Chorus Information

 

Chancel Choir (Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church)

Julie Ford, Director of Music Ministries

Information last updated: 2008-07-11
Status: Current

Basic Information

Description: This is a volunteer special interest chorus, open to the general public.
Web Address: http://www.lopc.org/getinvolved2.asp
Year Estab: 1990
Mission: To present a variety of concerts designed for larger chorus and orchestra for the East Bay community.
Emphasis: Diversity: Brahms, Mozart, Duruflé Requiems; Bloch Sacred Service; 5 Christmas Extravaganzas; Haydn's Creation; Handel's Messiah; Entertainment Concert: A Walk Down Broadway.
Size: 100+
Concerts/Year: 2 concert programs, each with 2 performances. Concerts in June and December.
Skills Required : Previous choral experience
Auditions: No
Dues: No
Dress: Men: white shirts, dark suits, ties; Women: white blouse, black skirt or pants
Rehearsals: Thursday, 8:00p.m. to9:30 p.m., Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette

Categories

Type of Music: Classical
Church/Sacred
Contemporary
Early Music
Musicals/Theater
Popular
Christmas
Type of Chorus: Mixed Adult
Church
Rehearse City: Lafayette
Audition Req'd: Y

Chorus Contact Information

Mailing Address: Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr, Lafayette, 94549
Phone: (925) 283-8722
Fax: (925) 283-3180

Additional Contacts

Contact 2: Julie Ford, Director of Music Ministries
925-283-9990 ext 224 julie@lopc.org

Other Information

Related Groups: LOPC also has several children's and youth choral groups, a women's choir, a men's choir, a gospel choir, a festival choir and a senior adult choir.
Discography: Sing and Rejoice! 1995. CD
Bibliography: Numerous in Contra Costa Times and Sun.
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