Out of concern for the health of our members and guests, the Orange Empire Chorus is cancelling rehearsals through the end of March. The voice class for men that runs concurrently with our rehearsals has two sessions remaining. We are postponing these sessions and will reschedule them when possible.
Our youth chorus, The OC Student Union, performed at the 2018 Internation Barbershop Youth Festival in Costa Mesa. Choral directors from five local high schools selected 24 of their students to participate. We got them together for 12 hours of rehearsal to learn a hilarious set of zombie-themed songs. After their performance at the Orange County Performance Arts Center, they enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame as they were mobbed for selflies in the theater lobby by students from all over the world.
Glasses Half Full, a quartet of young men from La Habra High School, won the 2016 Southern California Comedy Quartet Contest. Mike Werner presented the trophy to tenor Jaysson Yriarte, baritone Mark Halsig, lead Justin Gabriel, and bass Andy Au. With two members graduating in May, Mark and Andy joined the quartet to fill the empty slots, and the quartet worked through the summer to prepare for the contest. A coaching session with Metropolis bass and comedic genius Brian Philbin helped them with their comedy chops.
We recently read this great article. Heres an excerpt...
A decade ago, any mention of a choir would probably have brought Sunday morning hymns to mind. But there’s been a revolution in attitudes towards joining the local choir. Adding well-known, mainstream music to the repertoire, the small screen appeal of television choirmaster Gareth Malone, and the increased visibility of choirs such as Rock Choir and Popchoir, have attracted a new crowd to the idea of the communal singalong. It is estimated that an incredible 2.8m Britons are now members of a choir.
The "Number Fun Chorus" had a great time at the Far Western District Convention/Contest in Mesa, Arizona. We did pretty well, second place for AA plateau chorus'. Congratulations to the Santa Fe Springs Chapter - The Masters of Harmony our 2015 FWD Champions.
The Chorus was at the Far Western District competition in Fresno, Oct 10, 2014. We won the award for Most Improved Chorus and the unofficial Most Popular. We received the only standing ovation! What a great time. Just another example of why we are and always will be the "Number Fun Chorus"
