The place to be last night was at Asbury Hall at Babeville on the corner of Delaware Avenue and Tupper Street as the Buffalo Select Chorus (BSC) celebrated its 5th anniversary live before an enthusiastic audience of 200 on May 26, 2010 at 7:30.
Linda Appleby, Director of the group and Susan Mann Dolce deserve accolades and kudos for creating a unique opportunity for young people to work together to develop their artistic and creative talents guided by local and national artists and musicians like guest keyboard player Joseph Wooten.
Appleby and Mann Dolce along with interested members of the community realized their dream to create a city-wide Buffalo Public High School Choral group in 2005. BSC is unique because students audition, do a final concert and opportunity to take part in producing a professional recording used for applying to college.
Initially, the Foundation for Arts and Athletics in Buffalo picked up the proposal, sending out flyers and brochures to recruit interested singers to join, attracting seven talented students from three Buffalo Public High Schools who gathered to rehearse weekly for six months. Today, the group gathers every Monday at Asbury Hall at Babeville, space the Righteous Babe foundation provided for rehearsals now the rehearsal home.
The BSC , provides Buffalo Public High School students , “an opportunity to develop their vocal skills and gain actual performance experience guided by certified music teachers and professional musicians,” producing a CD for college while encouraging school unity, and participating in intra-system events.”
Zuri E. Appleby, bass player , Walter Kemp, keyboard, Tim Webb, percussion, all performed in the program. Mary Stahl was the vocal coach and thirty Buffalo Public High School students participated tonight.
A reception with the students and artists immediately followed the performance.
Especially for Women in Buffalo, New York 