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| 1000 VOICES: 22 of San Diego’s Top Choral Groups Perform Free Concert in Balboa Park on March 25 |
San Diego Sings! Festival 2017, planned and presented by the
Choral Consortium of San Diego, will feature 22 of the top choral groups in San
Diego County performing by turn in a free concert, then joining together (more
than 1,000 voices) to perform “The Gift of Singing” by living California
composer Kirke Mechem, conducted by San Diego’s legendary choral conductor, Dr.
David Chase.
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| Conductor David Chase |
“Our first San Diego Sings! Festival was very well received
and we are excited to bring it back to our own Balboa Park, showcasing the
depth and breadth of San
Diego’s choral groups with this one-of-a-kind event,” said
Choral Consortium President Carol Manifold, co-chair with Sally Dean, Artistic
Director of San Diego North Coast Singers.
“It’s an exciting opportunity for all San Diegans and
visitors to hear a wide variety of groups, for free, in a lovely outdoor
setting, as well as to hear a delightful piece sung by 1,000 voices. That is
not an experience most people will ever get to have in their lifetimes, and
we’re delighted to be able to offer it to our community.”
Participating performers range from children’s choruses and
barbershop groups to a Renaissance chorus, and from community choirs and
women’s groups to a school chorus and a Chinese choral society. Between 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m., each participating group will perform alone on stage for a
12-minute set under its own conductor, in programming of its choice. At
approximately 1:00 p.m., the members of all the choruses in attendance will
gather on and around the Spreckels Organ Pavilion stage to join their 1,000
voices in performing “The Gift of Singing.”
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| DAY LONG FESTIVAL: Featuring a wide variety of choral performances and combined choirs (1,000 Voices) for “The Gift of Singing” by California Composer Kirke Mechem, conducted by Dr. David Chase. |
Choral Club of San Diego
Encore Vocal Ensemble
Escondido Choral Arts Center Children’s Chorus
Escondido Choral Arts Center Chorale
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego Women's
Chorus
Key of She
La Jolla Renaissance Singers
La Jolla Symphony Chorus
La Rondalla De San Diego
Pacific Coast Chorale
Pacific Coast Harmony
Pacific Women’s Chorus
Pacificaires/Cedar Center Chorus
Peninsula Singers
SACRA/PROFANA
San Diego Children’s Choir
San Diego Chinese Choral Society
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus
San Diego North Coast Singers Youth Chorus and Sorelle
Women’s Chamber Chorus
San Diego Sun Harbor Barbershop Chorus
San Diego Women’s Chorus
Temecula Preparatory School Mixed Choir
About the Composer
Kirke Mechem is a prolific composer with a catalogue of more
than 250 works that have been performed in more than 40 countries. Born and
raised in Kansas and educated at Stanford and Harvard universities, Mechem
conducted and taught at Stanford, and served as composer-in-residence for
several years at the University of San Francisco. He has been honored and recognized for his
contributions from such organizations as the United Nations, the National
Endowment for the Arts, the National Gallery, the American Choral Directors
Association, and the Music Educators National Conference. He was presented with
a lifetime achievement award from the National Opera Association.
About the Choral Consortium of San Diego
The Choral Consortium of San Diego is an all-volunteer
grassroots 501( c )3 nonprofit organization, formed in 2010 to support local
choral groups and promote choral art in San Diego. It currently has over 40
member choirs. San Diego Sings!, their largest, most public event, takes place
every two years.
For more information, please visit
choralconsortiumofsandiego.org.
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