Crystal Children's Choir

Crystal Children's Choir was founded in March 1994. The choir's mission is to strive for excellence in choral music, providing music education to children and brining the best of choral music from the East and the West. The choir is based in San Francisco Bay Area. Regular rehearsals are held at locations in Cupertino, San Jose, Foster City and Fremont. Crystal Choir has over 900 choristers in 24 classes and six distinct choir levels: Preparatory, Primary, Intermediate, Advanced, Concert Group and Youth Group. Progression to the next level is based on the chorister's age, artistic maturity and musical development. The choristers study and perform a variety of music reflecting different cultures, styles and periods of music which form the basis for the curriculum.

Crystal Choir has toured Asia, Australia, Europe, and Canada, and has performed at prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Davies Symphony Hall and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Crystal also has received numerous invitations to perform at the CMEA Convention and the National Kodaly Educators Convention. It is Crystal's honor to be invited again to the 2006 ACDA Western Division Convention. The choir first appeared at the 2002 Convention in Hawaii. Crystal has also been invited as one of the nine performing choirs at the MENC 60th National Conference in 2006. Through singing, Crystal hopes to nurture an appreciation of teamwork and love of music in the choristers and provide them the opportunity to excel in choral singing.

Discography

10 Years of Singing, Learning and Enjoying

Ode To The Eight Stallions
Pastoral Song
In A Far Away Land
The Riddle Song
Happy Gathering
Waiting Through The Night
Life On The Railway Gang
Diam A Ga (Sticky Tar)
Jasmine
Gloria
The Flight Of The Bumblebee
Ubi Caritas
Past Life Melodies
Aglepta
The Water Is Wide
Old Joe Clerk
I Will Be Earth
Amazing Grace
Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Founded in the SF Bay Area in 1994, and now boasting over 750 choristers of all ages, in 18 classes that rehearse weekly and perform a wide repertoire of choral music. The CCC's cultural mission is blending the best of Eastern and Western musical traditions. Crystal Choir has toured Canada, Hong Kong, Austria, Hungary and both coasts of the US. It has performed at Carnegie Hall, Davies Hall in SF, and has won many awards. The first half of the recording is 9 Eastern songs, such as "Ode to the Eight Stallions," "In a Far Away Land," "The Riddle Song," "Happy Gathering," "Life on the Railway Gang" and "Jasmine." The second half is 10 Western songs, such as "Gloria," Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee," "The Water Is Wide," "Old Joe Clerk," "Amazing Grace" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Some piano and other light accompaniment. Crystal has a bright, spirited sound that lends itself well to this material. An impressive debut CD!

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