Sunday, January 11, 2015

February Fundraiser and More!






Happy New Year!

Chorale Bel Canto has great things planned for 2015, and we hope you'll join us!
Join us for an elegant evening of dinner and a show, presented by rising star Andrew Samonsky, at the lovely Hacienda Golf Club in La Habra Heights.
Cocktail Hour, 6:00pm   ****  DInner, 7:15pm
Tickets $80.00 per person.  Purchase online by February 3, 2015.
Tables for 10 may also be purchased.
Purchase Fundraiser Tickets
Cantori Sine Nomine

And for something completely different, hear an ensemble of Chorale Bel Canto, Cantori Sine Nomine,
sing the hauntingly beautiful
Musikalische Exequien of Heinrich Schutz.
Cantori Sine Nomine performs on Sunday, February 8 at 4:00pm
in Morgan Auditorium at the University of La Verne.
The concert is free.
Thank you!

Chorale Bel Canto extends its sincere thanks to all who donated in 2014 to help us fulfill our mission to present choral masterworks and other worthy choral literature for the enjoyment and education of our community.
We couldn't do it without your help!
And, for more musical offerings…..

Our friends at the Downey Symphony are presenting Harp and Soul, a concert featuring harpist Alison Bjorkedal on Saturday, January 24, 2015.
And we appreciate the ongoing efforts of the Veterans Resource Center.

Copyright © 2015 Chorale Bel Canto, All rights reserved.



Wednesday, January 7, 2015


An elegant evening of dinner and entertainment

Rising Star Andrew Samonsky
Sings Favorite Show Tunes

With

A special musical moment by an ensemble of Chorale Bel Canto

Saturday, February 7, 2015

6:00 p.m. – No Host Cocktail Bar
With Jim Rawls at the Piano

7:15 -- Dinner

Hacienda Golf Club
718 East Road
La Habra Heights, CA 90631

$80 per person

Hacienda Golf Club asks that no denim be worn.

Purchase tickets at ChoraleBelCanto.org

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Andrew Samonsky. Broadway: The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Neville Landless; Scandalous as Kenneth Ormisten (original cast recording); and the recent smash revival of South Pacific as Lt. Cable (seen on the Live From Lincoln Center PBS broadcast). Off-Broadway: Queen of the Mist (Drama Desk Award Nomination and original cast recording); City Center Encores! Productions of Fiorello! and Merrily We Roll Along. Regional theatre: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (La Jolla Playhouse); Somewhere in Time (Portland Center Stage); Tales of the City (ACT); White Christmas (Denver Theatre Centre); Falsettos (opposite Jason Alexander, L.A. Actors Fund); Shenandoah (Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C.); Little Miss Sunshine (La Jolla Playhouse); Tick, Tick . . . Boom (Rubicon Theatre Company); Disney’s On the Record (national tour, original cast recording). He is a soloist with symphonies across the country.



Chorale Bel Canto Thanks You!

Many thanks to all of you who donated 
to our end-of-the year campaign!

We raised almost four times the amount
 we received in the same period last year!

We are especially grateful to our donors and singers who provided stirring testimonials about what the music means to them.

With these funds we are able to begin our extensive outreach to audience members new to classical choral music, one of the key goals of our strategic plan.
Your gifts keep the music alive!

Wednesday, December 31, 2014


Chorale Bel Canto Needs YOU!


Today is the last day to make a tax deductible donation to Chorale Bel Canto in 2014!

Why do we give?
Jane and I have supported the Chorale since its inception--we love classical choral music, we have sung major choral works all over the world, and we are fortunate to personally support, and to direct funds from a local Foundation to support, this worthy, quality musical organization.
Stuart and Jane Gothold, donors and singers

The end of the year is a great time to give to Chorale Bel Canto!

This is the season of celebration and giving. 
And, it's prime time for that last tax-deductible gift of the year!

What has music meant to your holiday? 
Have you been enriched by music in a concert hall or a church or a school, 
or heard carolers on a street corner? 

Please give today, and keep the music alive?

Why do I sing?
I love singing with Chorale Bel Canto because it has a wonderful array of professional-quality singers, ans singers who love singing just for the joy of it. I learn so much from Dr. Gothold, and from other singers in the group. I've grown so much because of this group, and I'm thankful to be here! Johnnie Goolsby, singer.

Why do I sing?
I've been a member of Chorale Bel Canto since the beginning--33 years now! I've been singing since junior high school in El Monte. Singing is just something I've done all my life. it transports me to a different place. I can be somewhere on a mountain top for a couple of hours in each rehearsal or performance. Eric Nelson, singer.

Donate today at ChoraleBelCanto.org


Monday, December 29, 2014

Donating to Chorale Bel Canto Matters!

Have you wondered if we can get along without you?
We can’t.


Just 3 more days to make your fully tax-deductible donation
To Chorale Bel Canto in 2014

The truth is, ticket sales alone bring in just 25% of our annual budget. We work diligently to raise money from government and foundation grants and business donors, but programming and performing are expensive. Our dedicated singers volunteer their time and talents, but we pay for performances and rehearsal space, instrumentalists like the masterful brass ensemble at our Christmas concert, printing programs and postcards, and the list goes on…

We need your help to keep choral music alive and vibrant. Won’t you partner with us, and together we’ll make it happen?

Invest in Chorale Bel Canto and let music feed your soul!
  

Why do I sing?
I just love singing with Chorale Bel Canto. It’s a wonderful feeling being in this really good choir. In my other two choirs, I usually have to help out my section, but in Chorale, it’s me that’s being helped, so it’s different. It’s great!
Terrance Clark, singer and Rio Hondo student


 Why do I donate?
It gives me great satisfaction to be a part of such a resplendent group of singers. I donate to ensure the chorale music will flourish and continue to enrich our community.
Claire Rademacher, donor and singer

 Donate now at choralebelcanto.org