Golden Gate International Children's & Youth Choral Festival, 7/12 July 12, 2012

Thur, July 12, 2 p.m. and 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.

Thursday, July 12, features:

Contemporary Choral Competition Concert - 2 PM
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Free admission

Marin Girls Chorus
Kinder-&-Jugendsingakademie Graz
Bach Children's Chorus
Chamber Singers of the Fairfield County Children's Choir
Young Adelaide Voices
Columbia Vocal Ensemble
Childrenchoir Cantemus - Hamburg
Klarup Pigekor
Partners In Praise Girls Choir
Youth Choir "Kivi"
Beijing Rainbow Art Performance Troupe

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

Youth Choir "Kivi"
Partners In Praise Girls Choir
Klarup Pigekor
Budi Mulia Dua
Spotlight Concert * 7pm
First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley
Free admission

Spotlight Concert * 7pm
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette
Free admission

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