Chorale Bel Canto

Look for CBC's 2016 | 2017 Season Brochure to arrive in the mail next month! Or Order Online Now at www.ChoraleBelCanto.org We're ready to take your order!   ************************************ FULL SEASON TICKETS, A Pick-3 Concert Subscription, and Individual Tickets AVAILABLE NOW! ************************************ ·          Full Season Subscription (4 concerts) for $75, with preferred seating at concerts. ·          OR  Pick-3 Concerts for $60 ·          Early Bird Special Offer for Full Season Subscription: Get two free vouchers with orders by October 1  OUR 2016 | 2017 SEASON! It's the Water! October 22, 2016 - 4:00 pm First Friends Church, Whittier Music from many times and places dealing with the mystique and majesty of the sea, rivers, lakes, and rain.  Captivating choral music by Monteverdi, Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Eric Whitacre, as well as folk songs and spirituals. __________________________________________________   Feliz Navidad con Chorale Bel Canto: Merry Christmas with Chorale Bel Canto December 10, 2016 - 4:00 & 7:30pm East Whittier Methodist Church Featuring Navidad Nuestra, a folk drama based on the rhythms and traditions of Hispanic America, created by poet Felix Luna and composer Ariel Ramirez, for chorus, soloists, guitar, harpsichord, and Latin percussion. Traditional songs and carols of the season will round out the program. With fiesta food between concerts! _________________________________________   How the Reformation Changed Music: A 500 Year Perspective March 18, 2017 - 4:00pm First Friends Church, Whittier A concert and conversation with music from five centuries and live program comments.  Songs, hymns, and motets inspired by the work of Martin Luther.  We will examine the many genres and textures of the early Reformation (1517) up to the time of J.S. Bach and beyond. ______________________________________________   From the American Songbook May 13, 2017 - 7:30pm Liberty Community Plaza, Whittier Musical snapshots of American popular music from Stephen Foster to the present day. Songwriters such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Kandler and Ebb, Stephen Sondheim and Billy Joel will be represented. With refreshments available and after-concert dancing! _______________________________________   Calling New Singers! Auditions are open for CBC's 35th Season! We are looking for qualified new singers to join our ranks. Feel free to forward this announcement to any interested singers. About Us Chorale Bel Canto is a volunteer regional master chorale with a four-concert season that runs roughly from Labor Day to Memorial Day.  We rehearse on Monday evenings in Whittier.  Annual membership dues are $75, waived for full-time students.  Members are responsible for purchase of some music and concert attire. The Audition Vocalization to assess range and tonal color Tonal memory exercises Simple sight reading A prepared song is optional Auditions are by appointment. Contact Karen Bourgaize, Executive Director, by emailing cbc.execdirector@gmail.com We look forward to hearing you!