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Bay Area Chorus Auditions to be Held August 17th
Performance Opportunity - The Bay Area Chorus and BAC Chamber Singers are actively seeking singers to participate in their 44th annual concert season. Come join us and share your love of choral music with the community. Visit our Join BAC page for more information on the benefits of being a BAC member.
posted 7/20/08
Second Annual Summer Music Camp
The Bay Area Chorus is pleased to announce our second annual Youth Summer Music Camp, the week of July 14-18, co-sponsored by the Bay Area Chorus, the Bay Area Youth Singers, and University Baptist Church. Join us for a fun filled week of music, singing, games, and learning, topped off with a concert Friday evening, July 18th.
posted 5/7/08
On the Move - April 18th
Dr. John Lienhard, Founder: Engines of Our Ingenuity
Join us as we present Maurice Durufle’s ground-breaking setting of the mass, his 1947 Requiem. With special guest: Dr. John Lienhard, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and history at the University of Houston, and the founder of The Engines of Our Ingenuity.
posted 3/6/08
On the Move: Spotlight on Young Voices - April 20th
Awake to the vibrancy of youth as the Bay Area Chorus shares the stage with three outstanding Pasadena ISD choirs.
posted 3/6/08
*** Win a Cruise – 12th Annual BAC Cruise Raffle ***
Win a 7-day cruise for 2, aboard the September 21, 2008 sailing of the Carnival Cruise Line’s, Carnival Conquest , sailing out of Galveston to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Second prize is a d eluxe room for two – Weekend night and Breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston. Tickets are $25. Only 300 tickets will be sold! Email us at info@bayareachorus.org for additional details, or to purchase a ticket.
posted 3/6/08
Bridges to Cultural Understanding
Join us for our February 25th concert when the Bay Area Chorus will perform spirituals, an Alice Parker folk hymn arrangement and "Circus Band" by American composer Charles Ives. An authentic international flavor will be provided by our guest performers, The United Nations Association International Choir and The Clear Lake Chinese Chorus. The Pearl Hall Elementary School Building Cultural Bridges multi-media presentation contains footage of astronauts playing instruments aboard the International Space Station, recordings of the Pearl Hall students singing in ten different languages and film footage with voice-overs provided by Chris Hadfield and other NASA personnel. BCB segments will feature a solo performance by Houston Symphony violinist Sergei Galperin and speakers Michael Lopez-Alegria, Commander of International Space Station Expedition 14 and Carol Wilson, the HSO Education Manager.
Hot and cold hors d'oevres for the post-concert reception for the performers and audience are being provided by Magdy & Sofia Kotb, proprietors, the Mediterraneo Market and Cafe, 18033 Upper Bay Road.
The Bay Area Chorus is grateful for the support of the following concert Underwriters:
Mitchell Dale, McRee Ford, 2800 Gulf Freeway, Dickinson
Daniel B. O'Neill, M.D., P.A., Sports Medicine & General
Orthopaedics, 2020 Nasa Parkway, Suite 200
posted 2/19/08
Lift Every Voice and Sing – An American Masterworks Choral Festival
Join us January 27 th as the Bay Area Chorus participates in the Gala Closing Concert of “Lift Every Voice and Sing – An American Masterpieces Choral Festival," presented by the Houston Chamber Choir and the National Endowment for the Arts. This extraordinary three-day festival of workshops, master classes and performances by leading choirs will include two world premieres.
posted 12/17/07
Bay Area Chorus Auditions to be Held January 6th
Performance Opportunity - The Bay Area Chorus and BAC Chamber Singers are actively seeking singers for their spring concert season. Come join us and share your love of choral music with the community. Visit our Join BAC page for more information on the benefits of being a BAC member or go to our BAC Auditions page for more information on auditioning for the chorus.
posted 12/14/07
Bay Area Youth Singers Auditions Extended
posted 11/23/07
Blast Off With BAYS
You are cordially invited to “BLAST OFF WITH BAYS,” Friday, November 9, 7-10 p.m. at the Art Alliance Center ( NASA Pkwy & Upper Bay Rd). Featuring Soprano Mary Carmen Hines, Pianist Roger Keele, Bass-Baritone Michael Tuneberg, The Note-Ables Choral Ensemble, and the Ten Women-Ten Perspectives Art Exhibit. Light refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. BAYS@bayareachorus.org or 713-684-6030. Tickets are $30 and benefit the charter fund for The Bay Area Youth Singers.
posted 11/5/07
Announcing Bay Area Youth Singers Auditions
Auditions: Tuesdays, November 6 and 13, 6-8 p.m., by appointment, at University Baptist Church. Email BAYS@bayareachorus.org or call 713-684-6030 to make an audition appointment. Auditioning singers will be asked to sing “Happy Birthday to You” without piano accompaniment, to vocalize, to match pitches, to echo rhythm patterns, and to read text from a song.
posted 11/5/07
The Bay Area Chorus Presents “Timeless Traditions
Awake to the timeless traditions of the holidays as the Bay Area Chorus and guest performers present a series of four seasonal concerts December 1 st, 2 nd, and 3rd. The stunning beauty of the Villa de Matel Chapel will be enjoyed by audience and singers alike as sounds of the season reverberate through this special place.
posted 11/5/07
Awaken to the Power of Song with Nick Page and Classical Grass
Awake to the power of song when the Bay Area Chorus presents multiculturalist, composer, writer and song leader Nick Page, accompanied by the innovative bluegrass fusion ensemble Classical Grass, on Sunday, October 21 at 4:00 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
posted 10/12/07
Bay Area Youth Singers Fall Workshop & Concert with Nick Page
Bay Area Chorus invites children and youth currently in grades 3 through 8 to participate in the new Bay Area Youth Singers Fall Workshop and concert starting September 25. Children who love to sing and who want to learn to read music and develop their vocal skills to the highest possible level will be interested in this exciting new musical opportunity.
Performance Opportunity - The Bay Area Chorus and BAC Chamber Singers are still actively seeking singers to participate in their 43rd annual concert season.
Come join us and share your love of choral music with the community.
Visit our Join BAC page for more information on the benefits of being a BAC member.
posted 8/27/07
Announcing the Bay Area Youth Singers
A Treble Choir & Music Training Program for Children Grades 3-9
Help us make a dream come true! Children of the Bay Area and greater Southeast Houston deserve an opportunity to be part of a world class children’s chorus. That opportunity can become a reality with your help.
posted 8/21/07
Bay Area Chorus Auditions to be Held August 19th
Performance Opportunity - The Bay Area Chorus and BAC Chamber Singers are actively seeking singers to participate in their 43rd annual concert season.
Come join us and share your love of choral music with the community.
Visit our Join BAC page for more information on the benefits of being a BAC member.
posted 7/23/07
The Bay Area Chorus is pleased to announce our Youth Summer Music Camp, the week of July 9-13, co-sponsored by the University Baptist Church. Join us for a fun filled week of music, singing, games, and learning, topped off with a concert Friday evening, July 13th.
posted 4/23/07
The Bay Area Chorus presents “B is for Bernstein & Barbara”
Sunday, April 29th at 4pm, Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church.
2803 53rd St. @ Avenue Q, Galveston, Texas 77551-5914
And
Sunday, May 6th at 4pm, Clear Lake United Methodist Church
16335 El Camino, Houston, TX 77062
With special guest: Gospel Recording Artist Barbara Johnson Tucker.
posted 2/28/07
27th Annual Bay Area Chorus Scholarship Competition
The Bay Area Chorus is pleased to announce its twenty-seventh Annual Scholarship Competition. The competition is open to all high school seniors in the Houston/Galveston Bay Area who are scholastically ranked in the top half of their class and who will be pursuing a major in vocal performance or music education. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship and will perform at the Bay Area Chorus Concert, Monday, February 26, 2007.
posted 12/13/06
The Bay Area Chorus presents “F is for Festival of Choirs”
Monday, February 26 th at 7:30, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
18229 Upper Bay Rd., Nassau Bay, TX 77058
With special guests: Clear Creek High School Chamber Choir, Seabrook Intermediate Boys Choir, St Paul's Choral Scholars, and the BAC Scholarship Winner.
posted 12/13/06
The Bay Area Chorus presents “C is for Carols to Play and Sing”
Sunday, December 3 at 4 p.m. (First Presbyterian in Pasadena), Monday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. (Friendswood United Methodist), and Monday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. ( Clear Lake Presbyterian).
Investigate the work of America’s finest composers and arrangers through performances of seasonal favorites as well as original compositions which capture the spirit of the holidays. The audience also has a role so don’t be surprised if you are asked to participate in a carol sing-along! The 2006-2007 Bay Area Chorus and Chamber Singers, now celebrating its 42 nd season, will perform under the direction of Keith Dixon.
Performances will also feature First Presbyterian Sanctuary Choir and Handbell Choir (Marilyn Wilkins, Director), Friendswood High School Campus Singers (Janwin Overstreet-Goode, Director) and Clear Lake Presbyterian Festival Choir and Celebration Ringers (Reginald Brown, Director).
posted 11/15/2006
** Bay Area Chorus Auditions to be Held January 7th **
Performance Opportunity - The Bay Area Chorus and BAC Chamber Singers are actively seeking singers to participate in their 42nd season spring concert series. Come join us and share your love of choral music with the community.
posted 11/15/2006
Join us Monday, October 30th, for a "Sing" with legendary composer and conductor, Alice Parker*
An Alice Parker “SING” involves the entire audience in creating a musical event which is spontaneous, unpredictable and just plain fun! This legendary composer and conductor has delighted audiences worldwide with her unique approach to group singing, using traditional hymns and folk songs from many cultures.
Featuring performances by the Bay Area Chorus and Houston Baptist University’s Schola Cantorum, Dr. John Yarrington, conductor.
Co-sponsored by the Bay Area Chorus and Arts at Gloria Dei.
posted 9/22/2006
