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American Boychoir School (CRF ID #761)

FORMER NAME
Columbus Boychoir

ADDRESS
19 Lambert Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540

PHONE
609-924-5858

FAX
609-924-5812

EMAIL
americanboychoir.org

URL
http://americanboychoir.org/

ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Karl Leopold Reiss, Head of School
Fernando Maluar-Ruiz, Music Director

CONTACT PERSON
Dr. Karl Leopold Reiss, Head of School

DESCRIPTION
The academic boarding school for one of the premier concert boychoirs. Most boys enter at the 4th, 5th or 6th grade level and continue through 8th. They receive a traditional academic education, in addition to singing in one of the two touring choirs or the training choir. The touring choirs perform all over the country and abroad. There are 60 students. See separate record for Camp Albemarle, a co-ed summer music camp held on the grounds of the school.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Financial aid is available based on family need.

FOUNDED
Founded in 1937 in Columbus, Ohio as the Columbus Boychoir. The school was added in 1940. The choir moved to Princeton where a boarding school was established in 1950. The name was changed in 1980 to the American Boychoir.

SUBJECT
EDUCATION - CHILDREN AND YOUTH
MUSIC

DATE MODIFIED
12-05-05