Concerts & Events
Previous Events
Spring Concert, 2010

Santa Ynez
Valley Idol
March and April, 2010

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our News section to read the reports of the competitions.
Valentine's Day 2010

Holiday Concert 2009 - "Sing & Rejoice"
Celebrated
the bicentennial of composer Franz Joseph Haydn with the
Lord Nelson Mass, a
Christmas Carol Sing-a-long,
Joy to the World with a guest conductor and carols from
around the world.
Santa Ynez Valley Idol
March and April, 2008
We
started with nearly three dozen contestants performing in
front of four judges and an audience. Of these, thirteen were
selected to compete in the Finale, judged by professional
musicians Don Hulette and Art Green and radio DJs Lynda Kelly
of Mix 96.7 FM and Tyler Story of KRZY 106.9 FM.
In the first round of the Finale, each of
the 13 performers sang one song. The judges selected their
top two performers and the audience then voted for four more.
Selected to go into the second round were Josue Hernandez,
Thalia Kostman, Adam Haws, Marjorie Johnson, Morgan Laughlin
and Christina Barnes. Each of these contestants then performed
another song. When the dust settled the three left standing
were Barnes, who took first place, Hernandez second and Laughlin
in third place.
Click here
to read The Lompoc Record's review of the event.
Valentine's
Day, 2008
For the last three years on Valentine’s
Day, the Chorale has taken upon itself the personification
of Cupid, delivering singing telegrams as a fund raiser. For
an amount probably less than a dozen roses, approximately
8 – 10 Chorale members arrive at private residences,
hangers at the airport, restaurants, schools, even an oncology
ward, and sing 1, 2, or 3 songs of love, support and care.
We received a call from a man wanting us
to come sing a Valentine to his wife, a brand new mother.
When we arrived at the door we were ushered into their bedroom
where the new mom was just waking up, but she was gracious
and we sang our song, left with “Happy Valentine’s”
all around and, as far as we know, the husband is still alive.
We sang for the children of a school, the
young 2nd to 4th graders all wide-eyed and happy with our
songs, then we were treated to a song from them. What a delight.
One wife, in league with a secretary, had
us interrupt a city planning meeting where we sang, not one,
but two songs to the man running the meeting, he turned a
beautiful Valentine red, the various department heads smiled,
laughed, and were touched as many took our pictures with their
cell phones.
Visit our News section
to read the Santa Ynez Valley News account of our
visit to the Santa Ynez Airport.
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