Golden Gate International Children's and Youth Choral Festival, 7/11

When
Wed Jul 11, 2012
Where
First Congregational Church
Time
2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tags
Music

Description

More than 600 young vocal artists will convene in the East Bay for the ninth triennial Golden Gate International Children and Youth Choral Festival July 8-14 presented by Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Artistic Director Robert Geary has announced. The young singers--who comprise 20 choirs from 12 countries on four continents—will come together to perform individually, compete and sing in a 640-voice combined mega-chorus in the course of a week of public concerts and workshops in venues throughout the Bay Area. The week opens July 9 with a concert featuring all 20 choruses performing individually to give audiences a taste of their virtuosity and versatility. The balance of that week features daily free public concerts and competitions culminating in a Grand Finale Concert featuring the winners of the competitions and all 20 choruses combined to perform collaborative repertoire learned during the Festival week.

July 11 concerts include:

Competition Concert - Folk/Historical, Children • 2pm
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Free admission

Competition Concert - Folk/Historical, Youth • 7pm
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Free admission

Spotlight Concert • 7pm
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco
Admission $17 General, $14 Seniors, $14 Students
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/performances/

Spotlight Concert • 7pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 1700 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
Free admission

More Info

Link
http://www.goldengatefestival.org
Call
www.goldengatefestival.org (Box Office)

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Location

  1. First Congregational Church
    2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA