FTGlee

Age Group: Age 9-13 or Grade 4-8
Dates: January 21st through May 15th
Rehearsals: Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Auditions: No audition to join! Specific solos will be determined by auditions once the program is running.
Tuition: $350 per semester – your tuition includes:

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Professional vocal coaching and direction
Facilities (stage and lighting use for productions)
Access to clinicians and other expert choral advisors
CD/accompanist and/or live music for rehearsals and performances

Please note: enrollment has closed for this semester, but will return in the fall of 2012.
If you would like to enroll in our Summer Performance Series please click here.

About FTGlee Programs

Fabrefaction Theatre Company is proud to present a new and exciting addition to our acclaimed educational programming: FTGlee! Based on a “glee club” or show choir model, FTGlee’s goal is to further the talent and musical education of young singers age 9 to 13. Led by Fabrefaction’s enthusiastic Musical Director, Nick Silvestri, and fostered in a professional theatre environment, FTGlee is a dynamic and comprehensive choral program unlike any other in the metro area!

How does it work, you ask? FTGlee takes popular music (beloved songs from hit musicals, new songs currently on the radio, and more!) and transforms them into choral masterworks which the students discover, learn, and then perform. FTGlee offers its students the same expert training used in classical music education while encouraging the students through fun music that the students love and have a blast learning! FTGlee is so much more than just learning vocal techniques – performances and showcases incorporate singing, choreography, lighting, and sound design. Students will make new friends, participate in fun activities and performances, and develop and foster a lasting love for choral music.

The benefits of FTGlee go far beyond the stage. In a recent Chorus Impact Study by Chorus America, results show that 70% of parents said their child is more self-confident, more self-disciplined, and developed better memory skills while 80% of educators and parents say that choir participation enhances numerous aspects of a child’s academic success (including better grades) and social development. Fabrefaction Theatre Company is proud to present FTGlee as part of our mission to perpetuate a new generation of artists, patrons, and supporters!

About the Director
Nick Silvestri holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of West Georgia and is a Georgia certified teacher for music. At UWG, he studied under Dr. Dawn McCord and Dr. Kevin Hibbard and served two terms as president of the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference and is a founder of the music service fraternity Phi Delta. He holds dual concentrations in instrumental and choral music, his own instruments beings horn, piano, organ, and voice.

Silvestri has specialized in musical theatre voice instruction for several years. He is the season music director and conservatory teacher for Fabrefaction Theatre Company. He has been active in the Atlanta area for the past 5 years as a piano accompanist and music director performing with theatres, church choirs, schools, and friends. Some favorite productions he has worked on include Sweeney Todd, BatBoy the Musical, Into The Woods, and Parade. He aspires to perform every work of Stephen Sondheim within his lifetime.