The American Boychoir School is a music boarding school located in Princeton, New Jersey. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers See also Princeton Township New Jersey, Borough of Princeton New Jersey Princeton Borough New Jersey Princeton Township New Jersey this New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is one of two boychoir boarding schools in the United States. The other is the Saint Thomas Choir School. Saint Thomas Choir School is a church-affiliated boarding choir school in Manhattan, New York. The school has grade 5-8 and students from all over the United States as well as Internationally, including, Columbia, France, Switzerland, Taiwan, and formerly Korea.

Contents 1 The Choir 2 History 3 Sexual abuse claims 4 The School 5 References 6 External links

The Choir

The American Boychoir is regarded as one of the nation's premier choral groups, singing in many concerts across the United States and internationally. The choir makes over 200 appearances in four to five major tours annually. In its prolific history, the choir has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, and several opera singers including Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade and Kathleen Battle. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma " Wynton Learson Marsalis (b October 18, 1961) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. Jessye Norman (born September 15, 1945) is a four time Grammy award winning African American opera singer Frederica von Stade ( June 1, 1945) is an American Mezzo-soprano. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Kathleen Battle (born August 13 1948, Portsmouth Ohio, USA The choir has had numerous television appearances on NBC's Today show and is featured on 16 recordings. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC.

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The American Boychoir is subdivided into two choirs: the Concert Choir and the Resident Training Choir. The Concert Choir, conducted by Fernando Malvar- Ruiz, performs and tours regularly while Resident Training Choir, conducted by Nathan Wadley, is made up of first year students that receive training in order to move up to the Concert Choir when he's ready. Boys join the choir by auditioning while visiting the school, or auditioning after Boychoir performances at concert sites or after school programs. When you are an alumnus, you may join the Alumni Chorus, conducted by music director emeritus, James Litton.

History

The choir and school were founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1937 by Herbert Huffman who believed that "the experience of performing the great choral literature – and performing it at the highest professional levels – could have a profound effect on the academic, social and moral development of boys". Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. [5] Founded originally as the Columbus Boychoir, the group moved to Princeton in 1950. The American Boychoir School is a music Boarding school located in Princeton, New Jersey. It changed its name to the American Boychoir in 1980. ^[1]

From 1985 to 2001, the choir was conducted by James Litton, an expert on children's choral techniques and vocal production. James Litton directed the American Boychoir from 1986 to 2001 and is widely recognized as one of the leading choral conductors of the day Regarded as one of America's prominent choral conductors, Litton led the boychoir in more than 2,000 concerts in 49 states and 12 nations. ^[2]

Sexual abuse claims

In April, 2002, The New York Times reported sexual abuse which had taken place at the Boychoir School several decades earlier. ^[3] In court documents, the American Boychoir claimed that it had no duty to protect children in their care from sexual abuse by staff and that children who were abused were themselves negligent for not bringing the abuse to light. One of the students who had claimed that he was victimized was constitutional scholar Lawrence Lessig, who has represented another student, John Hardwicke, in his lawsuit against the school. Lawrence Lessig (born June 3 1961) is an American academic and political activist ^[4] In its court filings, the school claimed that Hardwicke, then 12, had consented to sex and said that he was negligent in not reporting the incident at the time. ^[3]

On August 8, 2006, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled against the school's appeal of a lower court decision. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Note! Article is BELOW this infobox scroll down --> The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U ^[5][6] The school had contended that the state's charitable immunity act protected it from liability in sexual abuse lawsuits brought by former students. The legal doctrine of charitable immunity holds that a Charitable organization is not liable under Tort law The court found that the Charitable Immunity Act immunizes charities for negligence only; it does not bar statutory or common-law claims that are based on willful, wanton or grossly negligent conduct. ^[7][8] The school's lawyers requested the New Jersey Supreme Court to reconsider the decision, claiming the ruling represented a major extension of vicarious liability. ^[9]

On January 5, 2006, then-Governor of New Jersey Richard Codey signed bill S540/A2512 into New Jersey law, ending the Boychoir's charitable immunity defense, and making New Jersey the 48th state to allow victims of childhood sex abuse to sue churches, schools and other non-profits for the actions of their staff. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. Richard James "Dick" Codey (born November 27, 1946) is an American Democratic Party Politician in the U ^[10]

The School

The American Boychoir School is located on a 15-acre campus in Princeton. Classes, rehearsals and meals all take place in a large brick Georgian mansion known as Albemarle. Three stories high, with 50-odd rooms. The mansion was once the summer home of Gerard Lambert, the founder of Warner-Lambert, a chemical company. Pfizer Incorporated ( is a major Pharmaceutical company, which ranks number one in the world in sales On the campus there are two dormitories, a soccer field, outdoor swimming pool as well as a fenced, multipurpose tennis court with basketball hoops.

Students at the American Boychoir School receive both a normal, middle school education as well as extensive music training. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School Classes begin at 8:00 and continue until 12:35, lunch. The curriculum includes Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health and Spanish. In the afternoon, on Mondays and Wednesdays, at 1:35, the boys take written and aural music theory classes. Music theory is the field of study that deals with the Mechanics of music and how Music works They also receive vocal technique training and attend physical education classes, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same time, (1:35). Rehearsals start later in the afternoon, at 3:45 and end at 6:45, with a one-hour rest period at 4:45.

The school offers some intramural sports in which most boys participate, including soccer, basketball, cross-country running, tennis, flag football, and ultimate. Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational Sports organized within a school Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Flag football is a version of American football that is popular in North America. Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact Team sport played with a 175 gram Flying

The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools

References

External links

• American Boychoir School
• Friends & Family of ABS Alumni
• Child Protection Statement - official policy of the American Boychoir School
• Lawrence Lessig and the American Boychoir School - May 2005 article

Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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