The Department of performing arts will be presenting an inspiring and empowering Choral concert titled “Rise and Sing.”
The entry fee is a suggested eight dollar donation at the door for students and local members of the community looking to attend the event.
Directed by Long Beach City College director of vocal studies Skye Angulo and director of vocal jazz studies Andrea Calderwood, Rise and Sing’s theme is centered on inspiring and empowering the audience.
“I was picking the music and thinking about stuff I wanted to do for this semester… and started to see a trend that all of our pieces were inspiring, healing, and recovering,” said vocal studies director Angulo.
Those attending the concert can expect to hear songs in English, Latin, Maui, and Haitian creole.
The concert will feature students from the LBCC Viking Singers, the Lyrical Workers, Viking Chorale, Evening Jazz Choirs, A cappella Madrigal Choir, and Kevin Kearney And Hannah Yi on Piano.
LBCC staff pianist Hannah Yi is on her fourth year as head pianist and has been motivating students with their voices, pitches and physicality to prepare for their concerts.
John Gonzalez, a Music major and jazz minor, looked up to his middle school and high school teachers who inspired him to major in music.
“It should be a good concert it has some pretty good songs, there’s one song called Twa Tanbou and I think the crowd will really love it,” Gonzalez said.
Twa Tanbou is a story about three drums who argue over which drum is the best and decide to put their differences aside to do for the greater good and stop arguing to start healing.
The Concert will feature all of the queries on campus and will show different varieties of songs that will be performed.
Celestina Black, a music major, is focusing on classical voice and has been singing in the choir since elementary school.
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“I hopefully will get a solo and we’ll sound great as a group,” said Black.
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The concert will be performed on October 20 at 2 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church.