Lakewood's Littlest Angel Leaving On Scandinavian Tour June 22

Lakewood's Littlest Angel - Billy Butler

Lakewood's own Billy Butler (11 years old) is a member of Cleveland's Singing Angel's Performing Chorus. Billy has always been a great believer in making others happy. 

In 2008, the City of Lakewood presented him with a resolution for his outstanding community service. He has held (2) annual events to benefit charitable organizations since 2005 (at which time he was 6 years old) when he held his first lemonade stand and donated the proceeds ($730) to Katrina victims.

This year will be Billy's 5th year with the Singing Angels and he has just recently joined their junior dance troupe. He is the youngest Angel to be performing on an upcoming tour to six countries in the Scandinavian area.

Please read on to see his itinerary in the Singing Angels' Press Release below:

The Singing Angels Announce Annual Summer Concert Tour to Six Countries

Cleveland, Ohio --- The Singing Angels, Cleveland and Northeast Ohio's world-renowned youth chorus, will visit and perform in London and, for the first time, in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Estonia, and St. Petersburg. Forty three musical youth ambassadors from the Performing Chorus, ages 11-18, leave on a 16 day concert cruise tour on June 22.

The Angels will sing and dance a musical cavalcade of pop, Broadway, barbershop, and patriotic songs and dances in Hyde Park in London and will continue their performances in Stotoget, the oldest square and historical center of Stockholm, and the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen. They will perform at Temppeliaukio Church, which is quarried out of the natural bedrock, and is one of Helsinki's most popular tourist attractions.

The Singing Angels will enjoy a cultural exchange and joint concert with Golden Gates Russian Youth Ensemble, St. Petersburg. The final concerts are at St. John’s Church, Tallinn, and Covent Garden, London. The Angels will also entertain on the cruise ship, before a large, international audience. In addition to these scheduled concerts, the Angels perform impromptu concerts where ever there is a friendly crowd. The group has learned special songs in Swedish and Russian.

The Singing Angels is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. For additional information, contact Jean Mader at The Singing Angels, 216-432-5555 x 13 or go to the website at www.singingangels.org.