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ABOUT THE CLIFTON STREET SINGERS

    Recognizing the need for a small vocal ensemble in the Tampa Bay area,
composer James Boyle and choral director Norman Gregory formed the Clifton
Street Singers in 1987, presenting a series of four Christmas concerts
that year.  The group was very well received and as booking requests
increased so did the group's repretoire, expanding to include Americana
and folk songs, Broadway show tunes, standards, and patriotic songs as
well as sacred music for all liturgical seasons.
    The group is comprised of fourteen mixed voices and draws on vocal
talent from a wide variety of musical backgrounds.  The Clifton Street
Singers has among its members six pianists, one concert pianist, five
recorder players, two flutists, one guitarist, and two bassonists.  Nine
of the singers hold music degrees, three teach music in the public school
system, and ten hold church choir positions.  In addition to music
teachers, other occupations in the group include two attorneys, two
computer specialists, a television producer, and a mental health
therapist.  The group's name comes from its rehersal address on Clifton
Street in Tampa.
    During past seasons The Clifton Street Sing Museum's Victorian
Christmas Stroll, Tampa's Festival of Trees, Florida Southern College, Sun
City Center, and as part of the University of Tampa's Concert Series along
with numerous other events throughout central Florida.  The Singers also
regularly perform for churches and civic groups throughout the area. 
During the 1994 Christmas season the group performed a successful benefit
concert for the Children's Home of Tampa. This past year the group also
performed as part of the Tampa Tribune's Friday Extra Concert Series and
was featured in the City of Tampa's First Night New Year's celebration.
    For Clifton Street Singers availability and bookings call: (813)
237-1697.