TGCL #0690: St. Pauls Choir School in Harvard Square

Published: March 19, 2014, 9 p.m.

Today\u2019s topics: St. Paul\u2019s Choir School in Harvard Square. The experience of students, parents and the Music Director\nSummary of today\u2019s show: St. Paul\u2019s Choir School in Harvard Square is the only boys choir school in the United States continuing a centuries-old tradition that began in Europe. The 50-year-old school\u2019s choir has performed throughout the country and the world, including recently performing for Pope Francis in Rome. Scot Landry interviews John Robinson, the Music Director of St. Paul\u2019s Choir School, as well as students and parents, including a family that moved from Virginia so their son could attend, and we hear the live musical performances.\nListen to the show:\n\nToday\u2019s host(s): Scot Landry\nToday\u2019s guest(s): Mr. John Robinson, Mark Flynn (7th Grade), Christian Landry (6th Grade), Thomas Potts (6th Grade), Colin Lapus (5th Grade), Mike Flynn (Mark\u2019s father), Karen Donnellan (Thomas\u2019 mother) and Maureen Lapus (Colin\u2019s mother).\nLinks from today\u2019s show:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Saint Paul\u2019s Choir School\nIn its 50th year, Saint Paul\u2019s Choir School has formed and educated boys in grades four through eight in the rich music tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. The Choir School seeks to embrace the great cathedral school tradition as it unites a rigorous musical and academic curriculum with our Catholic faith and moral tradition preparing each student to grow and flourish in a dynamic and changing world.\nAbout the Saint Paul\u2019s Choir School Gala Dinner\nThe 15th Annual Gala Dinner to benefit St. Paul\u2019s Choir School in Harvard Square, Cambridge, takes place on Saturday, April 5 at the Cambridge Marriott.\nSt. Paul\u2019s has the only boys Catholic choir school in the United States. The school is fresh off a singing tour in Italy and recently performing with the Vienna Boys Choir.\nThe entire boys\u2019 choir will perform a selection of light songs from their repertoire. The Back Bay Brass Quintet will also perform.\nThe school will also be recognizing the dedication and commitment of several individuals who have been instrumental to the success of the school during its first fifty years.\nA Grand Night for Singing! Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 6pm Location: Boston Marriott Cambridge, 2 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142 RSVP: 617\u2013970\u20134333 or admin@choirschool.net