Choir in the Glades

Young Singers of the Palm Beaches is thrilled to celebrate 10 years of Choir in the Glades! This satellite choir began in 2015 with an elementary school program serving grades 3-5. Our desire to bring music and choral programming to this under-served area of our county came to fruition and thrives thanks to the generosity of sponsors and grants.

Our choir program is offered free to all students, including their performance uniform. Programming is led by music professionals who provide quality choral instruction and enrichment during after school hours. Rehearsals are held weekly, culminating in multiple performance opportunities each year. Our Choir in the Glades singers perform in their community at events like The Black Gold Jubilee, and in their own winter and spring concerts.

We currently bring singers together from six (6) Glades area elementary schools: Belle Glade Elementary, Glades Day School, Gladeview Elementary, Gove Elementary, Pioneer Park Elementary, and Rosenwald Elementary.

In 2017, we were able to expand this successful program into Lake Shore Middle School. Our choir there was called The Lake Shore Teen Singers.

Singers in our program learn:

• Proper choral singing including vocal technique, posture, breathing, diction, vowel articulation
• Music interpretation and music history
• Rehearsal and performance techniques
• Presentation and etiquette

Through music and through working with each other, our singers also learn:

• Communication skills and how to work as a team
• Problem-solving skills
• Appreciation for other cultures
• Self-esteem and pride in oneself and in the group
• Good citizenship and the importance of giving back to the community