OPEN CHORAL WORKSHOP/ RETREAT Hosted by San Gabriel Valley Choral Company at Historic Aztec Hotel, Monrovia

OPEN CHORAL WORKSHOP/RETREAT

Saturday, August 10, 2013 – 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

(with optional performance on August 11)

Artistic Director Zanaida Robles invites the choral
community of Southern California to join the SGVCC in singing a preview of
their upcoming season. With
selections by Mozart, Ramirez, Gibbs, Lauridsen, Rutter, and more, this will be
a supernatural afternoon of music from all over the globe, presented in the stunning
ambiance of the historic Aztec Hotel in Monrovia, where the SGVCC will perform
in October. Included is a Saturday afternoon workshop, an
optional group dinner, and an optional Sunday morning performance. Online
registration of $35 is being accepted at www.choralcompany.org. Whether you’re looking for a choir to sing in or you are just seeking
an afternoon of making great music, the SGVCC welcomes you to its workshop.

Repertoire for Saturday’s workshop: Mozart – “Introit,” “Kyrie," “Dies Irae,” and “Lacrimosa” from Requiem;
Dawson – Every Time I Feel the Spirit; Rutter – Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind; Ramirez – “Kyrie” from Misa Criolla; Gibbs – Great God Almighty; Gilbert
& Sullivan – Pirates of Penzance. The
optional Sunday morning session will be from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia. Registration includes score rental,
refreshments, and two free tickets to any 2013-2014 season concert. The
registration deadline is August 4. Singers wishing to register after that date
need to contact SGVCC to confirm that space is available.

Artistic Director Zanaida Robles is on the faculty of
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) while pursuing a Doctor of
Musical Arts degree in choral music at the University of Southern California
(USC). As a DMA Teaching Assistant at USC, she directs the USC Thornton
University Chorus. Ms. Robles also directs Discovery Camerata and served for
three years as director of the MusicUNTOLD Chorale. She has prepared choirs for
performances with such artists as Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Audra
McDonald, and Wayne Brady.

Founded in 1995 by Dr. Thomas M.
Miyake of California State University, Los Angeles, the SGVCC is a non-profit
choir based in Monrovia, CA. The group’s repertoire has included music from the Renaissance period
to recent works of the 21st century. Along with more traditional
selections, music performed has featured avant-garde, jazz, gospel, Broadway
musical revues, and staged productions.

The Details
Who:         San Gabriel Valley Choral Company

What:        Open Choral Workshop/Retreat hosted by San Gabriel Valley
Choral Company at Historic Aztec Hotel

Where:      Aztec Hotel, 311 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia, CA 91016

When:       Saturday, August 10, 2013, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Price:        $35

Registration:         www.choralcompany.org

More Information: www.choralcompany.org or 626-579-2433