Boys arrived in the morning at the church eager to swap stories about where they stayed and what their families were like. After hearing their stories and watching them bask in their new-found royalty, it is easy to see why they enjoy the event. Some of the boys were taken to the Big Dam Bridge, which they liked saying over and over and over again. Two of the boys saw fireflies for the first time. Now there’s a reason to get out of the city!! Boys are treated to baskets of snacks in their rooms and a few were taken to Five Guys for burgers, though they already had eaten dinner! Michael said his family’s home was like a palace and I am wondering if perhaps the adults might not like to billet in homes and be indulged in the manner to which they would like to become accustomed. After endless one-up-man-ship, it was time to settle in to the purpose of our business. Warm up the body, mind, and spirit and be prepared to enhance a congregation’s worship experience through music as only they can sing it.
A congregational point of view.
The rest of the day was spent in play. Work hard play hard. A beautiful countryside estate afforded the boys swimming, canoeing, tennis and their beloved basketball!! Then began a water game where one small tennis ball entertained 17 boys for hours!
All in all, a good day where the sun shone down on boys who sing and home they went, exhausted and happy.
About Houston Boychoir
Houston Boychoir builds men of character through music. As the oldest organization of its kind for boys and music Houston Boychoir has a unique standing in the community, setting the level of excellence for artistic achievement and educational outcomes in children’s performing ensembles. It is the only program of its kind to reach out to the population of the inner city and the outlying regions, melding the unique aspects of both constituents.
HBC supplements district schools’ academic and music programs by providing a core curriculum based on state and national criteria as well as expecting the boys’ attention to their overall scholastic studies. During rehearsals, boys learn skills in the use of the voice, music reading, music theory, music history, and the interpretation of texts in a variety of languages.
Houston Boychoir regularly presents concerts throughout the city and with more than 50 years of achievement, it has earned its place in the Houston arts community. Collaborative performances with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Opera in the Heights, the symphony and opera at the Moores' School of Music, Houston Bach Society, Hope Stone Dance and more, make HBC vital to Houston's artistic profile. Staples of the operatic and symphonic repertoire (Orff's Carmina Burana, Puccini's La Boheme, Bizet's Carmen, Benjaman Britten's Peter Grimes and the St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach to name a few) require a choir with the Houston Boychoir's beauty and professional demeanor. These are unique performing opportunities available to these dedicated young men.
As one of the country’s premiere boychoirs, HBC serves as ambassadors, representing our city, state and nation during annual concert tours across North America and throughout Europe and Asia. Most recently Houston Boychoir traveled to South Africa giving concerts in celebration of its 50 year anniversary season. As ambassadors we regularly host visiting choirs to Houston such as, The American Boychoir, The Tomannerchor of Leipzig, Germany, the Texas Boys Choir and in April 2015, The St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir from London, England.
Houston Boychoir, transforming the boys of today into the men of tomorrow.
Houston Boychoir 
Thank you for the post! It’s wonderful that a group of adolescent and near adolescent boys can find enjoyment, share and be creative with something as simple as a tennis ball. (No electricity or batteries required.)