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Express Ourselves!

With Boston’s Ayla Brown! and Pakachoag Music School

A Guest / Faculty Special Event for Grades 2 to 5

Sponsored by AllWays Health Partners.  Your Health is Everything To Us

UPDATE:  Friday, June 10th:  We have just three spaces still available for this workshop.  Can’t come but interested?  Please check out our Summer Songwriting Class.

Singer, songwriter, morning show co-host at Country 102.5, Ayla Brown is coming to visit!

You’re invited to join our own Brenda Lau, winner of Panama’s Viva la Musica 2010, and Ayla Brown, 2006 semi-finalist with American Idol, for an exciting hour of singing, songwriting and sharing.

Express Ourselves will offer an hour of uplifting music, tips on how to create your own song, time for questions with Ayla and Brenda, and a taste of some of what you can learn if you sign on for Pakachoag’s Express Yourself summer songwriting class for ages 8 to 10.

What:  Express Ourselves Songwriting Sampler
When: Monday, June 13
Time:  5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: Pakachoag Music at 10 Irving Street
The 2nd floor Vinton Hall

Brenda Lau, Singer / Songwriter

Ages:  Recommended for students in or entering grades 2 to 5, with parent or caregiver.

Space is limited.   Registration open until all seats taken.  Due to rising COVID cases at this time, we are unable to accommodate siblings for this workshop.

Cost: $12 / Family

If you are an ‘engagement partner’ family (Elm Park, Boys & Girls Club, ACE, Centro) or already approved for financial aid, you can note this on the registration form and the registration fee will be waived.

For a taste of Songwriting, you may enjoy this video of a recent visit with High Schoolers at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester.

Why Music with AllWays Health Partners?

Music and self-expression impacts our mental health.  Singing, playing or listening to music can improve well-being and quality of life.  It  can be a way of connecting to a community of people, and be therapeutic with both physical and psychological benefits.

Express Ourselves Song Writing  is made possible with the generous support of AllWays Health Partners

About AllWays Health Partners

AllWays Health Partners, a Member of Mass General Brigham, is a health plan designed to support a healthier you – because to them, your health is everything.

Whether you’re looking for a therapist, need help managing a chronic condition, or working to get back to healthier habits, their goal is to help you meet YOUR goals.

To start living your healthiest self today, follow AllWays Health Partners on Instagram @allwayshealthpartners

Raffle, Desserts, Entertainment, Celebration!  – Ticket sales OPEN

Please note..

• Seating is limited.  Purchase your tickets now & SAVE.
• Early Bird price :$40 at table / $10 balcony.
• Choose  table seating with pre-show hors d’oeuvres or $10 balcony.   Table of 10 –  $360.
• To secure Early Bird pricing, use coupon code ‘Gala40‘ when ordering.
• At the top of the order page, you may notice a ‘login’ and ‘create account’ option.  We welcome you to create a donor and event account with Pakachoag, but this is not required to purchase tickets.

If you wish to combine/purchase both balcony tickets and table tickets, you will need to submit two separate orders, accordingly.

If you wish to purchase both a full table and additional individual seats, you will need to submit two separate orders.

We are unable to accept requests for seating individual ticket purchases at any specific table.  If you wish to be seated with friends/colleagues, please submit one order.  We will make every effort to seat group purchases at one table or adjacent tables.

Your email receipt is your ticket.  Please bring with you.

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Tuckerman Hall, Worcester

• Program begins at 6:00 pm
• Pre-Show Hors D’oeuvres (with table ticket) starting at 5:00 pm in the lower hall
• Seating in main hall and balcony begins at 5:30 pm
• Enjoy pre-program student and faculty music

Gala entertainment will feature the much loved Pakachoag cabaret traditions with former Cabaret vocalists, 1993 through 2013.

Lauren-Rose King, Alumna.  National Finalist, Young Artist Classical Competition.  Former student, through high school, of Pakachoag’s Silvia Irving.  Graduate, New England Conservatory.  Master’s University of Maryland Opera Studio.  Performances with Light Opera, New York; Cohoes Music Theater; Glimmerglass Opera.  Performances of concert and operatic repertoire at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the Bard Music Festival and professional vocalist with the historic Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan.

Christon Carney, Pakachoag Faculty; Member, Boston Lyric Opera.

Jane Shivick, Alumna.  National Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Auditions.  Concerts with The Boston Pops, Opera Providence, Cape Cod Opera, Watershed Opera in Seattle, and Talents of the World, Inc.  The New York Times has praised the soprano for her “character and vocal richness”.

Richard Monroe, Life Friend.  Director of Music, Cathedral of St. Paul, Worcester.   As a concert and operatic soloist, Richard has performed frequently with the Salisbury Singers, Worcester Chorus, and the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra as well as with Greater Worcester Opera. When not directing choirs or singing, he also serves as a stage and musical director for Assumption College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Greater Worcester Opera.

Mary Anne Slack, Faculty Emeriti, Pakachoag Music School.  In addition to serving as Pakachoag voice teacher during the School’s first decade, Mary Anne is the founder of the School’s early childhood music program which dates back to 1983.   Around 1995, Mary Anne led the school in signing on to the national, now worldwide, Music Together curriculum which continues to enjoy a winning reputation with Pakachoag locally and Music Together, nationally.  For 20 years, 1993 through 2013, Mary Anne organized the entertainment for the Annual Cabaret event fundraisers helping raise thousands of dollars in support of the Pakachoag mission.  Mary Anne is also a recently retired Spencer public school music teacher.

Elizabeth LaBarre, Pakachoag Alumna.  Beth LaBarre has been performing and teaching in the Worcester area for many years. She has performed on stage with Vanilla Box Productions and soloed with the Salisbury Singers and the All Saints church choirs.  She is Cantor for St. John’s Church in Worcester.  Beth grew up with Pakachoag continuing her vocal studies through high school.  She is a graduate of Anna Maria College with degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance.