Area Students to Perform World Premiere of Rollo Dilworth Song

Area Students to Perform World Premiere of Rollo Dilworth Song

WHAT

Seventh and eighth grade students from Providence-St. Mel School and Lake Forest Country Day School will perform the world premiere of "When I Reacha Mah Home," a new song written by Rollo Dilworth, world renowned, award-winning composer and Director of Choral Programs at North Park University in Chicago.

WHY

This marks the fourth annual Black History Month Choral Workshop between Providence-St. Mel School and Lake Forest Country Day School. The Workshop incorporates choral singing as a means to engage these students and allows them to learn about each other by "shadowing" students as they attend classes. Through this Workshop, students will have an opportunity to meet, work and perform new music with a professional musician.

"Music is critical to a child's development because it helps build self- esteem, awareness, mutual respect and a greater sense of community," says Dr. David Baar, Choral Director, Providence-St. Mel School.

"It is a unique opportunity to bring two cultures together in the spirit of music," says Scott Baeseman, Choral Director, Lake Forest Country Day School. "It is a true privilege to have a composer of Rollo Dilworth's caliber working with and composing for these two choruses."

WHEN
Thursday, February 23
10:30 a.m. Sectional rehearsals
11:30 a.m. Vocal soloist demonstration and full group vocalizing
12:30 p.m. Clinic session with Rollo Dilworth
1:30 p.m. World premiere concert

WHERE
Providence-St. Mel School, 119 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago

ABOUT

Providence-St. Mel, an independent, non-sectarian K-12 college prep school, has an outstanding track record of student achievement that includes all of its seniors gaining acceptance to four-year colleges for the past 27 years and 60% of the Class of 2005 accepted to top-tier schools.

Lake Forest Country Day School's PK-8th grade program has continuously served Lake Forest and more than 30 surrounding communities by providing a broad range of educational opportunities to students in an environment immersed in the core values of excellence, full participation, partnership and responsibility. Our graduates go on to succeed in secondary school and college due to the foundation of academic excellence, strong character and passion for learning that they acquired at Lake Forest Country Day School.

Contact:
Wendy Cullitan, Lake Forest Country Day, 847.615.6116
Naomi Gitlin, Providence-St. Mel School, 773.929.1000

PRNewswire -- Feb. 23

Source: Lake Forest Country Day School

Web site: http://www.lfcds.org/

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