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Costa Rica – a New Destination with Much to Offer

Sylvia Garcia Marin, ACFEA’s Manager for Latin America, based in Guadalajara, Mexico, has long been extolling the attractions of Costa Rica as a concert tour destination. We were therefore delighted when the San Francisco Boys Chorus (Ian Robertson, Artistic Director) chose that country for its 2013 tour. Among the many features that the boys’ chorus enjoyed were the spectacular volcanoes, lakes and cloud

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Boston Children’s Chorus Receives National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award

A huge congratulations to Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) on receiving the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. This is our nation’s highest honor for a youth arts organization. Executive Director David C. Howse and singer Amber Rodriguez traveled to the White House on November 22 to receive the

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University of Oregon Wins the Cork International Choral Festival!

  The University of Oregon Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Sharon Paul, is no stranger to international choral competitions. In 2011, they competed at the International Choral Festival in Tallinn and did very well, winning the top spot in two categories. For 2013, they wanted to see if they could repeat their success at the

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Unique Touring Partnership Combines Stanford University’s Chamber Chorale and Taiko Ensemble

An interview with Stephen Sano, chair of the music department at Stanford University. In June, he took the Stanford Chamber Chorale and Taiko Ensemble on a tour of the United Kingdom. What was unique about touring with two very different ensembles?Logistics was the biggest challenge, since none of the performance events between the two groups overlapped. We planned carefully for

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