California Christmas Events

For over 40 years the Valley Concert Chorale has been recognized as the premier chorus in San Francisco Bay area region known as the Tri-Valley. Performing in cities that include Livermore, Pleasanton, Hayward, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Fremont and San Francisco, the nonprofit organization features concerts and special performances for the public. The Valley Concert Chorale can also be booked for special events. 

Through the years, the chorale has offered a variety of musical performances to serve the diverse musical tastes of its audiences. The Valley Concert Chorale receives financial support from grants, ticket sales, membership dues, donations, the Music in the Schools program, and a variety of other sources.

Quite busy during the Christmas holiday season, Valley Concert Chorale traditionally offers one or several concerts to delight audiences with their skilled voices, traditional songs, holiday favorites and special treats such as Do-It-Yourself Messiah.

CD Releases: Carmina Burana (Orff) includes a collaboration between the Valley Concert Chorale and the Las Positas College Chamber Choir, the San Francisco Concert Chorale and the Cantabella Children's Chorus. The CD is sold for $15.  Also available is Nowell, Carols of Comfort and Joy, containing Christmas music by Mendelssohn, Britten, Joubert and others. The CD is available for $15. To order your copy, leave a message at (925) 866-4003. www.valleyconcertchorale.org.


HOLIDAY CONCERTS 2007  SING-IT-YOURSELF MESSIAH

Be part of a renewed Tri-Valley holiday tradition at the Sing-It-Yourself Messiah, at 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. , Friday, December 14, at the First Presbyterian Church, 4th and L Streets, Livermore. Admission is approx. $10 per person at the door. Enjoy an evening singing Handel’s popular work. Bring a score or borrow one for the evening. The evening will include soloists and concert pianist Daniel Glover at the keyboard.

Valley Concert Chorale to hold auditions

The Chorale is looking for singers who enjoy performing a wide range of music from classical to contemporary, from folk to jazz. If you have sight reading skills and enjoy singing exciting and challenging music, call 925-462-4205 to schedule an appointment.

The 2007 season performances: “An Evening of Piano Music with Daniel Glover,” a benefit concert for Valley Concert Chorale, held in November; John Rutter’s “Gloria” and Donald McCullough’s “Canite Tuba: A Christmas Triptych” and Sing-It-Yourself Messiah in December; “Three Tableaus of Fauré” Requiem, the “Messe Basse,” and “Cantique” de Jean Racine in March 2007 and Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” Broadway selections, Britten’s “Rejoice In the Lamb,” Henk Badings’ “Trois Chansons,” and selected pieces by William Byrd in May 2007.

For more information, visit  valleyconcertchorale.org.