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Portage La Prairie Central Plains Herald Leader (Newspaper) - December 22, 2006, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba A help you make All the right moves Call 239-6461 Bra Andrych realty Ltd 39 Royal Road n. Amp Portage mall www.c21portage.com we Central Plains w Herald Leader this week in television Shewfelt a plumbing amp heating a family business for Over 40 years a retail sales a service a installation come visit our showroom Hwy my St Portage la pie 857-4136 open monday Friday l 7 00 a.m.-6 00 p.m., saturday 9 00-1 00 evening listings for the week of saturday december 16-Friday, december 22, 2006singing for salvation troubled teens come together in tic series by Kyla Brewer to Media troubled teens Arentt new to television. Shows such As a pc sly and a Law amp order have been depicting the lives of adolescent Street thugs and homeless youngsters for years. But for a glimpse of what life is really like for teens at a Crossroads viewers should tune in to to cd a new documentary reality series a trial by choir a airing thursday dec. 21. It follows the evolution of a choir under the direction of renowned vocal instructor Jerome Kyles. It Isnit just any choir. The kids featured in the show come from diverse backgrounds and have varying Levels of Talent but the one thing they All have in common is a troubled or unstable past. From abusive parents to poverty to homelessness these teens need something to inspire and motivate them. And that a just what Kyles and youth counsellor kale Benjamin Hope to give them with the project. They be got just three rehearsals per week for 10 weeks and 24 teenagers with nowhere to go but up. Boasting a decidedly Cinema verite feel cameras capture the process without glossing it Over like so Many other so called reality to series. To cd a executive vice president and general manager David Abraham explains the shows purpose was not to sensationalize. A a trial by choir showcases the highs and lows of a mentoring experience As told through the eyes of two adults who Felt called to make a difference in the lives of teenagers Quot Abraham said. Quot the series also tests the transformational Power of a vocal instructor at the prestigious Burklee College of music Kyles is a demanding professional and he does no to Cut the kids any Slack. In the first episode Jerome explains his hard nosed approach saying he faced Many obstacles on his Way to the top. He even had a teacher who told him he sing but that just spurred him to try harder and prove the naysayers wrong. Hailing from Miami Kyles was just a youngster when he developed a passion for music. Thanks to the musical director at his Church who gave him the Opportunity to perform at Church services he was asked to sing at conferences conventions and awards ceremonies. Against the Odds he earned a Bachelor of music from Burklee. In addition to creating his own music he a worked with such luminaries As Patti Labelle Diana Ross Michael Macdonald and the Boston pops. He a Tough but he a determined to give others the Chance he was once Given. Fittingly his Gruff attitude seems to be the very thing that earns him respect from Many of the teens. While Kyles presumes to be a fall business Quot Benjamin is heart and soul from the very beginning. Bonding with the teens Over her own troubled past. A native of Boston she was bom into an abusive household and entered Foster care Al an Early age. By 19, she was a pregnant High school dropout. The birth of her daughter was a turning Point for Benjamin. She got a Job w Ith the department of social services keeping runaway kids in the system. In her free time she returns to the projects where she grew up in an attempt to steer the local kids in the right direction. Though Kate identifies with the Quot trial by choir Quot teens on Many Levels because of her own rough past her approach sometimes backfires and drives them away. Viewers Don t just see the ins and outs of the choral direction. Cameras follow the kids into their neighbourhoods where drugs and violence Are rampant. This reality to series May be a Little too real for the faint of heart. In one Early scene a teen Points out Many Spray painted xes that represent How Many people have been killed on his Street. Another kid talks about being in a mental institution after trying to kill somebody. Audiences will see the True tragedy of the streets in a Young Man who a homeless and a Young girl who a determined not to end up on welfare. Even in a group of fellow troubled kids some of the participants feel like no one understands them. Johnathan a so used to Street life he has a difficult time working within the group. Tonya faces daily discrimination because of her visual impairment a she a practically Blind. The first rehearsal was Eye opening for the whole group. Kyles is used to working with truly talented vocalists but some of the kids Hadnot really Sung before. Poe. The groups self proclaimed a Metal struggles with hitting the notes but is committed to seeing it out. The teenagers reactions to Kyles vary. One Young lady thinks he a sexy while others think he a just too Tough on them. But when the kids finally see him in action at Bostons renowned Morningstar Baptist Church where he a the minister of music they re amazed and finally impressed. Revived with a new sense of Trust in their Leader the kids go Forth with the project with a new enthusiasm. Those looking for a typical music themed reality series wont find it in to cd so trial by it Isnit a Talent show. There a no million Dollar recording contract at the end of the Rainbow. In fact while some of the teens did go on to win scholarships to prestigious music schools it Wasny tall Happy endings. After filming wrapped some of them battled homelessness and even served jail time. Sometimes uplifting sometimes hard to watch a trial by choir Quot is nonetheless worthy of a look. Tune in sunday night. A a front Load laundry by Washer amp dryer pair �r$1,099 a after $100 mail in rebate store for details. Plus 00 n0t pay f0r1full year Fyrn Jurj i Towi no interest no payments for i year. Portage Coop mall 239-8544 Coupon. 3.00 cd while youth counsellor Kate Benjamin struggles to keep the kids on track choral director Jerome Kyles show no mercy with 24 Boston teens in to cd so trial by choir a airing thursday dec. 21. With varying degrees of experience and Talent the teenagers Are challenged to sing together As a group in Harmony. 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