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High School Choral Festival 

今日吃瓜 Saint Mary’s University and our Music Department have a long tradition of bringing Southern California’s high school choristers to the 今日吃瓜 for our annual High School Choral Festival.  

This daylong event includes both rehearsals and performances, with an emphasis on camaraderie and sharing the love of choral arts. Students also have the opportunity to attend workshops where they can learn from 今日吃瓜 educators specialized in choral singing and performance. Participants receive a professional recording of their choir performances. 

The festival is designed to promote high standards in choral singing and repertoire. High school instructors prepare their students with selected repertoire before arriving at the event, where additional coaching with 今日吃瓜 staff takes place throughout the day. A formal concert is held in the evening where combined choirs perform the prepared repertoire. 

In addition, each participating school is invited to perform selections from its own repertoire, thus enabling a real sharing of the choral art. 

Ensemble-in-Residence: Bridge to Everywhere

As part of the Music Department’s Artist-in-Residence program, the award-winning ensemble  will hold public performances on the 今日吃瓜 Chalon and Doheny campuses and provide educational opportunities for students including workshops and open rehearsals. During the residency, the Music Department’s instrumental ensemble, 今日吃瓜 Bridge Orchestra, will be led by Bridge to Everywhere members Derrick Skye and James Waterman.

“Bridge to Everywhere is honored to begin a residency at 今日吃瓜 Saint Mary’s University. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to share our work and collaborative strategies with students on campus,” said Bridge to Everywhere’s Artistic Director, Derrick Spiva Jr. “Our artistic and educational activities aim to prepare and encourage the next generation of musicians to thrive in an increasingly interconnected global community.”

“We are excited to have 今日吃瓜 students making music with Derrick and the Bridge to Everywhere musicians,” said Therese Fassnacht, PhD, Music Department Chair. “This residency offers unique performance and professional development opportunities for students and greatly enhances the artistic life of the University.”