Chorus Information
California Golden Overtones
Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status:
Current
Basic Information
| Description: | This is a student-run women's chorus, open to University of California Berkeley undergraduate women, with ample choral experience and musical education. |
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| Web Address: | http://ucchoral.berkeley.edu/ucchoral/overtones |
| Year Estab: | 1980 |
| Mission: | This is a student-run a cappella group, all female, created to entertain at campus events, private parties, corporate events, alumni events, etc. |
| Emphasis: | A cappella American music from 1920 to the present. Every type of popular music from jazz to doo-wop to disco to modern styles. |
| Size: | 9 |
| Concerts/Year: | 75-100 performances. 3 major concerts |
| Auditions: | Yes, location varies. Contact the group. Auditions are held in September and April. Auditionees should prepare an unaccompanied solo. The rest they have prepared. |
| Dress: | Group uniform (Cal letterman's sweater and skirt) or all black for formal |
| Rehearsals: | Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., , , |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Contemporary Popular Jazz Rock |
Type of Chorus: | Women's Academic |
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| Rehearse City: | Berkeley | ||
| Region: | Alameda County West | ||
| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | University of California Choral Ensembles, 51 Cesar Chavez Center, Berkeley, 94720 |
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| Phone: | (510) 642-3880 |
| Email: | overtones@ucchoral.berkeley.edu |
Other Information
| Related Groups: | No |
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| Discography: | Bar Nine. Audio cassette. California Street. Audio Cassette. Ridin the Wave. Audio cassette; compact disk. Pipe Dreams. Compact disk. Contact group concerning purchase of recordings. |
| Comments: | Available for hire for all kinds of events. have performed everywhere, from large corporate fundraisers to Valentine's Day singing telegrams to shopping malls, etc." |