Members of Arborlawn's Cantabile Choir (6th-12th Grades) are going to Washington, D.C. next week to participate in YouthCUE's 2012 Nation's Capital Festival of Youth Choirs. (Read more at YouthCUE.org.)
The event includes about 300 singers from individual choirs, both large and small, spanning the United States and crossing denominational lines. Participating choirs learn a common repertoire and engage in mass choir rehearsals and activities. The Festival concludes with a Grand Concert at the National Cathedral, which is accompanied by local professional symphony artists.
YouthCUE aims to "radically impact the lives of youth" who participate in youth choirs through Christian leadership development and life-changing experiences. By participating in this festival, Cantabile members will not only get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a part of an incredible musical experience, they will also bring their excitement back home, which will help us to continue to nurture our music ministry. The students will also form lasting friendships and memories.
Please pray for the seven students representing Arborlawn’s Cantabile Choir (Matthew Crawford, Petra Garza, Abby Gerstle, Amanda Hartman, Annie Rheuark, Alex Schumacher, and Elizabeth Sloan), for Jennifer Portele and Karen Gossett (Cantabile director and worship arts administrator), and for the parents who will travel with us to Washington, D.C. Everyone's excited to go and will have great stories to share about their experiences when they return.
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