Open Auditions for Community Members!
Celebrating our 18th season!
HOLIDAY CHORAL SPECTACULAR DECEMBER 4th and 5th
with excerpts from
G.F. Handel, Messiah
Morten Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna
featuring
CSU Channel Islands University Chorus
Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra
Dr. KuanFen Liu, CICA Artistic Director and Conductor of the CSU Channel Islands University Chorus, is auditioning members of the community high school-aged and older. Alumni of the chorus who have sung previously do not need to re-audition.
To schedule your appointment: downbeatplus@gmail.com
Rehearsal Options
Understanding the need to offer flexibility during these unique times, CICA will be offering a slate of varying rehearsal formats designed to best fit the community’s needs and preferences. Community members can choose to participate in either in-person outdoor Saturday Choral Workshops, attend Monday evening virtual rehearsals, or a combination of the two.
$75 FLEX PLAN
messiah only
4 In-Person
Saturday Outdoor Workshops
$125 pick your dozen
MESSIAH & LUX AETERNA
12 Virtual Rehearsals or Any Combo of 12 Virtual Rehearsals
and In-Person Saturday Outdoor Workshops
Saturday Outdoor Workshops
To help singers prepare for Handel's Messiah, in-person outdoor workshops will be held on the following Saturdays from 9:30 AM to 12 Noon: September 18, October 9, October 23 and November 13. All workshops will meet in a location in Camarillo TBD. Community members who do no wish to attend the Monday night virtual rehearsals can opt in to this Flex Plan. Singers must attend all 4 workshops to be sufficiently prepared for performance. Online resources for practice at home will be available on the Virtual Choir Room (VCR) page of CICA's website. Flex Plan members will only perform Messiah.
COVID-19 Safety Protocols
CICA has established safety protocols for in-person workshops, dress rehearsals and performance. These will be regularly updated using federal, state and local requirements and guidelines. Click HERE to read CICA's Safety Protocols.
Virtual Choir Room Rehearsals
Should singers wish for more involvement and even broader musical training, virtual rehearsals in our VCR (Virtual Choir Room) will be available on Mondays starting at 6:30 PM beginning August 23rd. These rehearsals will include preparations for both the Fall and Spring performances of Morten Lauridsen’s *Lux Aeterna and focused sectional work on Messiah. In addition, rehearsals in the VCR are designed to provide more in depth discussions on the works being performed, the composers being featured, as well as, provide members with guided access of online resources for practice at home.
CICA is offering a "Pick Your Dozen" option to community members. In order to perform in the Holiday Choral Spectacular, singers are asked to commit to attending at least 12 rehearsals. Rehearsals can be any combination of VCR rehearsals and in-person Saturday outdoor workshops.
VIRTUAL REHEARSALS BEGIN AUGUST 23
OUTDOOR/IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 18
For more information, please contact Dr. KuanFen Liu at downbeatplus@gmail.com.
Please return to this website for updates and the latest information.
* In addition to the Spring concert performance of Lux Aeterna, Dr. Liu will conduct this expressive masterpiece of choral composition as a Guest Conductor at Carnegie Hall in June 2022. Click HERE for more information.