HOLIDAY CONCERT PLANNED AT COLLEGE.Byline: Daily News SANTA 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, - It's December and music is in the air. The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. music department's choral cho·ral adj. 1. Of or relating to a chorus or choir. 2. Performed or written for performance by a chorus. [Medieval Latin chor groups, under the direction of Julie Lawson, have prepared an exciting and eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. evening of music for a holiday concert to be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 in the college's student Center. A new, 16 member jazz choir will join the college's three existing choral groups - Les Chanteuses (a women's choir), Chamber Singers and Voices of the Canyons (a festival choir) - for a fast-paced evening of music in a variety of styles, with something for everyone's musical taste. Lawson brings her fascination with world music to the concert as she includes music from Cuba, Haiti, Israel, Spain, Italy and France in her program. As a special feature of the evening, Les Chanteuses will premiere a song from a new musical about the life of Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and Lorraine. , which is currently being composed by College of the Canyons student Steven Ladd Jones. Tickets to the concert are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Reserve your tickets early by calling (661) 259-7800, Ext. 3254. |
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