Sounds of the Season

This eclectic concert of holiday music will include excerpts from JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G minor in addition to familiar and not-so-familiar carols. The choirs will sing a cappella, and with accompaniment by piano, organ, guitar and harp. Start off your holiday season’s celebration by spending an evening listening to the Sounds of the Season!

The performance will take place in the Los Gatos United Methodist Church next to the Los Gatos High School and tickets are selling at $15 for General Admission and $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance online at http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5478535 . The coupon will gladly be honored only for purchases at the door.

Lou De La Rosa, Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at West Valley College, has taught music in San Jose for 29 years. He received his BA Music in Voice and MA Music in Choral Conducting from San Jose State University.

Ma. Ricel Riley has been teaching vocal and choral music for 22 years. She earned her Bachelor in Education in Music, P.E., and Health, graduating cum laude in 1991 from the University of San Agustin, Philippines.

For more information, visit http://westvalley.edu/events/music/.

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West Valley College is a public California Community College, located in Saratoga, CA and is part of the West Valley-Mission Community College District. WVC is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. www.westvalley.edu