Greetings from CBC We are excited to commence rehearsals for our 35th season with a kickoff on Sept. 10 when we will dive into music for our first concert, It's the Water!  Will you join us?  Learn about auditions below. Buy your full-season ticket or try our new Pick-3 Option Become a CBC Sustainer and take the work out of donating! Help CBC by shopping at Ralph's!   Calling New Singers Buy Season Tickets Become a CBC Sustainer Please share with friends and family! Calling New Singers! Auditions are open for CBC's 35th Season! We are looking for qualified new singers to join our ranks. Feel free to forward this announcement to any interested singers. About Us Chorale Bel Canto is a volunteer regional master chorale with a four-concert season that runs roughly from Labor Day to Memorial Day.  We rehearse on Monday evenings in Whittier.  Annual membership dues are $75, waived for full-time students.  Members are responsible for purchase of some music and concert attire. The Audition Vocalization to assess range and tonal color Tonal memory exercises Simple sight reading A prepared song is optional Auditions are by appointment. Contact Karen Bourgaize, Executive Director, by emailing cbc.execdirector@gmail.com We look forward to hearing you! Buy Your Season Tickets! Order online at www.ChoraleBelCanto.org or mail in the order form from our season brochure. Order the full season (4 concerts) for $75 before October 1 and receive our Early Bird Special gift, two free vouchers for concerts of your choice. It's a great way to introduce a friend to CBC while realizing a savings of $75.  And, enjoy preferred seating. Pick-3 Option You have more choices this season!  Consider choosing 3 concerts for $60 if you can't attend all four. Of course, Individual Tickets are always available.   CBC Sustainer CAMPAIGN ! Ticket sales alone are not enough to fund CBC's programs. They cover only about 17% of our annual budget.   Please join our circle of sustaining donors! It’s easy. You select the amount that fits your budget. Your credit or debit card will be processed every month and you will receive a receipt for tax purposes. Your sustaining membership will renew automatically, unless you choose otherwise. **************************************************** Sign up on our website or though BillPay at your bank or credit union. Or, mail us the order page from the brochure with your information. A recurring donation is the gift that keeps on giving! If 50 sustainers give just $5 a month, that will help pay our accompanist. If 50 sustainers give $10 a month, that will cover our music purchases for the season. If 50 sustainers give $20 a month, that will contribute significantly to supporting our Music Director! *************************************************************************** 6 Sustainers have signed up so far.  Please add your support and increase that number! Our goal is to add 50 sustainers to our circle by October 1. In each of the next two newsletters, we will update the number in the circle. The 20th sustainer to join will receive a free season ticket. EVERY SUSTAINER TO JOIN BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 1 WILL RECEIVE OUR SUSTAINER PACKET—OUR GIFT TO YOU. Sign me up as a CBC Sustainer! It's September, which means it's time to sign up again at Ralph's. Simply print this page with the scancode below and take it to Ralph's the next time you shop, or go to your Ralph's account online and choose CBC as your charity. CBC receives a percentage of all eligible purchases, and you receive our sincere gratitude! Mark your calendars for our Season 35 concerts! It's the Water! - October 22, 2016 Feliz Navidad con Chorale Bel Canto - December 10, 2016 How the Reformation Changed Music - March 18, 2017 From the American Songbook - May 13, 2017 We recognize, thank, and support our Colleagues in the Arts!

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Look for CBC's 2016 | 2017 Season Brochure to arrive in the mail next month! Or Order Online Now at www.ChoraleBelCanto.org We're ready to take your order!   ************************************ FULL SEASON TICKETS, A Pick-3 Concert Subscription, and Individual Tickets AVAILABLE NOW! ************************************

·          Full Season Subscription (4 concerts) for $75, with preferred seating at concerts. ·          OR  Pick-3 Concerts for $60 ·          Early Bird Special Offer for Full Season Subscription: Get two free vouchers with orders by October 1  OUR 2016 | 2017 SEASON! It's the Water! October 22, 2016 - 4:00 pm First Friends Church, Whittier Music from many times and places dealing with the mystique and majesty of the sea, rivers, lakes, and rain.  Captivating choral music by Monteverdi, Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Eric Whitacre, as well as folk songs and spirituals. __________________________________________________   Feliz Navidad con Chorale Bel Canto: Merry Christmas with Chorale Bel Canto December 10, 2016 - 4:00 & 7:30pm East Whittier Methodist Church Featuring Navidad Nuestra, a folk drama based on the rhythms and traditions of Hispanic America, created by poet Felix Luna and composer Ariel Ramirez, for chorus, soloists, guitar, harpsichord, and Latin percussion. Traditional songs and carols of the season will round out the program. With fiesta food between concerts! _________________________________________   How the Reformation Changed Music: A 500 Year Perspective March 18, 2017 - 4:00pm First Friends Church, Whittier A concert and conversation with music from five centuries and live program comments.  Songs, hymns, and motets inspired by the work of Martin Luther.  We will examine the many genres and textures of the early Reformation (1517) up to the time of J.S. Bach and beyond. ______________________________________________   From the American Songbook May 13, 2017 - 7:30pm Liberty Community Plaza, Whittier Musical snapshots of American popular music from Stephen Foster to the present day. Songwriters such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Kandler and Ebb, Stephen Sondheim and Billy Joel will be represented. With refreshments available and after-concert dancing! _______________________________________

Look for CBC's 2016 | 2017 Season Brochure to arrive in the mail next month! Or Order Online Now at www.ChoraleBelCanto.org We're ready to take your order!

Calling New Singers! Auditions are open for CBC's 35th Season! We are looking for qualified new singers to join our ranks. Feel free to forward this announcement to any interested singers. About Us Chorale Bel Canto is a volunteer regional master chorale with a four-concert season that runs roughly from Labor Day to Memorial Day.  We rehearse on Monday evenings in Whittier.  Annual membership dues are $75, waived for full-time students.  Members are responsible for purchase of some music and concert attire. The Audition Vocalization to assess range and tonal color Tonal memory exercises Simple sight reading A prepared song is optional Auditions are by appointment. Contact Karen Bourgaize, Executive Director, by emailing cbc.execdirector@gmail.com We look forward to hearing you!