Annual Report: Season 2018-2019 Sister Cities Girlchoir

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2018-2019 Season Annual Report

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Highlights

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Travel Choir trip to ArtYard LINK

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SCG awarded 2018 George Bartol Award. The Award is given to an organization that provides sustained, meaningful exposure and participation in the arts; that demonstrates an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its faculty and students.

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Performance at Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration LINK

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Catholic Partnership Schools Choir led by Anne Dugan serenades their community LINK

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Residencies with legendary Suzette Ortiz for all choirs LINK

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Combined Philadelphia and New Jersey Girlchoir Winter Concert at the iconic Church of the Advocate LINK

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Tour to Baltimore, MD to perform at Maryland ArtsLab following Alysia Lee’s Keynote presentation LINK

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Collaboration with Live Connections; presented concert with Philadelphia jazz legend Joanna Pascale at World Cafe Live The Residency: LINK The Performance: LINK

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Girl Power Music Fest in Fishtown; SCG hosted Girls Rock Philly and ANNA Crusis Women’s Choir at First Presbyterian Church of Kensington LINK

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Launched Women’s Choir Boot Camp; 4-week singing intensive for local women led by SCG Teaching Artist Kendra Balmer LINK

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Performance for Princeton University’s Gustavo Dudamel Residency LINK

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SCG Staff selected for Chorus America’s Voice of Philadelphia’ diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative LINK

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Alysia Lee, SCG Artistic Director, awarded 2019-2020 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow LINK

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Interview on WURD Radio with Sister Cities Girlchoir Founder, Alysia Lee LINK Families and Girls spend the day with Discovery Orchestra LINK

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Performance for City of Camden’s Mother’s Day Awards with Mayor Moran LINK

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•Women’s History Month concert at African American Museum in Philadelphia LINK •Alysia is featured in Voice, national magazine of Chorus America LINK •3rd Annual Overnight Summer Camp 2018 at PrincetonBlairstown Center produced in partnership with El Sistema New Jersey

•Performance with renowned violinist Vijay Gupta at Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Conference LINK

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