St. John’s Boys’ choir presents Raise Your Voice in Song!

The St. John’s Boys’ Choir presents its season finale, Raise Your Voice In Song! Concerts will take place on Friday, May 3, at Christ Church Newman Center in St. Cloud, and Saturday, May 4, at St. Mary’s Church in Melrose. Both concerts begin at 7 p.m.

“This is a chance for us to show off our growth from August,” said Artistic Director Aaron Carpenter. “Each choir will get to show off what they’ve accomplished in the last nine months before we head out on tour and share our music with the world.”

Tickets range from $0 to $20 and are available at sjbchoir.org/tickets.

More about Raise Your Voice In Song!

All four choirs of the SJBC, including the newest Training Choir, will be featured in the concert in various combinations. Associate Artistic Director Matt Kiminski is excited to conduct the youngest singers of the organization: “This spring’s Training Choir is so enthusiastic and hardworking; I look forward to sharing their growth since February, and then sending them on to the JV Choir next season and watching them grow even more.”

Repertoire includes SJBC favorites like Jake Runestad’s “Dereva Ni Mungu,” Jim Papoulis’ “Can You Hear,” and Keith Hampton’s “Praise His Holy Name,” as well as newer selections like Sarah Quartel’s “Sing, My Child” and Rollo Dilworth’s “I Sing Because I’m Happy.”

More about the SJBC’s season offerings

The SJBC offers an enriching musical experience for singers in grades 3-9. Annual offerings include Sing in the Summer Camp in July, A Ceremony of Carols in December, KidSing in January, and a Spring Gala fundraiser in March/April. The choirs tour regionally, nationally, and internationally; this year, the JV Choir travels to Chicago, and the Concert Choir travels to Italy. Recent destinations include South Dakota,
St. Louis, California, New York, and Austria. Learn more about the SJBC at sjbchoir.org.

More about upcoming SJBC events

Registration is now open for Sing in the Summer Camp, a day camp at Saint John’s University from July 8-11. Sing in the Summer is presented by the SJBC and YCCM Cantabile. Any singer in grades 3, 4 and 5 in the Fall of 2024 is invited to participate. Daily activities include singing, swimming, dodgeball, and other enrichment opportunities. More information at sjbchoir.org/sing-summer.

If you go …

Raise Your Voice In Song!

7 p.m. Friday, May 3, – Christ Church Newman Center, St. Cloud

7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, – St. Mary’s Church, Melrose

Tickets (Free-$20) at sjbchoir.org/tickets

About the St. John’s Boys’ Choir

Now in its 43rd season, The St. John’s Boys’ Choir continues the tradition of enabling boys to express themselves through music, and provides an environment that nurtures and encourages creativity. Founded in 1981 by Br. Paul Richards and the Saint John’s monastic community, the organization has grown to include four choral -ensembles which perform more than 50 engagements annually. Members of the choir represent home, public, and private schools in more than 15 communities around Central Minnesota.