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!

New Season!

Chorale Bel Canto Beautiful Singing for 35 Years *****Announcing Our 35th Season!***** Dates and venues forthcoming.  Look for details soon. Thank you  to those who joined us or supported our season finale! CBC closed its 34th season on May 14 with the glorious Five Mystical Songs of Vaughan Williams and the sublime Mozart Requiem. A well-attended art exhibit featuring works on mystical themes attracted concertgoers before and after the performance.  And, the event finished with a lovely reception enjoyed by all. Our Colleagues in the Arts........

Chorale Bel Canto Beautiful Singing for 34 Years Mark your calendars for our season finale concert on May 14!   Buy Tickets Here Would you like to attend the concert but would rather not drive to Pasadena? Let us help! Courtesy of Supervisor Don Knabe, we are able to offer free bus service from Whittier to the Pasadena venue on Saturday, May 14. Pick up is at 1:30 pm First Friends Church 13205 Philadelphia Whittier, CA 90601 The bus will be on Washington Avenue, at the side courtyard of the church. Patrons taking the bus may park in the Church lot that is accessed from the alley between Washington and Friends. Then walk across the alley and into the courtyard of the church.   The bus will depart from Pasadena at 7:00 p.m., arriving in Whittier at approximately 7:45 p.m. The schedule will allow time for you to enjoy the art exhibit prior to the concert, the concert itself at 4:00pm, and a season finale reception after the concert. Reserve your seat on the bus by sending an email to cbc.execdirector@gmail.com and let us know would like a ride! Visit the art exhibit on mystical themes in Fellowship Hall Open 12:00-3:45pm and 6:00-8:00pm. You're invited! to a reception following the concert in Fellowship Hall. Please join us to enjoy friends, artworks, refreshments, and celebrate our 34th season of making beautiful music. Our Colleagues in the Arts........ Copyright © 2016 Chorale Bel Canto, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 451, Whittier CA 90608 unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences