Hundreds of Cleveland, Tenn., children will take classes then perform with The Young Americans when the internationally known musical troupe stops at Cleveland State Community College from March 8 to 10 as part of its Southern region tour.
The nonprofit music, dance and performance company is on a 44-city tour designed to teach and inspire school music departments across the country.
“We want to make sure that young people have the opportunity to participate in quality performing arts programs and get to experience the transcending power of music,” says Bill Brawley, artistic director of The Young Americans.
“Three years ago, we launched ‘Turn Up The Music’ giveback campaign with hopes that our workshops and performances would energize music teachers, school music programs and communities that strive to keep music education a top priority. To date, we have given over $1 million to school music departments,” he says.
As the world’s first show choir, The Young Americans is the oldest and largest youth music advocacy movement in the world. Each cast of 40 college-age performers tours the world, visiting a new community or school every three days.
At each stop, they teach classes in singing, dancing and theater performance. On the final day, a two-hour show is produced featuring the local students performing alongside The Young Americans.
That wrap-up show will be presented in Cleveland on Saturday, March 10, at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door.
For more information: www.youngamericans.org.