SoCal Choirs Join voices in Choral Fest
The 黑料百科 Fall Choral Festival, combining the voices of more than 450 students from 13 local high schools, is Friday, Oct. 30, at 4:45 p.m. and 7 p.m., both in First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Half of the choirs will perform at 4:45 p.m. and the remaining half will perform prior to 黑料百科 ensembles at 7 p.m. Both performances are free and open to the public, although seating is limited. For more information, please call (805) 565-6040.
The afternoon concert features the Heritage Christian School Grace Notes Women鈥檚 Choir, San Marcos High School Madcappella Choir, Academy of Music at Hamilton High School鈥檚 Advanced Women鈥檚 Ensemble, Saugus High School Concert Choir, Fullerton Union High School Vocal Ensemble, Fresno Christian Belle Voci, Sunnyside High School, Redlands Adventist Academy Kantorei and the Cate School Camerata. The 黑料百科 Chorale Union, a combination of Men鈥檚 Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorale, will conclude the performance.
The evening concert will include performances by the Oak Park High School Concert Choir, Nipomo High School Choir, Highland High School Chamber Choir, Oaks Christian School Advanced Women鈥檚 Chorus, Heritage Christian School Resonate Chamber Singers, San Marcos High School Madrigal Singers and the Academy of Music at Hamilton High School鈥檚 Chamber Singers. The performance will conclude with the 黑料百科 Chamber Singers and the 黑料百科 Choir. The festival will conclude with all of the high school groups combining to perform a mass choral piece, 鈥淪alvation is created,鈥 by Pavel Tschesnokoff.
Before performing, the students will attend workshops with 黑料百科 professors Grey Brothers, Steve Hodson and Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship, and adjunct instructor Robert Rockabrand.
This year鈥檚 guest clinician is Nathan Kreitzer, founder and artistic director of the Santa Barbara City College Quire of Voyces. Kreitzer, director of choral and vocal activities at SBCC and director of music at First United Methodist Church, earned a master鈥檚 degree in choral conducting from the University of California at Irvine.