Not much of July left, and summer is going fast, too. My search for choral activities has yielded just one opportunity for this month, tomorrow (Sunday July 29) out in Santa Barbara. The choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, is ending its West Coast tour in a joint concert with the Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces. Dr. David Skinner, the touring choir’s director, is an expert in early music performance and his choir is known for its performance of 16th century music.
Too late and too far away was the chance to hear the joint rehearsal for this concert earlier tonight.
If they were just an hour closer, I would have tried.
Still looking for choral learning activities of all periods in our area (meaning under 50 miles) with decreasing estimates of success.
Maybe next year we can bring the experts to us? Until then there’s still the choice of ‘growing your own,’ if you have friends of similar tastes. More on that later.