Press Release

June 19, 2006

Keystone State Boychoir: Tours Southeast Asia July 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA – Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Keystone State
Boychoir will embark on a concert tour to Southeast Asia on June 29, 2006. The itinerary includes Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. In Hanoi the Boychoir will live with families of the Vietnam Children's Choir. The two choirs will perform a joint concert at the Vietnam Opera House on July 3, co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy.

The choir's annual international concert tour gives members extraordinary music-making, educational, and cultural experiences.  It provides an opportunity to engage foreign audiences and increase mutual understanding between the United States and other countries. Past international concert tours included performances in South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and Japan.

Daily reports, interviews and photographs from the tour will be available at http://www.ksbtourblog.org/

More information on the choir is available at www.paboychoir.org

Southeast Asia performances include:

HANOI, Vietnam - Sunday, July 2,   6:30 p.m.  American Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Embassy July 4th Celebration
Monday, July 3,   2:00 p.m.  Hanoi Orphanage, Sponsored by the US Embassy
8:00 p.m. Hanoi Opera House, Joint Concert with the Vietnam Children's Choir

BANGKOK, Thailand - Friday, July 7,   9:00 a.m.   Shrewsbury International School
8:00 p.m.  Christ Church ,  benefit concert for the Karen people

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -Sunday, July 9,   9:00 and 10:30 a.m. First Church of Chiang Mai
Monday, July 10,  10:30 a.m Montfort  School
7:00 p.m.  Payap University Chapel

PHUKET, Thailand - Thursday, July 13,  9:00 a.m   Phuket School Concert,.
7:00 p.m. Prince Songkla University

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Monday, July 17, 8:30 p.m.  ISME - International Society for Music Education World Conference, Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
Tuesday, July 18,   8:30 p.m. Philharmonic Hall, Petronas Towers, the world’s tallest building

Contact: 215-849-1762 , Angela Minch, 267-265-3165, marketing@paboychoir.org

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