Each December, lovers of Christmas music from all corners of the Coachella Valley flock to the California Desert Chorale’s holiday concert… a Christmas present that brings joy to everyone.
This year, the Chorale presents “Handel-ing The Holidays,” a festival of traditional Christmas favorites, glorious selections from Handel’s “Messiah” and other special treats guaranteed to make your season bright.
The foremost mixed-voice chorus in the Coachella Valley, CDC is a 70-voice ensemble directed by music master Tim Bruneau. As in previous years, this distinguished musical group will be supported by an orchestra, superb soloists and principal accompanist Denis Moreen.
The Chorale presented its first holiday concert on Sunday. Two dates remain to make your spirit soar: December 18th and 22nd at the Indian Wells Theater on the Cook Street Campus of Cal State San Bernardino-Palm Desert. Don’t delay… get your tickets today, at californiadesertchorale.tix.com. For further details, go to californiadesertchorale.org. Group discounts are available by calling the ticket hotline (760) 346-4933.
The California Desert Chorale exists to bring joy to singers and audiences alike by providing a wide variety of choral and other inspiring vocal musical performances designed to entertain, educate and enrich the diverse audiences of Southern California’s desert communities.
Diversity is a major key for the Chorale. Its members are male and female, straight and gay, all religions and races, highly educated and still in college. They are pastors, military veterans, doctors, lawyers, teachers and practitioners of every profession and trade imaginable. What’s more, members range in age from 20 to 85…a remarkable 65-year span. Choral singing is one of the rare activities where the attributes of youth and age are valued equally.
CDC is a hearty mix of professional and amateur singers. Members are auditioned and come to the ensemble with extensive choral experience. Among the singers are interns selected from the outstanding singer-musicians at College of the Desert.
“Handel-ing the Holidays” features the most magnificent music from Handel’s “Messiah,” delightful Christmas medleys of your favorite holiday songs, plus “Gesu Bambino” (Pietro Yon), “White Christmas” (Irving Berlin), “If We Only Have Love” (Jacques Brel), “Sweet Heavenly Light” (Tim Bruneau), and Chanukah favorites “Ya Ba Bom” (Maurice Gold) and “Chanukah in Santa Monica” (Tom Lehrer)
2013 is the California Desert Chorale’s 20th year of bringing choral music excellence to our community. Be there to celebrate with them.
