Break The Silence! Foundation  
 
“Only a life lived for others is worth living.” -Albert Einstein
 
 

"Education with
Art as the Vehicle: Use Your Talents!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail or call:

(866) 492-1816

or

(781) 378-2235  Boston Event
Sponsors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:
Earth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTS KIDS

 

BERKLEE ALUMNI

Teaching Diversity Through Music

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links: 

Berklee College of Music

South Shore Music

Music Rising

One Night In Frogtown

MusiCares

S1™ SafetyFirst Backpacks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

BTS Board Of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

Hours of Operation:
8 Days A week
24/7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Memory of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
BTS Kids

The Dunson Twins of FOME created Fly Kidz to help combat Childhood Diabetes and obesity.

 

Click Images to see the Fly Kidz in action!

 Sherry Stearn
IN PREPARATION FOR THE BTS-KIDS PROGRAM / WORKING WITH SCHOOLS IN LOCAL BOSTON AREA

Boys and Girls Club Dorchester Recording Studio Opening!

Berklee College of Music Donated

 


We are honored to welcome Juri Panda Jones* to the BTS Team! More to come on Juri and all she does to inspire, create and organize community enriching programs; planting seeds for a better tomorrow!

Go Juri! Go Juri!

 
Break The Silence! Foundation partners with One Night In Frogtown (Berklee Alumni too)! :



The Diversity Through Music Trail Blazers:


 
 
Using Music as Metaphor

"One Night In Frogtown"´s wide-ranging musical canvas exposes kids to different kinds of music, from R&B, to Classical, to Hip-Hop. The different styles of music symbolize the differences between the social groups of frogs, while the pond itself acts as a metaphor for the world. Pelletier was working in LA during the LA Riots, and the memory still haunts him. "It´s probably one of the reasons I wanted to do this.", he says. "When I showed Frogtown to Curtis, he echoed the other performers when he said, "Of course I´ll do it. The world needs this right now".
 
 
 
 
 
 
FROGTOWN is a multimedia musical based on Emmy winning Author/Composer Philip Pelletier's musical storybook One Night In Frogtown. This acclaimed diversity  story comes alive through projected animations, a live story reading, and live music performances featuring Portland All-Stars Linda Hornbuckle, Devin Phillips, Shannon Day, Andy Stokes, Fogatron, Heather Christie, Portland Opera soloist Victor Morris, the No Kidding! Choir and more!
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

About Philip Pelletier*
Author/Composer Pelletier has composed and conducted music for Emmy Award-winning children's programming, Disney & Pixar animations, and award-winning Hollywood films. His work has been praised by The New York Times, Time Out New York, Variety, Premiere, Buzz, Juxtapoz, LA Weekly, and BBC World News. He has won numerous awards, including Best Director at the LA International Film Festival, Grand Prize at The NY Funny Shorts Fest, and a Media Masters Award. Official selections in over 75 film festivals worldwide, his work has been honored at the Lucille Ball Comedy Museum and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. He has made Oregon his home since 2001.

 

 ***

 

Dori DeCarlo – Director BTS Kids 

Dori began doing theatre professionally at 12 and by 18 was Directing and Choreographing as well as performing.  

With Westco Productions, a NY based professional children’s theatre company celebrating 30 years this summer, Dori worked for more than 12 years on-stage performing as well as directing numerous productions for children and “Godspell” which was a fundraiser at the Westchester Broadway Theatre. Westco also developed a workshop called Broadway Babes and integrating her ability to sign, she created Broadway Babes Singing and Signing which combined both hearing and hearing impaired children in a showcase where everyone sang and everyone signed! 

After taking time off to begin a family Dori became the Director of Theatre at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY and began a campus-based community theatre bringing together college students and semi-professional performers.  The students were able to hone their craft while working with seasoned actors and singers from NY which proved to be a very successful model which she continues to encourage.

As director of the BTS Kids, she is looking to bring out the best in the kids that have a dream of performing.  Whether they only want to sing in the shower or sing at Carnegie Hall, children should be encouraged to find the joy in sharing their gift of music and dance.  So often the pressures at home and in school stifle a desire to perform.  Here we look to encourage them and bring out the best that they have inside. 

With the professional performers that will take part in the concert, the BTS Kids will perform with them and on their own in groups, trios, and duets. The experience of working along side of more seasoned professionals will encourage their talents and enable them to learn more rapidly.  We can work with teachers in the area that have established kids groups, or hold auditions to find the undiscovered talent in the area and develop a show that will fit their talents and facilitate their growth as young performers. 

The main goal of the BTS Kids is to let them know that there are alternatives to the stresses that they face daily.  As schools are hit with more and more budget cuts, sadly the arts are the first thing to go, and these students are left to find other outlets for their energy – positive and negative.  Too often they are dealing with violence at home and in school and have nowhere to turn to get rid of the aggression.  The passion of performing is an amazing way to bring out all the tension and anger as well as the joy and love deep within.  By encouraging them to share the gift of performing with others we are giving them the tools to work along side adults almost as peers because age is nothing onstage.  Performers young and old can share their love of the arts because it brings out the best they have inside.  

As sponsors of this first BTS Kids concert you are enabling the kids in your community to shine forth and share the gifts they have inside.  You are also showing them that you believe in them; what better way to encourage them to be part of the community. This first concert is the model that we will bring to other cities and other communities and most importantly, to new groups of BTS Kids!

 

 

                                              BTS KIDS PROGRAM

 
Soon BTS Kids Program @ J Place Studio - Cohasset

25 kids, ages 12 -17 to be involved in the progam 

Rehearsals @ JPlace Studio-Cohasset

 

Twice a week for 6 weeks, a positive way to spend a few hours a week over the summer 

Three kids will be chosen out of twenty five to perform with Legendary Blues Players on stage to showcase their talents at The Music Circus-Cohasset during the BTS South Shore Music Festival TBD.

The other kids will take part in production and other aspects of performing. 

All the kids will be recognized for being a part of the program.  This will, in turn, build their self esteem and help them find out what their strengths and weaknesses are. We will teach these kids the skills they need to audition and perform nationally and enjoy the process!

 


 

 

 

 

*Berklee College of Music Alumni