Golden Gate International Youth Choral Festival | July 8-14

More than 600 young vocal artists will convene in the East Bay for the ninth triennial Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival July 8-14, 2012 presented by Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Artistic Director Robert Geary has announced.

The young singers–who comprise 20 choirs from 12 countries on four continents-will come together to perform individually, compete and sing in a 640-voice combined mega-chorus in the course of a week of public concerts and workshops in venues throughout the Bay Area.

2012 Free Events Include:

Monday, July 9
Opening Concert • 3pm
The week opens July 9 with a concert featuring all 20 choruses performing individually to give audiences a taste of their virtuosity and versatility.
First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Tuesday, July 10
Vocal Solo Competition • 9:30am-5pm
doors open on the hour only
Vocal Solo Competition Schedule

Wednesday, July 11
Vocal Solo Competition • 9:30am-5pm
doors open on the hour only
Vocal Solo Competition Schedule

Thursday, July 12
Competition Concert – Contemporary • 2pm
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Featured Choirs:
- Marin Girls Chorus (California, USA)
- Kinder -&- Jugendsingakademie Graz (Austria)
- Bach Children’s Chorus (Ontario, Canada)
- Chamber Singers of the Fairfield County Children’s Choir (Connecticut, USA)
- Young Adelaide Voices (Australia)
- Columbia Vocal Ensemble (Washington, USA)
- Hamburg Kinderchor Cantemus (Germany)
- Klarup Pigekor (Denmark)
- Partners in Praise Girls Choir (Minnesota, USA)
- Youth Choir “Kivi” (Lithuania)

Competition Concert – Folk/Historical, Youth • 7pm
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Featured Choirs:
- Budi Mulia Dua (Indonesia)
- Youth Choir “Kivi” (Lithuania)
- Partners in Praise Girls Choir (Minnesota, USA)
- Klarup Pigekor (Denmark)

Spotlight Concert • 7pm
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette
Featured Choirs:
- Beijing Rainbow Art Performance Troupe (China)
- Young Adelaide Voices (Australia)
- PEBCC Ancora

Spotlight Concert • 7pm
First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley
Featured Choirs:
- Discovery Choir (Honduras)
- Columbia Children’s Choir (Washington, USA)
- Kinder -&- Jugendsingakademie Graz (Austria)
- Columbia Vocal Ensemble (Washington, USA)

Sunday, July 15
Community Concert at Festival Del Sole • 1pm
Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main Street, Napa
Featured Choirs:
- Budi Mulia Dua (Indonesia)
- Youth Choir “Kivi” (Lithuania)
- Klarup Pigekor (Denmark)

Performance at the San Leandro Library • 3pm
San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro
Featured Choirs:
- Young Adelaide Voices (Australia)
- Choir of the E. Mikeladze Central Music School (Georgia)

Links: Event details

Cost: FREE
Categories: East Bay, Kids & Families, Live Music, North Bay Submitted by Rena Ragimova