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Harlem Teens Choir March 1st @ 8pm

Its hard to describe the amazing  performances by the Harlem Teens Choir it's a concert , its theater , it's electrifying.  It will definitely keep you dancing in your seat. Recently seen at the Christmas Tree lighting at the "rock" and at Madison Square Garden as part of the Super Bowl Celebration this power house choir will simply blow you away. 

And all the money they earn goes into saving at risk kids.  
Its  the ultimate feel good event of the new year. 

  But here   is the skinny on the choir :

Vy Higginsen's Gospel for Teens Choir is a nationally recognized and award winning ensemble.

 The subject of an acclaimed "60 Minutes" profile in 2011, the choir is comprised of talented young performers who received their training through Gospel for Teens, a program of Ms. Higginsen's Mama Foundation and her School of Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts. Offered to young people between the ages of 13 and 19 at no cost, the program's mission is to teach the art of gospel music, as well as to acknowledge the contributions that it - and all African-American music - makes to American culture.

Check out the story here :
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-gospel-for-teens-is-saving-the-music-01-08-2011/

The Gospel for Teens Choir took the grand prize in the open division at the 2011 Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition of Harlem (their very first competition) and then went on to another win at Verizon's How Sweet the Sound Gospel Competition.

In addition to "60 Minutes," the choir's other national TV appearances include performances on "The Celebrity Apprentice," "The CBS Early Show," and "The Nate Berkus Show." Recent performances include the prestigious TED Conference in Long Beach, CA; the Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, TN; the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL; and Moncler Grenoble's winter show for New York Fashion Week. The Gospel for Teens Choir has had the privilege to perform with such artists as Cissy Houston, Arsenio Hall and Clay Aiken, and Madonna.

The Gospel for Teens Choir appear in the current Off-Broadway production of Mama, I Want to Sing: The Next Generation, and their debut album will be released later this year on Harlem Records.

 This is the choir's first appearance in the Hudson Valley !  Don't miss out !
Tickets  and info at paramounthudsonvalley.com. Or call the box-office at 914-739-0039. 


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