Golden Gate International Children's & Youth Choral Festival, 7/11 July 11, 2012

Wednesday, July 11: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; 2 p.m.; 7 p.m.

More than 600 young vocal artists will convene in the East Bay for the ninth triennial Golden Gate International Children and Youth Choral Festival July 8-14 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. The week opens July 9 with a concert featuring all 20 choruses performing individually to give audiences a taste of their virtuosity and versatility. The balance of that week features daily free public concerts and competitions culminating in a Grand Finale Concert featuring the winners of the competitions and all 20 choruses combined to perform collaborative repertoire learned during the Festival week.

Wednesday, July 11, features:

Vocal Solo Competition * 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St, Berkeley

Children's Division Historical - Folk Competition Concert - 2 PM
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Free admission

Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir- Concert Choir
Discovery Choir
Marin Girls Chorus
Amoy Phoenix Flower Youth Choral Group
Bach Children's Chorus

Youth Division Historical - Folk Competition Concert - 7 PM
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Free admission

Barrington Children's Choir
Young Adelaide Voices
Choir of the E. Mikeladze Central Music School
Columbia Vocal Ensemble

Spotlight Concert * 7pm
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco
Admission $17 General, $14 Seniors, $14 Students
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/performances/

Spotlight Concert * 7pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 1700 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
Free admission

Official Website: http://www.goldengatefestival.org