Arts & Culture
Grand Bahama Youth Choir 1st Anniversary Concert - February 27th
Feb 27, 2010 - 10:02:10 AM

Freeport, Bahamas - The Grand Bahama Youth Choir presents their 1st Anniversary Concert "One God, One People, One Bahamas" on Saturday, February 27th at 7pm at the Foster B Pestaina Auditorium, Christ the King Anglican Church.

Tickets are $15 and $10 for children 12 and under.

The Grand Bahama youth choir is a part of a non-profit youth empowerment program. This choir is neither restricted by political or religious associations, and is therefore solely community minded. This project began on the 27^th February, 2009 primarily for the opening ceremony of the local government conference hosted on Grand Bahama island May 11^th 2009.It was the recommendation of then Senator Kay Forbes Smith to use local young talents for this cultural exhibition .This mandate was then executed by Mr. Kevin G. Tomlinson, and after four months of preparation this group gave a stellar performance and received raving reviews throughout the national and international community. It was later decided that this choir would remain active in the community as a model representation for the youth of Grand Bahama, and a cultural icon through the Bahama Islands.

Under the direction of Mr. Kevin G. Tomlinson the Grand Bahama youth choir is exposed to a variety of authentic cultural music combined with an array of International choral pieces.

Members of the choir learn to connect with each performance and their audience surrendering themselves totally to the moment.  

Much emphasis is placed on the grooming of our young men. They are indeed the leaders. This choir is blessed to have a wide number of young men. It is because of there love and commitment for their art, they constantly give themselves completely to each performance adding that special flavor which

enhances each performance.

A part of the vision for the Grand Bahama Youth Choir is that each member has a well-rounded view of Bahamian culture of which spirituality plays a major role. Therefore, members are exposed to multi-denominational forums represented here in the Bahamas.

Members of the choir are taught patriotism. Love Country, and respect each citizen to the same degree as yourself.   The main objective for each performance is to constantly spread the message of unity. We are committed to bringing members in our community together as one.

Members of this choir not only have bonded musically, but also socially. This program caters to the whole child. It is our vision that our members remain true examples for their peers. Professional development sessions are done continuously to enhance each member’s personal and professional presentations.

Exposure is key. It is the vision of this program to expose our members to the international world annually; becoming full ambassadors for the island of Grand Bahama thus creating a kaleidoscope of musical experiences, while structuring a world-wide network of artistic counterparts.