`REQUIEM' FOR A DREAM CARNEGIE HALL BECKONS LOCAL SCHOOL CHOIRS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff WriterSANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The choirs from Valencia and Saugus high schools will take the stage Monday at arguably the most renowned concert hall in the world - Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall Concert hall in New York, N.Y., U.S. It was endowed by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie at the insistence of the conductor Walter Damrosch (1862–1950). . The two local choirs will participate with members of three college choirs in a 250-member chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in to perform Mozart's ``Requiem'' with the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Orchestra and soloists from the Metropolitan Opera. ``It's going to be amazing. We're going to go to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to sing at one of the most prestigious concert halls in the world,'' said Garrett Finley, 18, Valencia High's choir president. ``Most people practice their whole lives to get to Carnegie Hall and we were invited to sing.'' The choirs, the only high school groups in the show, were invited to participate in the performance based on their achievements and a reputation they developed from performances at local music festivals. ``We've got our music all learned and we're ready to perform,'' said April Dooley, director of Saugus High's choir. Dooley said she's especially proud of the students for all their work in preparing for the trip. ``I'm really proud of the extra effort these students have put to fund-raise fund·raise or fund-raise also fund raise intr.v. fund·raised, fund·rais·ing, fund·rais·es To engage in fundraising. Verb 1. and to learn the music on their own outside of the school day - and for their courage to go to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in light of recent events,'' Dooley said. The students will leave Thursday for five days in New York, where in addition to the Carnegie Hall performance Monday, they will visit the city's sites. The students are also scheduled to visit the 9-11 ground zero site to deliver a donation check - a percentage of the proceeds from a December performance - to the Fireman's Widows Fund. ``We're showing that we're not going to stop our lives and what we do in fear of terrorism,'' Garrett said. ``We're not letting them hold us back.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 3 -- color) Valencia and Saugus high school choir students practice Mozart's ``Requiem,'' which they will perform at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, joining members of three college choirs in a 250-member chorale. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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