CLUB HELPS SINGERS REALIZE MUSICAL DREAM AT CARNEGIE HALL.Byline: Mark Kellam Valley News Writer A group of local students will perform at 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). in 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. this spring thanks in part to a little help from the Woodland Hills Woman's Club, which got them a bit closer to appearing at the world famous venue. The El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO") is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. Camerata Chamber Choir A chamber choir is the choral equivalent of a chamber ensemble, using voices instead of instruments. The choir will usually consist of 5-15 elite singers, often associated with a larger choral group. performed at the Feb. 9 meeting of the Woman's Club, singing familiar songs such as ``Johnny B. Goode,'' ``You'll Never Walk Alone'' from the musical ``Carousel'' and a medley from ``The King and I.'' At the conclusion of the performance, the club gave the singers a $500 check to help cover their travel expenses when they go to the Big Apple in April to perform at Carnegie Hall. The group will sing the world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of a piece titled ``Messa Americana'' by composer Ed Lojeski of Agoura Hills, said Terrence Fisher, the choir's director. The performance will be at 8 p.m. Monday, April 24. Lojeski had heard the 24-member choir sing at a local performance last year and asked the group to sing his new work, which was commissioned by the Carnegie Foundation
The Carnegie Foundation ("Carnegie Stichting" in Dutch) is an organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands. . The total cost for the trip will be $40,000 and Fisher said all of the funds have been raised. In addition to the Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Westfield Topanga Mall also donated money to the choir. Lojeski's ``Messa Americana'' was just published last week, so the Camerata singers are hard at work rehearsing. ``We have two months to learn it and memorize it,'' Fisher said. Members of the Camerata choir are Emily Arkuss, Jordan Barr, Bethany Barry, Andrew Belinfante, Cecilia Castillo, Devon Coombs Coombs can refer to:
CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The El Camino Real High School Camerata Chamber Choir, led by Terrence Fisher, performs at a recent meeting of the Woodland Hills Woman's Club. |
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