W e are a group of 75 boys and teens, ranging in age from 7 to 18, from many parts of Central Maryland and from a wide range of backgrounds. Under the direction of our founder, Frank T. Cimino, the Choir performs dozens of times each year throughout Maryland, in surrounding states, and on tours that have taken us to many different states in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the country. D.C. The Maryland State Boychoir admits boys without regard to race, color, creed, religion, handicap, or ethnic origin. Prior musical training is not expected, but an audition is required.
Tuition is held to a reasonable level, and financial assistance is available.
Boys enter as members of the Resident Choir, which meets each Saturday morning for a training program designed to develop the boy's singing voice and ability to read music at sight. Boys who evidence sufficient ability, maturity, and musical knowledge advance to the Concert Choir, where they will have performance opportunities and will continue to study sight singing and vocal techniques. The most accomplished singers may advance to the Tour Choir, which has a greater number of performance opportunities and is expected to learn difficult music in a short period of time. This will serve to retain an appropriate balance of unchanged and changed voices in the Tour Choir, while still giving all of our accomplished older boys a chance to perform in all of our concerts and tours. A 3-day winter camp is held in rural Western Maryland.