Fall Choral Festival to Feature 590 Singers
A record 590 singers from Â鶹avÓ³»´«Ã½, Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces and 11 area high schools will perform more than 30 songs at the seventh annual Â鶹avÓ³»´«Ã½ Fall Choral Festival Friday, Oct. 28, at 4:45 p.m. in First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St., and at 7 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Both performances are free and open to the public though seating is limited.
The event concludes with all choirs performing a mass choral piece, “And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth,†by Felix Mendelssohn. The song will be conducted by Michael Shasberger, Â鶹avÓ³»´«Ã½â€™s Adams professor of music and worship.
At a workshop before the performance, the high school singers will hone their repertoires with Â鶹avÓ³»´«Ã½ choral directors as well as professionals from CSU Channel Islands, Santa Barbara City College and The Kamehameha Schools (Honolulu).
The high school choirs include: Aliso Niguel Madrigals and Bella Cantore, Corona Mixed Ensemble, Sunnyside Cantus Vocum, Providence Hall Chorale, San Luis Obispo Bass Choir and Concert Women, San Marcos Madrigals and A Capella Choir, Pinewood Singers and Women’s Chorus, Marina Concert Choir, Palos Verdes Peninsula Women’s Ensemble, Maranatha Mixed Ensemble, Oaks Christian Advanced Women’s Chorus, and Castilleja Choir.