Client Kurn Hattin's Choir Accepted into "Together in Song" Music Competition on Public Television

DATELINE: January 27, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Jaimie Scanlon
Rapt Creative
(W) 802-490-2164 (C) 802-579-8545
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Mark G. Auerbach
Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations
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Kurn Hattin Homes Choir First Vermont Musical Ensemble Accepted To
Compete in WGBY-TV Choral Competition Series, Together in Song

WESTMINSTER, VT.—The 40 young singers in the Kurn Hattin Homes for
Children’s Select Choir have been chosen to compete on the third
season of the public television series “Together in Song”, the choral
competition series produced and aired by Public Television member
station WGBY in Western New England. This children's group, under the
direction of Lisa Bianconi, has overcome various challenges to get to
this point, and is the first chorus from Vermont to be selected to
compete in the series, which highlights non-professional children’s
and adults' choirs in various musical genres.

Kurn Hattin Homes Co-Executive Director, Connie Sanderson, announced
the choir's acceptance at the school’s winter Family Day celebration
when the children’s parents were visiting campus. “They are in orbit,”
she said of the children's reaction, “And it’s even more special that
they got to share the excitement with their parents here.”

Music has played an essential role in life at Kurn Hattin Homes since
the school's beginnings in the late 1800s. Today, all 100 students
participate in one or more aspects of the music program, and all
students in grades 4-8 learn and perform on band instruments.
Bianconi, Kurn Hattin's music director since 1985, said, "This is
going to be an amazing adventure. The children have such talent and
poise and have demonstrated that they are ready for a competition. We
look forward to the first round."

Together in Song, hosted by Springfield Symphony Orchestra Maestro,
Kevin Rhodes, will air on WGBY on Saturday evenings at 8PM beginning
on March 23. The Kurn Hattin Homes choir will compete with 37 other
choral groups in ten categories according to age and musical genre.
Each week, a panel of judges as well as TV viewers vote for the best
group in each category. The competition culminates in a live final
performance at the historic Paramount Theater in Springfield, MA
airing Sunday, April 28, 2013 on WGBY. For information on Together in
Song and broadcast times, visit http://togetherinsong.wgby.org

WGBY, Public Television for Western New England is a
community-supported public broadcasting organization affiliated with
PBS. For information on WGBY’s programs and services: www.wgby.org.

A place of hope since 1894, Kurn Hattin Homes for Children provides a
safe home and quality education for boys and girls, ages 6-15, whose
families are experiencing a time of personal or financial need. Kurn
Hattin Homes is entirely funded by private donations. For more
information, visit  www.kurnhattin.org

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Notes to the media:
***Additional high-resolution photos of the Kurn Hattin Homes choir
and music director Lisa Bianconi are available at Kurn Hattin's online
press room.

***Interviews are available with Lisa Bianconi, Music Director at Kurn
Hattin Homes for Children.

Contact Jaimie Scanlon at Rapt Creative, (W) 802-490-2164 (C)
802-579-8545 or jaimie@raptcreative.com