Presto
Grades 3–6. From September 2019 the rehearsal hour was 4:45–5:45.
Amherst Bel Canto Choir has closed
After 29 years, Amherst Bel Canto Choir has closed. The concerts, tours, camps, and guest conductors were the work of the directors, accompanists, choristers, boards, and families who kept the choir going. The notes below are the choir’s own pages.
“ABC Bel Canto Choir is a nationally recognized youth choir.”
We develop a love of high-quality choral music within the children of Western New York. Choristers learn skills to become better musicians and develop confidence in their singing.
Vivace
Unchanged voices, grades 6–12. Rehearsal from September 2019 was 6:00–7:30.
Bravo
The older choir continued at 7:00–8:30.
Rehearsal location
Christ United Methodist Church, 350 Saratoga Road, Amherst, NY 14226, near Harlem.
Open rehearsals were held on Thursdays in January for new members. Caroling gatherings were posted for Crossroads Lutheran Church in Snyder and the Amherst Center for Senior Services.
From the choir notebook
Camp 2019
Singers spent a fall Saturday with guest conductors James DesJardein and Kurt Ebsary, working on vocal technique with each choir.
Give for Greatness
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York named ABC Bel Canto Choirs among the groups included in the 2017 Give for Greatness awards.