Please join the Santa Cruz Chorale on Saturday, Nov. 9th, 2019, between 3pm and 5 pm for our fundraising event at the r. blitzer gallery on the Westside in Santa Cruz, 2801 Mission St. (in the old Wrigley Building). There will be both a silent auction and a raffle. A sampling of items includes a 2-night stay in […]
New internship program
The Santa Cruz chorale announces an exciting new internship program for young singers. We now offer scholarships for music students to join us for a limited time and experience the master conducting of Christian Grube and the joy of performing masterworks with a professional orchestra.Visit http://santacruzchorale.org/internship-program for more information, and to apply. […]
A Chorister’s thoughts on magic
The second half of our April concert consists of one piece only. Psalm 42 by Felix B. Mendelssohn. It’s brilliant programing. After all the power, glory and majesty of Haydn’s Mass in Bb Major, the second half begins with a single soft melodic line which translates: As the stag screams out for fresh water, so […]
Favorite Words
We take to some words for the way they roll off the tongue; others for the thing they describe. Juxtapose has enjoyed rolling off my tongue from time to time ever since I first heard it in Mrs. Curcio’s sixth grade classroom. Yesterday, it came to me as I contemplated what to write for this […]
Beautiful Singing Nurturing Beautiful Children
“Beautiful Singing Nurturing Beautiful Children” Our Guest Concert is coming up fast. I, for one, am looking forward to this year’s performance because I’ll get to sit in the audience with my eight-year-old grandson who can’t wait to hear “other kids sing.” The Santa Cruz Chorale will welcome the Cantabella Children’s Chorus to perform […]
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