children. He is presently a Music Scholar at Charterhouse School in Surrey where, in addition to his singing, he is studying piano, clarinet and saxophone. Between 1991 and 1996, Connor was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, London and it was there that he blossomed musically, under the direction of the charismatic John Scott. In addition, for three years he sang with the prestigious King's Consort, directed by Robert King. As a soloist he encompassed a wide range of choral music, both in the Cathedral and on the concert platform. His concert debut occurred at the London Spitalfields Festival when he was just 10 years 3 months old, in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas directed by Richard Hickox. Since then he has worked with many conductors and artists including Michael Tilson Thomas, Bryn Terfel and Marvin Hamlisch. During 1996, as this young artist reach his full maturity as a treble, he featured as a soloist on no less than eight recordings. More recently he has been involved in his school's many musical projects and has still found time to record and promote two solo CDs in Japan. -- Guild Music   1 March   Ronny Howard  [Ron Howard]   1 March   Sammie  [Sammie Lee Bush, Jr] Musique R&B.   1 March   Matthew Brett-Smith Matt is head of 2nd trebles of the choir of All Saint's Parish Church, Maidstone . He lives in Tovil in Maidstone.   2 March   Patrick Droney and Bleak City Patrick began playing at the age of seven and has studied at the Berklee College of Music. He has performed throughout the country at venues like B.B. Kings Blues Club in Los Angeles and the Trocadero in Philadelphia. His band, Bleak City, is the youngest band to ever play the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Bleak City Band played together for the first time on March 2nd, 2005 at a Battle of the Bands contest at the Bubba Mac Shack in Somers Point, NJ. The contest was hosted by Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. Bleak City won 1st prize. The band members, ranging in age from 12-15, competed with area bands much older and with more experience. The original band members were Patrick Droney (13) lead guitar/vocals; Anthony Wagner (13) drums; Alex London (14) vocals/keyboards; and Alexander "Sandy" Eldred (15) on bass. In April 2006, 13-year-old Patrick Droney was named The 2006 Robert Johnson Blues Foundation New Generation Award Contest winner. The band was renamed Patrick Droney and Bleak City and includes Patrick Droney on guitar/vocals, Anthony Wagner drums and Jim Sennett on bass. Droney has already begun making a distrinctinive mark in the world of philanthrophy. He and his sister Josephine were both featured in the April 3, 2006 issue of People Magazine. Both suffer from Von Willebrand Syndrome – an inherited blood-clotting disorder – and were profiled for their creation of Community Birthday Parties that raise cash and toys for children undergoing treatment in area hospitals. The two have since raised more than $26,000 for such groups as the National Hemophilia Foundation and the Shelby Richter Fund. Droney was also named a 2005 Nestle Very Best in Youth Award winner. He and his fellow winners helped raise close to $500,000 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.   2 March   Ansgar Krook Ansgar Krook was born Nils Ansgar Paul Krook on 2 March, 1962 in Uppsala. In 1975, he played the Second Spirit in Ingmar Bergman's Trollflöjten alongside Urban Malmberg and Erland von Heijne, who played the other two spirits. Ansgar was a Swedish director and singer. He was also one of Sweden's most famous conductors, founding Kammerensemblen in 1984, an ensemble specializing in post-1900 classical music. He died 29 September 1992 in Stockholm.   3 March   London Boy Singers  [Finchley Boys' Choir] The London Boy Singers was founded in 1961 to supply the need for a concert boys' choir in England. It was partly due to Britten's enthusiasm and encouragement that the choir was formed and, as President, he maintained an active interest in the development of the singers. The choir was administered by a Board of Governors, with Eric Walter White as chairman. Jonathan Steele was appointed conductor, and then later artistic director, succeeding John Andrewes. The choir was briefly known as Finchley Boys' Choir as it was formed originally from the Finchley Childrens Music Group The affairs of the London Boy Singers Association came to an end in July 1966 when the director parted company with the Board of Governors and President, signalling the end of Benjamin Britten's involvement with the project, although the choir continued as the London Boy Singers, directed by Jonathan Steele, into the 1970s. David Dalton   4 March   Robert Harris  [George Robert A. Harris] Sang in the choir of St Ethelburga's Church, St Leonard's-on-Sea, from age nine, then at Holy Trinity, Eastbourne. Awarded first prize at the Brighton Music Festivals 1933-36. Died in 2005. Robert's life and career are given in more detail in Stephen Beet's book "The Better Land" (2005).   5 March   Raymond Kinsey Born in Bradford Raymond joined the choir of St Philip's aged eight. After winning a silver cup at the Blackpool Festival in 1932 he made six records for HMV between Jan. & Sept. 1933, but the early breaking of his voice later that year curtailed his career as a boy soprano. His life is sketched in more detail in Stephen Beet's book "The Better Land" (2005). Raymond died in 1997. Herman Klein wrote in "The Gramophone" (December 1933), "There is in this boy's voice a dark, rich colour and a beauty of texture that are quite exceptional. The same adjective applies to his breath-control, the evenness of his scale, the depth and maturity of his expressive power. His style is characterized by a degree of natural feeling that has the similitude of passion which we know cannot be real in a boy, but which evidently induces his teacher to give him songs that call for strong underlying emotion . . ."   5 March   Constantin von Jascheroff  [Conna/Titus] Actor-singer Constantin von Jascheroff became famous in Germany with the titlerole in the 1995 TV series "Titus, der Satansbraten". As an actor he starred in the films "Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel" (Rudy, The Racing Pig), "Babyfon", "e-m@il an Gott" and had guest appearances in the television series' "Faust", "Hallo, Onkel Doc !", "Anke" and a main part in the series "Die Boegers" as Linus. His first single, "Ich bin der Titus" hit the stores as the TV series was aired. Now, as a young adult, Constantin (Conna for friends) is more into a calmer, smoother R&B sound. Constantin's brother Felix is in the soap "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten" and their dad Mario is the German voice of Disney´s Mickey Mouse.   5 March   Eddie Hodges Eddie was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1947 and made his professional stage debut at the age of 10 in the original Broadway production of Meredith Wilson's The Music Man, which ran for 1,375 performances. Hodges portrayed Winthrop Paroo, performing two songs: "Wells Fargo Wagon" and "Gary, Indiana." The original Broadway cast album is currently available as part of Angel's "Broadway Classics" series. In 1959, he was cast in the Frank Capra film, "A Hole in the Head" with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson. The following year he starred as Huck Finn in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". His numerous TV credits include guest appearances on Gunsmoke, The Lucy Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Family Affair. During one segment of the popular game show Name That Tune, he appeared as a contestant with Marine Corps Major (and later astronaut) John Glenn.   6 March   Bertrand Ollé Boy Soprano in "Les Petits Chanteurs à la croix potencée" (Toulouse, France), 1983-1988. Recording in 1986 : mezzo-soprano soloist in 9 songs out of 15. Gloria, Vivaldi (alto). Psalm 126, Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Coronation Mass, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (alot). Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuze, Heinrich Schütz. Following carrier : http://carillon.avenue-du.net   6 March   Jonathan Scott-Taylor Jonathan Scott-Taylor was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 6, 1962. Jon began studying drama in North London at the age of eleven, and soon thereafter landed the part of Jim Hawkins in the Mermaid Theatre's holiday production of "Treasure Island". Jon would reprise this role for the next two years. Since then he performed in several stage productions as well as a small part in the 1976 film "Bugsy Malone". It was his performance as Ronnie Winslow in a 1977 television version of the Terrance Rattigan play "The Winslow Boy" that resulted in his being chosen for the part of Damien Thorn in the film, "Damien: Omen II".   6 March   Klovis  [Klovis Herboso] Klovis Herboso was born in La Paz, Bolivia. He recorded his first album, "Enseñando a Rezar las Oraciones" for Don Bosco Editorial, at the age of eight. At age 11 he recorded his second album called "Canciones para Mamá". He recorded his first CD in 1990, with songs such as Hablame del mar marinero and a reedited song of the singer and Mexican actor Guillermo Capetillo titled Baila. Presently, he is not active in his singing career due to school and family obligations. actually married with 3 kids   6 March   Tommi Ohrner   6 March   Stewart Glen Palmer  [The James Boys] born in Chingford, England   6 March   Johannes Lehner Johannes Lehner was a soprano soloist with the Augsburger Domsingknaben and sang his last concert in sommer 2009. Johannes is right now a... bass !   7 March   Die Münchner Chorbuben  [aka Die Münchener Chorbuben] The choir was founded on the 07/03/1952 by Fritz Rothschuh. Since 1983Bernhard Reimann is the conductor of the choir. Boys can join the choir at the age of six. The choir sings secular and sacral choir music, like Gregorian music, spiritual, madrigal, musical and folk songs but also pop-songs. Concerts - the singing ambassador of Munich, Bavaria and Germany, which are the choir is also called have been on more than 125 concerts tours and sung more than 3000 concerts all over the world. Almost everywhere in Europe but also in Amerika, Canada, Japan and Australia. The choir was recorded for movies, CD's and radio productions as well as TV shows like, ""Kein schöner Land" or "Sternstunden". Der "Stammchor", gegründet am 7.März 1952 von Fritz Rothschuh, seit Januar 1983 unter der verantwortlichen Leitung von Bernhard Reimann. Für Buben ab 6 Jahre. Ein breitgefächertes Repertoire - Die Münchner Chorbuben sind musikalisch in allen Stilrichtungen, ob geistliche oder weltliche Chormusik, zuhause. Von der Gregorianik bis zum Spiritual, vom Madrigal bis zum Musical und natürlich deutsche und internationale Volkslieder - sie singen alles. Auch in der Pop- und Unterhaltungsmusik wurden sie schon öfters engagiert. Konzertauftritte - Die "singenden Botschafter Münchens, Bayerns und Deutschlands" werden die Münchner Chorbuben zu Recht genannt. Auf über 125 Konzerttourneen und mehr als 3000 Auftritten haben sie sich überall auf der Welt einen Namen gemacht. Sie waren in fast allen europäischen Ländern zu hören, wurden aber auch in Amerika und Kanada, in Japan und in Australien gefeiert. Sie haben bei Uraufführungen von Werken bekannter Komponisten wie Carl Orff und Heinrich Sutermeister mitgewirkt und mehrmals in Filmen und im Rundfunk gesungen. Auch im Fernsehen sind sie immer wieder zu sehen so z.B. bei so bekannten Sendungen wie "Kein schöner Land" oder "Sternstunden".   7 March   Yamil Yamil was born in Puebla Mexico.   8 March   Johnny Kelly John Michael Kelly was born in Talavera, Spain, during his family's many travels throughout Europe. He used to be the Kelly Family's child star in the very early years, especially with the hit single "Who'll Come With Me". When he got a bit older his younger brother Paddy took over that part. He left the family band in 2000 and released his own independent CD in 2006.   9 March   Thomas Criddle Thomas was born in Edmonton, London and, at the age of fourteen-and-­a-half, took first prize in a talent competition at the Granada Empire Cinema, Edmonton, singing Because. The organist, Andrew Fenner happened to be playing and, two weeks later, the manager of Granada, Sydney Bernstein came to see Criddle's father with a view to the boy touring the cinemas. Thomas was soon on the BBC; his first broadcast was with Albert Sandler at the Palm Court Hotel studio in Lower Regent Street. He was later filmed by Pathe and signed up by H.M.V. Over the next three years he recorded at the Abbey Road Studios, with Andrew Fenner as his accompanist. `I didn't need singing lessons by then,' he told me. `We made many records but due to the war-time shortage of shellac only the more popular ones were released.' Thomas's last record I give thanks to you /I shall be there was recorded in January 1944 when he was almost sixteen. By that time his voice had taken on a richer quality. On Wings of Song was his second record, made when he was fourteen-and-a-half. -- from Betterland.boychoirs.org Thomas returned to the microphone as an actor in 1953, taking a small part in Henry IV pt 1. He later appeared extensively in television and films and toured with the likes of Katherine Hepburn and Sir Donald Wolfit. Thomas Criddle died just three days short of his eightieth birthday in March 2008. Thomas Criddle was one of the last surviving 'professional' boy sopranos, living in the age just prior to the raising of the school-leaving age from fourteen to fifteen in 1947. In those days many boys were on the stage in full-time employment from the end of the term in which they had reached fourteen. This change, coupled with the demise of Music Hall itself, brought to an end the long and fascinating tradition of which Criddle played an important part.   9 March   Régis Simard René Simard's older brother. 10 March   Gurgen Dabaghian 10 March   Vince  [Vincent Lintermans] Vince is 11 years-old and lives in Landen, Belgium. He was one of the contestants in the Belgian JESC 2008 preselections, but didn't make it into the finals. 10 March   Ricky Segall Born in Long Island, New York, Ricky began has acting career in 1973 at the age of four when he played Ricky Stevens on "The Partridge Family" from 1973-1974. 10 March   Anklamer Knabenchor The Anklamer Knabenchor exist since 1972 and is the only Boys choir of the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (north-east of Germany). The Anklamer Knabenchor has about 20 members from the age of 7 to 20. It sings traditional reporrtoires and international folksongs as well as new forms of vocal music and popular music. The choir mostly sings in Anklam and the region Vorpommern. It has taken part in theater productions, festivals and TV-shows, Choir-meetings, national and international competions and concert tours abroad. The Ankalmer Knabenchor is supported by the Hanseatic city Anklam. The Kulturfabrik Anklam e.V. is responsibly for the management since 2004. The choir director is Mike Hartmann also since 2004. Der Anklamer Knabenchor besteht seit 1972 und ist derzeit der einzige Knabenchor unseres Bundeslandes. Neben der Probenarbeit mit den rund 20 Kindern und Jugendlichen im Alter von 7 bis 20 Jahren und der Konzerttätitigkeit in seiner Heimatstadt und der Region Vorpommern, erlebte der Chor in seiner wechselvollen Geschichte unter anderem auch die Mitarbeit im Rahmen von Theaterproduktionen, Auftritte bei Festivals und im Fernsehen, Chortreffen, nationale und internationale Wettbewerbe und Konzertreisen ins Ausland. Träger des Ankalmer Knabenchores ist die Hansestadt Anklam. Die Geschäftsführung übernahm mit dem 01.01.2004 die Kulturfabrik Anklam e.V. Somit ist der Chor sowohl in der Stadt Anklam als unter dem Dach der Vorpommerschen Landesbühne zu Hause. Chorleiter ist, seit dem 01.01.2004, Mike Hartmann. Zum Profil des Chores gehört die Pflege traditionellen Repertoires und internationalen Volksliedergutes ebenso wie die Öffnung gegenüber neueren Formen der Vokalmusik sowie popularmusikalischen Erscheinungen. German text taken from www.theater-anklam.de/ 10 March   Ryan Lokan Although born in Australia, Ryan has lived in Canada since shortly after his birth. He sings, plays violin and takes ballet as well as some musical theater training. He is at present, taking classical voice lessons. His present goals include being a music/theater major in grade 9 and works currently towards that goal. His Mother teaches violin and his older sister is enrolled in the university and taking voice. So with this musical support all around, Ryan is destined to be a star. 10 March   Ross Easton  [Ross George Easton] Ross is a chorister at Westminster College and at 12 was a finalist in the 2006 Chorister of the Year competition. He sang Amazing Grace and Adam lay y bounden. Actually I went to Winchester College 12 March   Kev  [Kev Morris] Inspired by artists like Sam Cooke, Charlie Wilson, young Michael Jackson and others, Kev who did not show any signs of special musical abilities wanted to enter a talent contest at the age of seven. His father being a record producer insisted on him to give a sample of his singing capabilities first and was positively surprised. Being aware of Kev's unique ability he supported him and worked on a first project with him. Kev's first single "Yes or No", an upbeat dance hit which lets us expect to hear more of this young R&B singer very soon. 12 March   Jr  [엄영인 Uhm Young In] 12 March   Clément Losser Clément Losser became a chorister of Les Petits Chanteurs de St André de Colmar in 2003 and since then he has become a regular soloist with the choir. 12 March   The Bradford Choristers Until 1981, Bradford Cathedral boasted two fully fledged choirs of men and boys, the Coates Choir and the Hooper Choir. In 1981, the Coates Choir left the cathedral to pursue an independent and demanding schedule of work as an itinerant liturgical choir called the Bradford Choristers under the direction first of the late Keith Rhodes, and later under Richard Darke. Meanwhile, the Hooper Choir, a mixed choir of boys, girls, and adults, established itself as the main Cathedral choir under the directorships of successively Geoffrey Weaver and Alan Horsey. The choir rehearses every Thursday in Bradford at St Wilfreds Church hall and sing most weekends in a different church local or elsewhere in the UK. For inforamtion, contact the secretary on 01274 774758. You can also contact a member of the Bradford Choirsters by email: harold@mail.globalnet.co.uk 12 March   Jordan Jansen Jordan has won a total of 89 Trophies in song and dance to date. A few of the highlights: He won the Pines Idol, junior winner 15 years and under in 2006 and recieved $1000 and a trophy nearly heavier than he is!! Then in 2007 he won the Sanctuary Cove Talent Quest He sang at the opening of the Arts festival last year (2007) and opened up the Big Carter Tennis tournament and then sang at the closing ceremony as well. As well as many many charity events as well as paid gigs at other private events. Jordan is a brilliant actor, singer and dancer and when he is on stage he owns it. He captivates the audience with his style, charm and smile. He landed the part of Bugsy Malone at the Sanctuary Cove Little Theater in 2008 and even had to take accent lessons to learn to speak like a proper American. (Which he mastered quickly.) Jordan continues to strive to be better each day, honing his craft and taking lessons to fully utilize his abundant serving of talent. Rev 12/2008 12 March   Donizeti 14 March   Jeremy Ovenden Jeremy was a Chorister at Guildford Cathedral Jeremy is now an Opera singer.He has a Mozartian Tenor voice and can be heard singing in all of the World`s major Opera Houses including La Scala Milan ,Glyndebourne and Salzburg to name but a few. 14 March   Justin Bieber  [Justin Drew Bieber] Justin has been singing for a while now with his very own unique vocal style. He has a strong belief in God and sings for his church as well as his many YouTube fans. Justin gained popularity when his Christmas cover song "Someday at Christmas" by Stevie Wonder acquired rave reviews on YouTube and similar sites. Justin's musical career began on YouTube where he posted music videos of himself for friends and family to see. His videos began to gain outstanding popularity as time passed. One day he was discovered by Usher and was flown out to his house to sing for Usher. With his beautiful yet exquisite voice, Usher saw potential in this boy. He decided to get Justin signed on with Island Records. Since then Justin has released many singles including: One Time, One less lonely girl, Love me, and Favorite Girl. Some of these singles have become platinum in North America. Recently, he released his first album; "My World". Nov. 2009. Justin Bieber's style is a mixture between Rap, Pop, and Acoustic. He has a very beautiful voice and is an excellent live singer. 15 March   Jackson Cook Born March 15, 1994, in Alberta, Canada. Jackson Cook started his music career in July of 2005, where he approached his mother and asked her if she could teach him a few chords so he could make music. With no formal music or vocal lessons Jackson began writing songs and learning to play his guitar. In little less than a year, he has crafted some very prolific and thought provoking songs. Many in the industry who have seen and heard Jackson play have already compared him to a young Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Neil Young. In June, 2006 Jackson began recording his debut CD at Jungle Room Studios in Los Angeles, California under the guidance of world renowned producer Brian Reeves whose body of work includes such artists as Billy Idol, Pet Shop Boys, Simple Minds, and U2. Jackson has the canny ability and creative genius in composing anything from Pop to Rock tunes with the heart and feel of an old soul living in the mind and spirit of a young boy, 12 years old. 16 March   Matthew Kirk Cathedral Chorister late 1980s 16 March   P. David Ebersole P. David Ebersole was not a professional actor or singer but an actual student at Van Nuys Junior High, Van Nuys, California, as were all the other actors in the short musical film he starred in called "Junior High School". He didn't pursue acting, but moved into television as a writer, director, and producer in the 2000s. 16 March   Fabian Michel Noss Sänger des Knabenchores der Chorschule Wewelsburg. 1.Zauberflötenknabe der Chorschule und leidenschaftlicher Sänger von Schumann und Schubert Liedern 16 March   Wolfgang Kieling Wolfgang Kieling was born 16 March 1924, Berlin and died 7 Oct. 1985, Hamburg. Wolfgang was singing on the radio as early as 1930, though most of the records he made for Electrola weren't released until 1939. His repertoire included folk songs and children's songs (often in comical Disneyish arrangements), but also Bach, Mozart and Schubert. His voice was sweet and sprightly, and childlike even at 13 or 14 - unlike the ripe, bosomy tones of Ernest Lough or Aled Jones. It was inevitable that such an endearing little boy should be invited to act, and he did so with the expected talent - not pretty or heroic enough to land leading children's roles in German films of the time, but a useful presence that could be sceptical or sad. His intelligence kept him in demand as a dubber of foreign movies: it fell to him to supply the voice of Freddy Bartholomew, for instance, in at least four of his leads. Kieling continued to act, and studied drama with Albert Florath and Hilde Körber, until his call-up in 1942. When he died of cancer in 1985, he was one of the most admired and loved of German actors. Some of his boyhood recordings were played, to poignant effect, at his funeral. --The Motion Picture Boy Wolfgang Kieling sang on other 78rpm recordings with unknown tracks: German HMV (Electrola) EG 6281 German HMV (Electrola) EG 6296 German HMV (Electrola) EG 6376 German HMV (Electrola) EG 6595 16 March   Camilo Echeverry  [Camilo] Camilo Echeverry was the winner of XS Factor 2007 in Colombia. Camilo was born on the 16th March 1994 in Medellin, Colombia, but when he was 4 years old he moved to Monteria. He likes mny different styles of music, including Rock, Pop, Jazz and Rap. He likes to play in a band, use the computer and go out with his friends. 17 March   Jonathan Baker Jonathan Martin Baker began his singing career in the Parish Choir of St Thomas of Canterbury, Brentwood, Essex in 1989 and became deputy head chorister six years later. In 1994 he gained the RSCM Bishops Chorister award and in 1996 the St Nicholas award, the highest accolade for a choirboy. 18 March   Ethan Rourke  [Ethan Alexander Rourke] Ethan Rourke learned how to sing with the Northwest Boys Choir. Upon maturation, his interests turned to jazz music, and he studied jazz and classical composition at the Berklee College of Music. He currently works as a supervisor at a non-profit organization based in Seattle, and in his spare time he studies computer programming and practices guitar. 18 March   Tom Klijbroek  [Tom Klijbroek] 19 March   Ben Inman Ben Inman, 12 from Yorkshire, was picked from the Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire, directed by Paul Hale, to be a member of "The Choirboys". "We've been given our own personal hair stylist and clothes stylist and we've all got new haircuts," said Ben. "Mine was really choirboyish before but now it's ruffled up and it looks cool." Ben also recorded the solo treble vocal for James Newton-Howard's score accompanying the death scene of King Kong in the movie of the same name released December, 2005. Ben's fabulous voice can also be heard regularly with the Southwell Minster Choir, where he is Head Chorister. 20 March   Kleber e Kelvin 22 March   Andreas Mörwald Andreas was a soprano, then a mezzo-soprano, member of the Tölzer Knabenchor between 2001 & 2009. He was Yniold of Pélleas & Mélisande in Hamburg 2005 and a boy of the Magic Flute in Venice and Edinburgh 2006 (Claudio Abbado). Then he was soloist of the Christmas Oratorio in Cologne 2006 (Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden). In September 2007, Andreas sang the 4th symphony by Mahler and Blaumeer by Helmut Oehring in the Philharmonie of Berlin. Andre Sokolowski wrote Andreas rendition will stay unforgettable for the whole eternity. In February 2008, he sang the first soprano in the mass in B minor by Bach in the Old Opera of Frankfurt/Main. The director was Paolo Carignani with the Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw, Limburger Domsingknaben, Matthias Rexroth, Markus Schäfer and Klaus Mertens. Midou Grossmann wrote "Mit einer glockenreinen Stimme, zugleich wissend sowie ausdrucksstark, er brilliert ebenfalls in den Duetten." In April 2008, Andreas sang Yniold in Berlin (Staatsoper), under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle. Christine Lemke-Matwey told Andreas was "imposing, with the voice of a begging angel". Wolfgang Fuhrmann wrote "he was impressive and sovereign". Rainer Allgaier wrote Andreas "sang with an astonishing safety". Uwe Schneider wrote "A delight is Andreas who acts as Yniold with the highest level". In September 2008, he was the sopran soloist in Vesperae solennes de Confessore by Mozart under the direction of Bruno Weil (Klang & Raum in Irsee). Douglas Neslund wrote Andreas was the current superstar soloist in the California performances in December 2008. He could sing all of the arias in the Christmas Oratorio: a position known in the choir as the "choir joker". In February 2009, Andreas was (again) Yniold in the State Opera of Hamburg. Wolfgang Hoops wrote : "Yniold is generally nearly forgotten. There is no more danger thanks to Andreas Mörwald, a slim and concentrated boy soprano." In July 2009, Andreas told he was going to have his voice changed. 22 March   Grímur Helgi Gíslason Grímur Helgi Gíslason passed away September 20, 2007 at the age of 21. 23 March   David Meredith David Meredith was born in Bristol on 23rd March 1982 and was raised in Bath where he attended St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. He started singing at the age of six, encouraged by his piano teacher, Sue Ferguson. In September 1990 he became a chorister at Wells Cathedral with Dr Anthony Crossland, eventually being appointed Head Chorister, a position which he held for two years. He is a pupil at Wells Cathedral School and he plays the piano and percussion and is a member of the school orchestra.With Wells Cathedral Choir, David has sung many solos and has taken part in several broadcasts and recordings as well as concert tours to Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany and the USA. He is also a soloist on the CD 'The Gift of Christmas'. Apart from singing, his other interests include tennis, which he plays for the school, athletics and horse riding. 23 March   Srully Edelstein  [Yisroel Simcha Yehuda] Yisroel Simcha AKA "Srully" started off his illustruios career as a star soloist in the Camp Munk choir with a trully genuine angelic voice. After years of fabrengs, colorwars and "sushi making", a famous skit which later made him famous amoungst his peers, he then took his talent even further to perform on Solid Gold, till he eventually, under the care of his mentor Simcha Sussman, was a star soloist on the popular CD Shalsheles, to once again dazzle his audiences. Srully's tender voice and great smile are two traits which make him so popular both on the stage and off. We can expect to hear great things from him in the future. 24 March   Manuel Romero 26 March   Michael Moucka 26 March   Johnny Crawford 27 March   Blake Ewing Blake McIver Ewing, born March 27, 1985, began his professional career at six years old on Star Search as the 1992 "Junior Vocalist Champion." That lead to a recurring role on the ABC series "Full House". Blake also co-starred as Duncan on "Minor Adjustments", Corky in the TV Movie "Problem Child 3," and starred as Waldo in the hit comedy feature film "The Little Rascals." As a recording artist Blake has performed on albums with Natalie Cole, Sheena Easton, and David Foster. Blake received an Ovation Award nomination for his performance in the Los Angeles production of the award winning musical "Ragtime." He 'grew up' while singing on Dr. Robert Schuller's television program "The Hour Of Power". His CD "On This Christmas Night" was available from the Crystal Cathedral Shop. He currently performs voices on the animated series "Hey Arnold," "Recess," and "Lloyd in Space." 27 March   Jiwon  [Yang Ji-Won] Korean child trot singer. Ji-Won started singing when he was four years old. He is 13 years old now and was the youngest singer at the Korean "Liederbühne" TV-Show by KBS. As a 7th-grader he goes to secondary school. During holidays he is spending his time on his hobby, singing. Ji-Won has started a professional career as a singer. He made his debut in 2006 with his first album. A second album followed in May 2007. Meanwhile a third album has been released. Trot music is the oldest style of Pop music in Korea. Ji-Won's current hit "Mein Arirang" is in the top ten of the South Korean pop charts in August 2007. 27 March   Ace Miller Ten-year-old Ace Miller continues to strive to reach his dream. Singing since the age of three, he looks up to young singers such as Joey Pearson and Billy Gilman. He got to meet Billy in October 2004. Ace has also branched off into acting. He has appeared in two independent films ("Much the Same" and "Ethan"), a music video for the band Arcade Fire and a Time Warner TV commercial. 28 March   The Silver Boulders Nat and Alex Wolff are two young brothers who formed their own rock band while still in pre-school. They have recently starred in a rock and roll musical comedy film for children and adults called "The Naked Brothers Band". This 'fantasy rockumentary' stars the two real life brothers, Nat Wolff age 9, and Alex Wolff age 6, and the real life band, "The Silver Boulders", they started in pre-school with archival footage of their first gig. The Film features original songs written and performed by Nat Wolff including, "Crazy Car," "Got No Mojo," "Hardcore Wrestlers," and "Rosalina," and a special solo performance by Alex Wolff singing his original song "That's How It Is." Nat is an accomplished singer-songwriter-keyboardist and has composed more than 150 songs since the age of five. Alex started out playing the sax when he was two years old, but decided he liked the drums better, and switched when he was four — then was immediately hired by his brother's Silver Boulders Band. Alex is a natural comedian and is known for the best comeback lines. 28 March   Stefan Galea Stefan Galea is a 12 year old Maltese singer born on March 28, 1996. He attends the school of Dun Guzepp Zammit (il-liceo)-Hamrun. He started singing at the age of 8. In 2001, Stefan began attending Dorien's Choir and sang many medleys with his friends. In 2002, he enrolled in a drama school, where he learned singing, acting, and dancing. In 2006, Stefan formed his voice more by attending singing lessons at Priscilla Psaila, and he took part in many singing competitions. In one competion, he managed to win the overall cup with his performance of the cover song "The Show Must Go On." In his first competion he sang with Rochelle Grech. In 2007, Stefan took part in Maltese movies written and directed by Elio Lombardi. He even went on to make the Christmas speech on the popular TV program Xarabank. In 2008, Stefan took part in a theater performance of Welcome to Hollywood, written and directed by Mark Spiteri Lucas and Hermann Bonaci. In this performance he sang the song "Do Re Mi" with Jade Cini, Nicolette, Joanna Cachia, and Ismael Grech. Stefan has a real passion for music and singing. He has started to attend many TV programs like Nannu Spagu on One TV, Kids TV, and Ma Gorg-on Family TV. Stefan's favorite school subjects are ICT, Science, and Home Economics. stefan also met two eurovision representatives for 2009 from turkey hadise and from the uk(united kingdom)jade ewen. Stefan is now 13 years old. and he is also a finalist for the Malta Junior Eurosong 2009. 29 March   Urban Malmberg 30 March   Tyler Miller 15 year old Tyler Miller is a rock-pop singer who has become quite well known around the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He sings localy in musical theater and has made many pop-rock apperances at venues including the Hard Rock Cafe, Seventeen Magazine events, and the Wildflower Festival. He has also recorded a two song demo. 30 March   Robert Byatt Chorister at St Andrew's Coulsdon and finalist in 1986 BET Young Chorister of The Year. Classics from the BET Choristers (Guild Records , LP) 1987 30 March   John Levitt  [Johnny] John Levitt trained at the Aida Foster Theatrical School and after appearing in the TV play "The Golden Door" was chosen when 12 years of age to sing the (shared) role of Jerome in the musical "South Pacific", when it opened at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 1 November 1951. He also acted on the London stage as Slightly in "Peter Pan" (Scala Theatre, two seasons, 1957-59) and as the servant Dennis in "As You Like It" (Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, 1958). In addition to the duet from "South Pacific", he made a 78 rpm solo disc as "Johnny" Levitt. 31 March   Joseph Haydn Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austia. He left his parents house at the age of 6 for his musical education. In 1740 he was brought to the attention of Georg von Reutter, the director of music in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, who was touring the provinces looking for talented choirboys. Haydn passed his audition with Reutter, and soon moved off to Vienna, where he worked with the Vienna Choir boys for the next nine years as a chorister, the last four in the company of his younger brother Michael. He later became a famous composer. 31 March   Edmund Kayyuen Lo Edmund Kayyuen was born in Downey, California. At the age of 5 he sang Christmas songs, was featured in the TV productions "Christmas Through the Eyes of Children" and "The Children of a Christmas Carol". In 1982 he was featured again on TV in "A Christmas Parade". From 1984-1993 he participated in "Kids Incorporated". (Source of information: Biography from his official fan page) Copyright © 2010 The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory