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The American Boychoir School is a music boarding school and day school located in Hopewell, NJ, New Jersey. It is one of only two boychoir boarding schools in the United States, the other being Saint Thomas Choir School in New York City. The school serves boys in grades 4–8 who come from across the United States as well as many countries. The school was fictionalized in the 2014 film ''Boychoir''. On April 10, 2015 the school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy stating it needed $350,000 to finish the school year and $3,000,000 to come out of bankruptcy and open for the next academic year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.americanboychoir.org/donate/ )〕 On April 14, 2015 the school announced it would end the school year early, on May 16 or 17, instead of reaching the normal time for graduation, the second week of June. ==The Choir== The American Boychoir performs in concerts across the United States and at international venues. On average, the choir makes over 200 appearances in four to five major tours annually. In its history, the choir has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, The St. Olaf Choir, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, and several opera singers including Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade and Kathleen Battle. The choir has had television appearances on NBC's Today show and is featured on sixteen recordings. One of its members in 1951–1952, Chet Allen was cast as Amahl in Gian Carlo Menotti's first ever opera for television, ''Amahl and the Night Visitors'' on the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', then on NBC.〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020367/〕 In the 2004–2005 season, the boychoir performed at the 77th annual Academy Awards with pop singer Beyoncé Knowles〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429487/combined〕 and with Jessye Norman before the United States Open (tennis) women's singles final. The choir also had tours across the United States and Canada, an appearance in Boston and at Carnegie Hall in celebration of James Levine’s inaugural season as Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as well as six performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The American Boychoir is subdivided into two choirs: the Concert Choir and the Training Choir. The Concert Choir, currently conducted by Fernando Malvar- Ruiz, performs and tours regularly while Training Choir, currently conducted by Fred Meads, is made up of first year students that receive training in order to move up to the Concert Choir when they are ready. Boys join the choir by auditioning while visiting the school, or auditioning after Boychoir performances at concert sites or after school programs. An alumnus may join the Alumni Chorus, conducted by music director emeritus, James Litton. Auditions are required for enrollment into The American Boychoir School. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Boychoir School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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