Lira Ensemble

The Lira Ensemble

Performing Arts of Poland and America

Informacje po polsku kliknij tu Chor "Dzieci"

THE LIRA CHILDREN’S CHORUS - "Dzieci" was added in 1987 as a community chorus of boys and girls, ages 7 through 14. "Dzieci" is the Polish word for "children". The children receive vocal training and performance opportunities, singing Polish and American repertoire.

AUDITIONS FOR POLISH CHILDREN'S CHORUS

at St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine

The highly respected Lira Ensemble invites children and teenagers, ages 7 to 14, to audition for membership in the Lira Children’s Chorus - “Dzieci” which will meet at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in northwest suburban Palatine, Illinois. Auditions will be held on Thursday evenings in September, 2007.

The “Dzieci” Chorus performs Polish and American music. It is the junior unit of the Lira Ensemble, the nation’s only professional performing arts company specializing in Polish music, song, and dance.

Members of the Lira Children’s Chorus are given professional vocal training, as well as lessons in Polish and English diction and pronunciation.

Rehearsals will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm in the Music Room (#112) at St. Thomas of Villanova School, 1141 East Anderson Drive in Palatine.

Membership is open to all children. Knowledge of the Polish language is helpful, but not required. Youngsters from age 7 to 14 are invited to audition; teenagers may remain in the chorus to age 18. Tuition fees are very reasonable and scholarships are available.

The "Dzieci" chorus is a wonderful way to keep Polish heritage and culture alive in your family. The Chorus performs at important community events, occasionally on television, and sometimes with the professional artists of the Lira Singers, Chamber Chorus, Dancers, and Lira Orchestra.

The Lira Ensemble is headquartered at Loyola University’s Lake Shore Campus in Chicago, as artist-in-residence. Lucyna Migala of WCEV Radio is artistic director and general manager. The Lira Children’s Chorus is taught and conducted by Malgorzata Borysiewicz, a graduate of the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland and a featured artist with the Lira Ensemble.

Children who want to become chorus members are asked to audition by singing a song of their own choosing and repeat vocal exercises that will be demonstrated for them.

To make an audition appointment or for more information, call the Lira office at (773) 508-7040