Performers from Broadway will take part in a special benefit Monday, Jan. 26 to help raise funds to send the Staples Orphenians to San Francisco in March for the National Youth Choral Festival.
The Orphenians are also raising funds for their San Francisco trip online here. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Adam Kaplan, a 2008 Staples graduate and a Broadway performer, has agreed to gather some of his friends from Broadway shows to participate in the 7:30 p.m. event at Staples, an announcement said. They include performers from shows such as “Wicked,” “Newsies,” and “Mary Poppins.”
The Grammy award-winning choir Chanticleer chose the Orphenians to be part of the festival based on a performance last spring, according to organizers. The Orphenians are the only East Coast group to be invited.
The Oprhenians have been learning new music and preparing for the trip that will involve rehearsals, workshops, master classes, and performances with Chanticleer. Classes in vocal technique and sight singing will be offered to all students, the announcement said.
The final event is a concert at Davies Symphony Hall conducted by Ragnar Bohlin, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, in which the Orphenians will perform.
There is no entry fee for the festival, but there are costs for travel, and transportation, meals, the announcement said. Tickets for the Jan. 26 fundraiser may be purchased online here and will also be sold at the door. In addition to the benefit performance, the Orphenians are soliciting funds online here.
