Golden Gate International Children's and Youth Choral Festival, 7/15

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 15 offers two free final concerts for the public:

Community Concert at Festival Del Sole • 1pm
Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main Street, Napa
Featured Choirs:
- Budi Mulia Dua (Indonesia)
- Youth Choir “Kivi” (Lithuania)
- Klarup Pigekor (Denmark)
Free admission

Performance at the San Leandro Library • 3pm
San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro
Featured Choirs:
- Partners in Praise Girls Chorus (Minnesota, USA)
- Choir of the E. Mikeladze Central Music School (Georgia)
Free admission

More Info

Link

http://www.goldengatefestival.org

Call

www.goldengatefestival.org (Box Office)