Chorus Information
Contra Costa Chorale
John Montanero, Artistic Director
Information last updated: 2010-06-25
Status:
Archived
Basic Information
| Description: | This is an amateur (with high standards), community chorus, open to the general public. |
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| Web Address: | http://www.ccchorale.org/ |
| Year Estab: | 1965 |
| Mission: | To present music of quality at reasonable cost to the Bay Area community, principally in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. |
| Emphasis: | 18th, 19th, 20th century classical music. |
| Size: | 70-90 |
| Concerts/Year: | Six formal concerts (three sets) plus several Christmas caroling "gigs" in smaller groups over the holidays. |
| Auditions: | Auditions required but solos are not part of chorus auditions; instead, small groups of singers vocalize together at the piano. Auditions are held at the end of rehearsals in the first few weeks of each new concert set: August-September,January, and March-April. |
| Dues: | Monthly contributions, ranging from $10-$25, or members may volunteer for various tasks. |
| Dress: | Women: full-length black dress to standard pattern; Men: black tux or suit, white shirt, black bow tie. |
| Rehearsals: | Monday, 7:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., Hillside Community Church, 1422 Navellier (near Potrero), El Cerrito |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Classical Contemporary Early Music Christmas |
Type of Chorus: | Mixed Adult Singalong |
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| Rehearse City: | El Cerrito | ||
| Region: | Contra Costa County West | ||
| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 1252, El Cerrito, 94530-1252 |
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| Phone: | (510) 527-2026 |
Other Information
| History: | Mozart's Grand Mass in C Minor (1995), Brahms' Requiem (1994); 25th anniversary of Verdi Requiem (1991); 20th anniversary pops concert (1986); 1981 performance of Messiaen's Transfiguration of Jesus Christ with Berkeley Symphony Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco; many others. |
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