Electric Youth To Play Franklin Town Common, Norfolk Town Common, And Gillette Stadium This Summer

Electric Youth, a dynamic ensemble of talented singers and dancers backed by an eight piece band of Boston’s Finest musicians will bring its live performance to three local venues in the summer months. Electric Youth performances offer exciting family entertainment with an extensive repertoire of pop, rock and Broadway music staged and choreographed to entertain and delight audiences of all ages.

Join Electric Youth at the Franklin Town Common on Wednesday, July 8th from 6:00-8:00 pm when they kick-off the Franklin “Concerts on The Common” Summer Series.  This concert is free, open to the public, and sponsored in part by the Franklin Cultural Council.

The second concert will take place on the Norfolk Town Common on July 23rd from 6:30-8:00 pm.  This concert will be free and open to the public.

On Sunday, August 8th, Electric Youth will entertain a large crowd outside of Gillette Stadium prior to the New England Revolution Soccer Game against the Los Angeles Galaxy Team.  Check the website for show times.  

Electric Youth is playing to domestic audiences this summer and will return to their European fans in the summer of 2010.   The 2009 season began with a performance on May 3rd at Fan Pier in Boston at the Volvo Ocean Race.  Visitors from all over the world enjoyed Electric Youth’s energetic repertoire of pop, rock, country, R & B and contemporary Broadway.  On May 31st, Electric Youth performed a pops style concert at the world renowned Mechanics Hall in Worcester.  During the afternoon at Mechanics Hall, Electric Youth members and staff conducted a workshop for young people between the ages of 10 and 18 from Worcester and surrounding cities and towns.  The two hour workshop consisted of drama activities, dance, group singing and musical theater instruction.   Students were then able to audition to perform a Broadway number on stage with Electric Youth during their evening performance.  Special guest appearances by Electric Youth Alumni and FSPA’s “Future Shock” added to the delight of seeing young performers shine at a world class venue.

During its summer tour in 2008, Electric Youth enjoyed enthusiastic audiences at Vienna’s famed Muiskverein concert hall, a show at the prestigious Ariston Thteater in Sanremo, Italy and a national television appearance on Slovenia’s Pop-TV while performing in the resort town of Portoroz.  Electric Youth returned to familiar stages and fans in Wildon, Oberwart and Obergrafendorf, Austria and found a new audience in the picturesque lakeside town Zell am See.  The tour included open air venues in the ancient Italian town of Gradisca, the Venetian palace at Villa Manin and in the open squares of the Adriatic resort towns of Lignano and Bibione.

The members of Electric Youth 2009 are: Meg Charbonnier, Meghan Dean, Pat Dutton, Jill Gleason, Galen Hancock, Avery McStay, Catherine Weiss and Ali Whitney of Franklin, Michael Egan of Hopkinton, Jacquie Hurley of North Attleboro, Jay Vita of Mansfield, Callie Liljeberg and Corrine Falotico of Wrentham, Ali McCurdy of Medfield and Katie Ryan of Millville. The Boston area musicians performing with Electric Youth are Kenny Hadley on Drums, Jeff Hoyer on Trombone, Arnie Krakowsky on Tenor Sax, Raye Lynn Mercer on Piano, Walter Platt on Trumpet, Mark Poniatowski on Bass, Ken Ried on Sax and Mark White on Guitar.  

Auditions for Electric Youth 2010 will be conducted in late August. For more information about Electric Youth, visit www.electricyouth.com.  For a preview of an Electric Youth performance, visit www.youtube.com/user/38main.

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