Bay Area Benefit Concert for Philippines Typhoon Relief November 24th

SAN FRANCISCO - Nov. 18, 2013 - PRLog -- More than 50 members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus and members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus have volunteered to sing at a Benefit Concert for victims of Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) . The performance will be conducted by Maestro Ian Robertson, with Jerome Lenk, organ and will feature SFBC repertoire as well as excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi's momentous Requiem.  The San Francisco Boys Chorus top level groups will also perform. Proceeds will benefit Catholic Relief Services.

The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland and the San Francisco Boys Chorus (Chorus-in-Residence of the Cathedral of Christ the Light) will jointly host the event. This special concert will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street in Oakland.  Tickets and donations can be made online at http://www.sfbc.org/benefitconcert.

The San Francisco Boys Chorus is a 65-year-old Bay Area institution that trains boys with unchanged voices to perform at a professional level, appearing regularly in San Francisco Opera productions and with the San Francisco Symphony.

The Cathedral of Christ the Light is one of the nation's premiere performance venues, dedicated in 2008 . With its beautiful wood work and 12-story nave, the modern venue is a stunning setting for choral music.

"Our organization of young singers is in the forefront of providing community service through song.  We could not stand by and hear about the tragedy in the Philippines and do nothing," said Maestro Robertson, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Boys Chorus.  "The boys of the San Francisco Boys Chorus are proud to lend their voices to do what they can for less fortunate people on the other side of the world. We are also proud to be joined by members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus and members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus who, like us, are donating their performances." Choristers of the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera appear courtesy of the American Guild of Musical Artists.

All proceeds from the concert will go to Catholic Relief Services that has sent aid workers to the Philippines.  The typhoon that may ultimately measure as the worst the world has known has caused loss of life and destruction on a vast scale.  Eventbrite for Causes has dramitcally reduced online ticketing fees in support of events that are raising funds for Typhoon Haiyan relief.

In 2010, the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland and the San Francisco Boys Chorus held a benefit concert for victims of the Haiti Earthquake.  Members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus and the International Orange Chorale participated in that benefit, which netted nearly $30,000 for earthquake victims and Catholic Relief Services.

"The San Francisco Boys Chorus remains proud to stand in the forefront of children's groups who are ready and able to serve those who are less fortunate," said Gary Jones, President of the San Francisco Boys Chorus.


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