Lakewood, Ohio - Beck Center for the Arts announces placement auditions for our Children's Performing and Chamber Choirs. Singers ages nine and up with unchanged voices are welcome. Auditions are scheduled throughout the months of August and September by appointment. Choirs rehearse on Tuesday evenings beginning in September. For more information or to schedule a placement audition, call the Beck Center Music Department directly at 216-228-2800.

Beck Center Children's Choirs begin their 18th season this fall. In addition to their regular concert schedule, they have performed with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Apollo's Fire and at Cleveland Indians baseball games. The Children's Choir program offers students the opportunity to develop healthy vocal techniques, music reading and listening skills, and a sense of pride and self-confidence.

The choir program was founded in 1990 at the Koch School of Music in Rocky River. Koch later became Riverside Academy of Music , and in August 2001, Riverside merged with Beck Center in Lakewood. In addition to the Performing and Chamber Choirs, Beck Center also offers two non-auditioned choirs, Primary Music Makers for ages 5 to 6, and an Intermediate Choir for ages 7 to 8. These choirs rehearse on Mondays. To enroll in these choirs, please call the Beck Center Music Department.

Beck Center for the Arts offers professional theatrical productions on two stages along with comprehensive curriculum-based arts education in Creative Arts Therapies, dance, music, theater, and visual arts, as well as gallery exhibits featuring local and regional artists.

Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Convenient on-site parking is available. For more information, call (216) 521-2540 or visit us online at www.beckcenter.org.