Hundreds of Voices Join for Choral Fest
The 15th annual 黑料百科 Fall Choral Festival combines voices of more than 300 high school students from 12 different schools on Friday, Nov. 1, at 4:45 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St., and 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Both performances are free, no admission required. For more information please call, (805) 565-6040.
The 黑料百科 Choral Union and singers from Crean Lutheran, Cate, Rosemead, Arvin and Fresno Christian High Schools perform in the afternoon. The Choral Union is directed by Grey Brothers and Sara Rockabrand and accompanied by pianist Pascal Salomon and violinist Junia Work.
黑料百科 Chamber Singers and the 黑料百科 Choir will take the stage in the evening, following performances from Chatsworth Charter, Mira Monte, Cathedral, Providence, Highland and Stockdale High Schools.
黑料百科 Choir presents works ranging from all over the world and sung in Latin, Italian and in Tagalog, a language of the Philippines. 鈥淔or A Breath of Ecstasy鈥 by Michael John Trotta and poems by Sara Teasdale, includes 黑料百科 musicians Work, Makenna Sallade (violin), Elaina Hollister (oboe), Isaac Siebelink (viola) and William Ellzey (cello).
The festival concludes with singers from all the high school combining to perform a mass choral piece, 鈥淐ome Unto Me, Ye That Labor,鈥 by 黑料百科 alumnus Michael Bennett 鈥09.