Tuesday, May 18, 1999
Tornado's victims get help from kids' choir
BY WALT SCHAEFER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
SYMMES TOWNSHIP — The 115 youngsters in the Children's Choir of Greater Cincinnati will sing tonight to benefit the victims of the April 9 tornado, which caused heavy damage to northeastern Hamilton County.
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The Tornado Relief Concert tonight will begin at 7:30 at the Sycamore Presbyterian Church, Mason and Montgomery roads. The concert is free, with donations encouraged to aid the storm victims. |
“All of the money donated will help tornado survivors, including the children in the Village Brooke Apartments (off Kemper Road), all of whom had to relocate,” said Karen Amster, a spokeswoman for the choir, whose home was damaged by the tornado. Her son, Robbie, 8, is a member of the choir.
“Some have lost everything and have no insurance to help replace their possessions,” Ms. Amster said. Symmes Elementary School Family Assistance Program will be one of the recipients of the benefit funds. The children of many storm victims attend the school.
Syndey Mathis, choir manager, said the group is entering its seventh year and includes children in grades 4 through 12 from 57 schools throughout Greater Cincinnati. The Concert Choir and Bel Canto Choir will sing tonight under founding director Robyn Lana.
The choir will sing a variety of music from around the world. Among the selections is a gospel song: “The Storm is Passing Over.”
The choir has performed throughout the area, including the Aronoff Center for the Arts and at the opening of the Cincinnati Children's Museum. The group hosts children's choirs from other cities and was chosen to perform at the Regional Music Educators Association Convention. It will tour England this summer.
“Everyone (in the choir) was affected by the tornado and knew someone or a friend of someone who suffered,” Ms. Mathis said. “This is a way in which the children in the Children's Choir of Greater Cincinnati can give to the community in its time of need.”
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