The Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble hosted a benefit concert for Cindy Beitman showcasing the Medieval and Renaissance music of France last June. The concert marked the end of Cindy’s 18 year run as conductor of WAVE and celebrated her meaningful contributions to the group and uplifting presence in the face of cancer treatment. Although Cindy will be a sorely missed figurehead for WAVE, both Cindy and the group look forward to many more musical adventures in the future.
Contra Costa Chorale, a non-audition choir with a rich community musical history, is looking for an Artistic Director. Our beloved director, Cindy Beitmen, succumbed to cancer in the spring of 2024, and we seek a dedicated and enthusiastic choral director for our fall 2024 season and potentially beyond. The Chorale is a community choir open to…
The Chorale is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Contra Costa Chorale Vocal Music Studies Scholarships for West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD)graduating seniors. These two $1000 scholarships have been awarded to Abraham Blanquel from Richmond High School, and Justin Trujillo from Pinole Valley High School. This scholarship program was created by…
Thank you to everyone that attended our English Country Dancing fundraiser on March 11th. With your help, it was a great success. We hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did! These great photos were taken by Ellen Gailing at the event. We’re already looking forward to next year, and hope you’ll join us…
The Contra Costa Chorale presents their spring program, “Living, Laughing, Loving” on Friday, May 9 at 7:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, and on Sunday, May 11 at 5:00pm at the Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. The program includes a five-century span of compositions by Aaron Copland, Eric Whitacre, Gwyneth Walker, Andrea Ramsey, Joan…
The Contra Costa Chorale is pleased to announce that a new Artistic Director has been hired for the upcoming year. Following the sudden death of Cindy Beitmen, a search launched in May resulted in a fine array of talented potential successors. Of these, the standout for all who participated in the search, including Chorale members…