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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kyrian Corona 818-753-9444 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHOIR AND WAGNER ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM ANNUAL CONCERT IN COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS DAY |
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WHO: | The St. Francis de Sales Choir and the Wagner Ensemble, under the direction of The St. Francis de Sales Choir and the Wagner Ensemble, under the direction of Jeannine Wagner, will perform their Fourth Annual All Souls Day Concert featuring Bach Cantata No. 4 “Christ lag in Todesbanden” and Herbert Howells Requiem. The Bach Cantata will be accompanied by chamber orchestra |
WHAT: | Tickets are $15. Donations of $50 or more receive two tickets and the opportunity to remember two loved ones in the printed program. A portion of the proceeds will be donated for Water Well building in the Ho Diocese in Ghana. Reception will immediately follow in the St. Francis de Sales School Auditorium. Founded in 1949, the St. Francis de Sales Choir is one of the leading Church choral groups in Southern California. Throughout the years, choir membership has been comprised of singers from the parish (several are founding members), as well as vocalists from the Los Angeles Opera, the Wagner Ensemble and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The choir is accompanied by talented organist and multkeyboardist Stephen Park, who has been with St. Francis de Sales since 1979. The Wagner Ensemble was founded by Jeannine Wagner in 1991 under the auspices of the Roger Wagner Choral Institute. Under her spirited guidance, the Ensemble celebrates and promotes the musical legacy of her late father, the legendary Roger Wagner. The Wagner Ensemble has dazzled audiences throughout Southern California and internationally in the performance of repertoire that includes choral masterpieces spanning the centuries from the Renaissance to the present. |
WHEN: | Sat. Nov. 1, 2008 7:30 p.m. |
WHERE: | St. Francis de Sales Church 13370 Valleyheart Drive Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 |
TICKETS: | For tickets and information call 818-378-3648. |
WEBSITES: | St. Francis de Sales Choir www.sfdschoir.org Wagner Ensemble www.wagnerensemble.com |