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Actor, Singer, Voice Over Actor, Member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, Writer, Cook, Baker, Food Blogger and Vlogger.

mEMBER: SOFIA AVILA

Singer, Mexican Folk Dancer (Ballet Folklorico); CSUCI Tomorrow’s Teachers Club, Student California Teachers Association; Student Assistant at the Office of the President (CSUCI); Bracero Scholarship (CSUCI), Fairburn Memorial Scholarship (VCCF), Cheryl Schearer Scholarship (VCCF).

MEMBER: VINCENT DOMINGUEZ

Director of Music at St. Brendan Church in Los Angeles working with choirs and instrumentalists of all ages; studied music at California State University Northridge and is an accomplished pianist, accompanist, composer and arranger; studied voice privately and travels throughout Southern California teaching choral workshops to various churches and institutions; currently lives in Camarillo and enjoys sharing the gift of music with young people who are looking to develop their skills and talents.

KF Previous Bio

Dr. KuanFen Liu is the Artistic Director, Conductor, and founder of both Channel Islands Choral Association (CICA) and Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra (CHICO).

Originally from Taiwan, Dr. Liu is a graduate of Tunghai University where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts diploma in Vocal Performance.  She continued her studies in the United States earning a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral and Sacred Music from Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.  While at USC, she was the assistant conductor of the USC Chamber Choir and taught both graduate and undergraduate conducting courses during her residency as a doctoral student.  Upon graduation, she received an Honors Convocation Award.  In 2006, she was one of 12 conductors selected internationally to participate in the Oregon Bach Festival where she conducted concerts with the Festival Chorus and Orchestra. 

Email: downbeatplus@gmail.com

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Channel Islands Choral Association (CICA) in partnership with CSU Channel Islands, Pleasant Valley School District and Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce our 2021 Fall Choral Concert Season. Excerpts from two joyful and uplifting choral works will help herald a much-needed celebratory tone as our community launches their holiday celebrations: Morten Laurdisen’s Lux Aeterna and George Frideric Handel’s Messiah will be a part of CICA’s Holiday Choral Spectacular, Saturday, December 4 at 7 PM and Sunday, December 5 at 3 PM, Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center, Camarillo.

Members of the community, high school-aged and older, who wish to participate are cordially invited to audition and join. Alumni who have sung previously do not need to re-audition. 

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 Choral Workshops on Saturday mornings, attend virtual rehearsals on Monday evenings, or a combination of the two. 

Community members electing to just attend Saturday Choral Workshops will be able to participate in 4 in-person, outdoor sessions: September 18, October 9, October 23 and November 13, 9:30 AM - 12 Noon. These workshops are designed to prepare singers for the presentation of Handel’s Messiah, and will be supported with safety protocols that have been established and regularly updated using federal, state and local requirements and guidelines. Click HERE to access our current safety protocols. Please note, all 4 workshops must be attended in order to perform in the Holiday Choral Spectacular.

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.

For more information, please contact Dr. KuanFen Liu at downbeatplus@gmail.com.

Please realize that due to the unique times, concert selections, rehearsal formats, times and dates are subject to change.
Check back on this website for updates and the latest information.

Congratulations, you did it! You are on your way to virtual chorus stardom! All that’s left is for you to join with your fellow chorus friends for live webcastings celebrating the beautiful music you have virtually created. We will send you a complimentary ticket to the webcasting and hope you will invite your friends and family to purchase their tickets using the CICA website. All donated proceeds from webcastings benefit the work of CICA and help cover the cost of mounting these types of virtual performances. Additionally, CICA will be providing you with a link to an abbreviated prerecorded webcasting immediately following the last one scheduled for the season. That way, you can enjoy this masterful creation whenever or wherever you like!

Please purchase “Lux Aeterna” by Morten Lauridsen, SATB Vocal Score, published by Peermusic Classical. Available from JW Pepper, Hal Leonard, and Sheet Music Plus, among other sources.