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T h e D e t r o i t Yo u t h C h o i r ’s
registration fee per year is $200
with the guarantee that parents
participate in fundraisers during
the year. During the summer the
organization normally takes a
break until the fall, but we are
integrating a DYC summer
training initiative for summer
2013.
Talk about performing arts and
the importance the arts are in the
lives of teens.
Performing arts is a way for all
people young and old to express
themselves through music, theatre
and dance. For the youth of DYC
it’s a way for them to express
themselves through our shows and
performances to the community
and the world. Most of our youth
have a lot on their shoulders, and
singing sometimes help them
relax. We have to remember, some
of our students don’t really want
to be there, but it’s only because
they don’t see the big picture of
how the arts are helpful to them in
the long run, but as they stick with
the program they usually come
around and began to love it.
Share some short stories of how
your group has made an impact in
the community.
DYC has impacted the community
by telling historic, life lesson,
music appreciation stories to our
audiences.
We have perform
everything from Broadway shows,
Disney shows, Motown shows to
Stopping the Violence in our
community. We do a wide variety

of performances and that’s how
people defines DYC. We are out
the box and not your normal youth
group.
Discuss your passion for inspiring
youth and the source of that
passion.
I love young people, it stems from
my love of the group that
inspired me and my love for
music, The Boys Choir of
Harlem. The BCH gave the
inspiration I needed to love the
youth by their commitment to
young people, I felt that I can
love the youth and create
something here in Detroit that
models the same vision and
purpose as the great Boys Choir
of Harlem. Even though DYC is
a baby group and we still have a
long way to go, we are on the right
track.
We need help in Grant writing, if
there is someone out there that
knows how to write a grant and
you are willing to donate your
time and knowledge in that area
that would really help the children
and our organization. Please
contact us @ 313. 587. 6088 with
your suggestions and or help.
Have you ever recorded with the
group? Any upcoming music
projects?
DYC has recorded live 3 or 4
years ago with a local gospel artist
Rodriguez Linson in which we
perform 2 original song and a
South African song on the same
recording, DYC has also appeared
on Fox 2 News Detroit, PBS

Television, and the children show
Keys Kids.
Our upcoming productions includes
“Make me Wanna Holla”, Legend
3, Back on Broadway Revue 3,
and a Studio Recording of
American Music Hits.
Tell Impact Detroit Magazine
about your upcoming events for

the summer that we can come see.
June 1st 2013 is a production
written by one of our Alumni
Daniel Valentine, “Make Me
Wanna Holla” a story about teen
coping with the violence in the
City of Detroit. This will be our
first play/musical, and also we
have our Summer Workshop
Training Camp coming up that
will prepare our youth for the
upcoming season. Thank you so
much Mr White for your taking
the time to share with our Impact
Detroit readers great story!