Golden Gate International Children's & Youth Choral Festival, 7/15 July 15, 2012

Sunday, July 15, 1 p.m. and 3 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.

Sunday, July 15, features two free concerts:

Community Concert at Festival Del Sole * 1pm
Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main Street, Napa

Performance at the San Leandro Library * 3pm
San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro

Choir of the E. Mikeladze Central School of Music
Democratic Republic of Georgia
Young Adelaide Voices, Australia

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