San Juan Children's Choir
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The San Juan Children's Choir (Coro de Niños de San Juan in Spanish) is a children's choir from San Juan
, Puerto Rico
. The group was founded in 1966 by its director, Evy Lucío Córdova, whose founding members included Gloria Tristani, who went on to become the first Hispanic member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Giannina Braschi, the prominent Puerto Rican writer who chronicles her experiences with Evy Lucío and the San Juan's Children's Choir in her novel "Yo-Yo Boing!"
The Choir usually accepts participants from the age of 6 and on. Auditions are held every year. Singers who participate at this institution leave at about age of 17 or 18.
The San Juan Children's Choir is known world-wide. They have performed live in Russia
, China
and other countries. They have also performed at many famous buildings and festivals, and have sung for many celebrities and world leaders.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The group was founded in 1966 by its director, Evy Lucío Córdova, whose founding members included Gloria Tristani, who went on to become the first Hispanic member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Giannina Braschi, the prominent Puerto Rican writer who chronicles her experiences with Evy Lucío and the San Juan's Children's Choir in her novel "Yo-Yo Boing!"
The Choir usually accepts participants from the age of 6 and on. Auditions are held every year. Singers who participate at this institution leave at about age of 17 or 18.
The San Juan Children's Choir is known world-wide. They have performed live in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, China
China
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and other countries. They have also performed at many famous buildings and festivals, and have sung for many celebrities and world leaders.