Brevard Youth Chorus to Present ‘The Colors of Spring’ Free Concert May 18 at Advent Lutheran Church in Suntree

Beth Green will direct The Colors of Spring, with Amanda Avey on piano

BREVARD COUNTY • SUNTREE, FLORIDA — The Brevard Youth Chorus will present The Colors of Spring, a free concert of all-American music on Sunday, May 18, in Suntree. The 3 p.m. spring concert will be held at Advent Lutheran Church, 7550 N. Wickham Road.

The young singers in grades 4-10 will sing songs that invoke the season, along with a variety of numbers from different musical genres. The audience will hear “My Favorite Things” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Rodgers & Hammerstein, and the patriotic “America the Beautiful.”

The students will perform “Look at the World” by esteemed choral composer John Rutter, as well as fun works, “Alfred the Alligator” and “Pizza Party,” and several additional numbers reprised from their recent concert with the Indialantic Chamber Singers.

Beth Green will direct The Colors of Spring, with Amanda Avey on piano. On several songs, the youngsters will use handheld choir chimes to accompany themselves.

Membership in the nonprofit chorus is open to boys and girls in public, private, charter and home-schools. Auditions for new members will be held Thursday, May 22 at 5 p.m., also at Advent Lutheran Church in Suntree.

For concert information or to schedule an audition, contact Artistic Director Beth Green at BrevardYouthChorus@gmail.com or call 321-610-8731.

Beth Green is the Artistic Director of the Brevard Youth Chorus. She has taught school, church, and community choirs of all ages and also conducts the well-known choral ensemble, the Indialantic Chamber Singers.

“Our student singers worked very hard this semester and have just performed two concerts alongside the Indialantic Chamber Singers,” said Mrs. Green. “But we still wanted to perform our spring concert for family members and the public. We would love to see the community come out and support music education by attending this free concert.”

The select group of auditioned youngsters performs at venues and events throughout Brevard. Recent performances have included the Family Concert with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra at the King Center, holiday concerts with the Indialantic Chamber Singers, and more.

ABOUT THE BREVARD YOUTH CHORUS

The Florida nonprofit Brevard Youth Chorus is an auditioned group of singers in grades 4-10 performing quality choral music. Begun in 2004, the mission of the choral organization is to teach and develop musically talented children who aspire to the highest levels of choral artistry. The chorus is directed by respected choral conductor, Beth Green, and accompanied by Amanda Avey.

Membership is open to students involved in public, private, charter and home-schools. The rehearsal location for the chorus is Advent Lutheran Church, located at 7550 N. Wickham Road, 32940. Rehearsals are held weekly on Thursday evenings during the school year. More information about the Brevard Youth Chorus is available on their website at www.BrevardYouthChorus.org or by visiting their Facebook page.

ABOUT BETH GREEN

Beth Green is the artistic director of the Indialantic Chamber Singers, the Brevard Youth Chorus, and the director of classical worship at First United Methodist Church in Melbourne, where she directs choir and handbells. Beth graduated summa cum laude from the studio of Dr. Elizabeth Graham at the University of Florida with her degree in choral music education.

Mrs. Green taught elementary school music for over a decade, most recently in Brevard County. During her time as music specialist at Audubon Elementary, she was awarded Teacher of the Year and earned the prestigious Music Demonstration School designation twice. She has taught school, church, and community choirs of all ages, with members aged from two to 92.

Beth also enjoys conducting. She has prepared choral groups to perform many works, including the Mozart Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria, Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Schubert’s Mass in G, and Bach’s Jesu, Meine Freude, with the Dr. Vernon Boushell concert series, where she has also performed as the soprano soloist.

As a founding member of the Gulf Coast Girl Choir in Tampa, Beth credits most of her vocal training to excellent choral conductors. She regularly sings with Brevard Community Chorus, Riverside Chorale, and the Space Coast Symphony Chorus. Beth lives in Melbourne with her husband and young son.

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