Singing in Color shows how music is a vehicle for the message of peace.  It tells the story of the Chicago Children's Choir's historic tour of South Africa in the summer of 1996.

The Chicago Children’s Choir was founded in 1956 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement as a way to unite children from different backgrounds.  The Choir is a multiracial, multicultural choral music education organization that is shaping the future by making a difference in the lives of children and youth through musical excellence.  In the summer of 1996, a select group from the Choir left the comfort of their homes and toured a country not known for any kind of unity:  South Africa.

 In Singing in Color, the children dance with members of the Zulu tribe, see exotic animals, sing with schoolchildren from ghetto townships, visit families living in extreme poverty in Soweto, and perform for the President Nelson Mandela in his Pretoria home.  This outstanding film shows young people as positive role models, affirms our ability to find strength in diversity, and illustrates how music can bring us together. 

Accompanying the stunning imagery in the film is stirring music from the mountains of South Africa, the churches of Chicago, and folk traditions from Columbia to the former Yugoslavia.   

Singing in Color is for anyone who loves music and believes it can bring out the best in us! 

For more information on the Chicago Children's Choir and ordering your copy of Singing in Color, please contact John at 904-448-1100 or John@JohnPalumbo.com. 

Photos courtesy of the Chicago Children's Choir.