Orange Coast College’s Chamber Singers and Chorale will join talented soloists and a cappella groups to present a Fall Choral-Vocal showcase on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. Tickets are on sale for $10 at the OCC tickets website.
Eliza Rubenstein, OCC choral director, will co-direct with Kelly Self. The program includes a variety of choral works from nations around the world, including many with a message of social justice, unity, and strength in times of struggle.
Highlights include....
- A South African children's song about a child falling into a well
- A haunting Palestinian tune about messages powerful enough to transcend death
- Works from the Justice Choir songbook
- African American spirituals
- A Mongolian folk tune about a stampede of horses
- A U2 song about Martin Luther King, Jr. arranged for chorus
....and much more!
This will be the first in-person Fall Showcase since 2019, and the OCC debut of Chorale director Kelly Self. OCC’s Chamber Singers traveled to New York in June to perform at Carnegie Hall.
“Our singers are back from Carnegie Hall and excited to perform in person again!” says Rubenstein. “We will be singing everything from classical masterworks to social-justice songs to modern jazz. No matter where your musical tastes lie, there’s something for you in our Fall Showcase.”