Children's choruses join voices to honor legacy of M.L. King Jr.
Pride is in order for the Boston Children's Chorus, as members prepare to sing their hearts out for Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday.
All 1,100 tickets have been sold out for weeks for the third annual evening performance, which this year will also feature the Chicago Children's Choir and the Young People's Chorus of New York City, together for the first time on the same stage.
That's a lot of children, about 200 in all, raising their voices in honor of the civil rights activist, and the union of the three groups has prompted early birds to snatch up the tickets to the Jan. 16 event.
''It's becoming so popular, and that's one of the reasons it's selling out early," said Darren Dailey, artistic director for the Boston Children's Chorus.
''I haven't heard of anybody selling tickets on
But you can still catch the show another way. There will be a 1 p.m. open dress rehearsal that day, for $5, at the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave.
Or you can tune into WCVB-TV (Channel 5) for a live broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m, another first for the Boston group, which is a diverse ensemble of urban and suburban youths grades 2 to 12.
''Now that's a bargain," Dailey added. He hopes the show will be picked up by ABC affiliates in New York and Chicago to give the three groups more of a national audience.
For more information, check out www.bostonchildrenschorus.org.
