The Long Beach Chorale & Chamber Orchestra (LBCCO) announced this week that it has received a grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. The grant funding will support the next two seasons of performances by the chorale, with an award of $8,000 for the upcoming 2011-2012 season, and an additional award of $8,000 for the following season, for a total of $16,000.
LBCCO was one of 184 arts organizations funded through the commission’s Organizational Grant Program. The 2011-12 season marks the chorale’s 23rd year as a Long Beach institution and will include a holiday concert and a complete performance (with orchestra) of Franz Joseph Haydn’s The Creation.
LBCCO is inviting talented singers to audition for its upcoming season. Auditions will be held by appointment during the month of August at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach. Prospective members are invited to contact the chorus by calling audition coordinator Alan Caddick at (562) 431-2781 or emailing lbchorale@gmail.com for information or to schedule an audition.
Singers in all voice parts are welcome; the ability to read music is required. Auditions are brief, informal, and non-threatening. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings.
