Press Releases 2008

CONTACT:  Jana Marcus, Marketing & Communications
(831) 479-5744
jamarcus [at] cabrillo.edu

March 28, 2008

CABRILLO COLLEGE’S CANTIAMO! CHOIR TO BE FEATURED IN FINALE
OF ENSEMBLE MONTEREY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S SEASON

Aptos, CA —It has become tradition that the season finale concert for the Ensemble Monterey Chamber  Orchestra combines forces with Cabrillo’s celebrated vocal ensemble, Cantiamo!

This season the musical partnership presents, “The Ecstasies Above,” a concert of masterworks for string orchestra and chorus. The featured composition will be the West Coast premiere of Tarick O’Regan’s The Ecstasies Above. Based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem, The Ecstasies Above premiered last year at Yale University and was an instant sensation.  

The concert will also include John Corrigliano’s Fern Hill, a beautiful and lyrical approach to the Dylan Thomas poem; Carl Nielsen’s Little Suite for Strings and Cecil Effinger’s Four Pastorales, featuring Oboist Angie Burtz.  The concert will be conducted by John Anderson, and special guest conductor Cheryl Anderson, one of this year’s Gail Rich Award winners.
            There are two opportunities to catch this wonderful evening of music: Saturday, April 26th at Monterey’s Golden State Theater, and again on Sunday, April 27th at the First Congregational Church in Santa Cruz. “Insights from the Conductor,” a free talk and audience reception, is presented one hour before each concert.  

What: Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra and Cantiamo! – Season Finale

When: Saturday April 26, 2008 – Insights with the conductor, 7: 00 PM – Concert, 8:00 PM

Where: Golden State Theater, Monterey

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When: Sunday April 27, 2008 – Insights with the conductor, 6:00 PM – Concert, 7:00 PM

Where: First Congregational Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz

Tickets: $30 general, $25 students/seniors

Information: 831-333-1283, or visit www.ensemblemonterey.org

About Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers over 100 academic and career technology programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of proficiency, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Our mission is to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and economic vitality of our diverse community by assisting all students in their quest for lifelong learning and success in an ever-changing world.

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