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OPEN CHORAL WORKSHOP/RETREAT Hosted by San Gabriel Valley Choral Company at Historic Aztec Hotel
OPEN CHORAL WORKSHOP/RETREAT
Saturday,
August 10, 2013 – 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. (with optional performance on August 11)
Register for $35 at www.choralcompany.org 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
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Where: Aztec Hotel, 311 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia, CA 91016
When: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
