Busride thoughts... Day 1

I am soooo excited to be on tour. It is my first tour and I am very nervous. I can’t wait to see new places meet new people. I am so grateful to be here and to get to know more about everyone in YPC. I hope this is the first of many concerts for me. This is a dream come true.

Jenna Van Houwe

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What a day already! I’m sitting with Meredith Supinski!! She is amazing!! We have been listening to music on her IPod (Hairspray!!) I absolutely love this tour!! We are now going to practice Riki-Tiki-Tavi on the bus!

*Time to practice*

Practice on the bus went better than I expected! I just saw the KDKA radio antenna!! I just did a report on there! Sweet! This trip just keeps getting better!!

It is now 12:06- WE ARE IN PITTSBURGH!!! Oh my gosh!! We are here! We just passed the Roberto Clemente Bridge!!! We are now in downtown Pittsburgh. I’ll post later!!

Jacob Miaczynski

Cantare to "Pop up" all over Erie

On June 4th, Cantare will be popping up giving short impromptu performances all over Erie. How hard could it be to play hide and seek with 60 choristers in a city of a few hundred thousand? Fear not, here is a clue to one of their locations!

Last on the list is a place off of Peach

The shopping and food compete with the beach

A large space indoors

With all types of stores

A stunning performance is not out of reach

This clue tells you where they will be at their last performance at 5:30pm. Do you want some more clues? Check out our website, Facebook and our newsletter for more and see if you can find us on June 4th!

Corrina's Tour of Schools Reflections...

Chorale performing at Iroquois Junior/Senior High School

Our first Tour of Schools combined with Cantare went great! This was my third Tour of Schools and I think that combining it with Cantare was an awesome idea. The audience participated a lot, especially at Iroquois High School. The day was filled with new experiences that I believe will help us thrive in the future. I’m very excited to perform with Cantare at another Tour of Schools. - Corrina Barnett

Chris gives his thoughts on the day...

The Young Men performing at Wayne Middle School

Today YPC was very fun! It was my first Tour of Schools, so I thought it was very interesting. It was fun and tiring, but I enjoyed every second of it. I enjoyed our last stop was the best. I could hear more of all of us. Everyone had great facial expressions, and moved around a lot. I could tell that everyone including the crowds enjoyed the performances throughout the day! - Chris Dyleski, Young Men's

Tamara's Thoughts...

Cantare performing at JoAnna Connell

Today was the best day of my life since I joined YPC!

Today we went to perform at three different schools! The first one was JoAnna Connell an elementary school, the second was a middle school called Wayne, the third school was Iroquois High School. It was a lot of fun because we got to perform and sing with Concert Chorus and the Young Men. Since I joined this group I have made a lot of friends. I will never forget this day!! - Tamara Carrier, Cantare

Three Concerts in One Day?!?! Not a problem for YPC Erie!

Jacob talks about the idea of "family" in YPC

Meredith fills the audience in on her favorite YPC experiences

Choristers are all smiles on Tour of Schools day!!!

YPC's Tour of Schools was a tremendous success!!! The concerts throughout the day were very well-received, and all of the audience members were thrilled to participate in a chorus of the Young Men's rendition of "Sweet Caroline". The Concert Chorus wowed the audiences with "Ain't No Grave Can Hold Me Down", and Cantare sang "Uma Familia" and related our YPC idea that we are all one big family through their song. We are so proud of all of our choristers!

If you were an audience member today, don't forget to "like" us on Facebook and RSVP to our "Choir Camp Raffle" event to enter to win a free trip to Choir Camp! The winner will be drawn on May 31st.

YPC Embarks on "Spring" tour of schools!

Cantare warmups in full swing!!

Chorale getting pumped for the day!!

YPC has an exciting day ahead, adventuring to JoAnna Connell, Iroquois High School and Wayne Middle School this afternoon, we are excited and ready to show everyone what we've got!