Roy Bhame of West Windsor was among the 11 students who graduated from the American Boychoir School on June 11. He received the best athlete award and the citizenship award and will be attending High School South in the fall.##M:[more]##
Bhame, who entered the school in 2002, shared the stage at various times with such artists as pop diva Beyonce Knowles (at the 77th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles), and opera superstar Jessye Norman (at the U.S. Open tennis tournament). He toured 33 states with the choir and sang in numerous performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, two of the performances were held at Orchestra Hall in Boston, and the third at Carnegie Hall.
The school, a non-sectarian boys’ choir school, www.americanboychoir.org, chooses fewer than 30 boys each year from more than 300 auditions across the country. Founded in 1937, the educational program emphasizes a rigorous academic program balanced with intensive musical training. Visit www.americanboychoir.org for more information.