Chorus Information
Cantiamo!
Cheryl Anderson, Director
Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status:
Current
Basic Information
| Description: | This is an amateur, community, special interest chorus, open to the general public, by audition only. |
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| Web Address: | http://www.cantiamo.org |
| Year Estab: | 1988 |
| Mission: | To perform choral repertoire of high calibre with priority given to little known or seldom performed works of Russian and Eastern European composers. |
| Emphasis: | Mostly a cappella works of Russian, Soviet and Eastern European composers of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. |
| Size: | Maximum of 28 and perhaps fewer |
| Concerts/Year: | 10 |
| Auditions: | Yes, at Room 450, Cabrillo College, Aptos. Auditions are held in August and January. They will include sight-reading, scales, blending, solo song (unaccompanied), tonal memory, etc. Group size is limited to 28 or fewer singers. |
| Dues: | $40 per year (tuition to Cabrillo College.) |
| Dress: | Women: black long dresses; Men: tux with black tie. |
| Rehearsals: | Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive , Aptos |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Classical Church/Sacred Contemporary Early Music Christmas |
Type of Chorus: | Mixed Adult Academic Singalong Holiday |
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| Rehearse City: | Aptos | ||
| Region: | Santa Cruz County | ||
| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 95003 |
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| Phone: | 831-479-6331 |
| Email: | cranders@cabrillo.edu |
Other Information
| Related Groups: | None |
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| Discography: | Rachmaninoff. Choral Concerto in G Minor. Audio cassette. the recording will be distributed to E.C. Schirmer, Boston, as a promotion for the first American edition of the Rachmaninoff concert. |
| Bibliography: | Too numerous to list here. Please contact Mary Stolz, Publicity Director, for copies of reviews. |
| Comments: | 4 television broadcasts; singing the National Anthem for a San Francisco Giants baseball game; 4 appearances on stage at Disneyland; performance with American Boy Choir at Carnation Plaza in Saltillo, Mexico; 12 annual tours; hosting guest groups in this area, such as the Young Swede Folk Music and The Mercer Island Children's Choir; a White House appearance in 1987; a memorable few days at the Grand Lake Performing Arts Camp, and annual Christmas Tree-Lightings in the Bay Area. " |