With support from the California Arts Council, Camerata Singers of Long Beach will present a series of community and student events in October 2023, including an environmental faire, a choral concert, student workshops and student/adult choral concerts relating to Camerata Peace Project 7, programmed around the theme of how we use and preserve our water resources (“Our Beautiful Oceans”). The overarching theme is Environmental Justice.
Camerata Singers of Long Beach (CSLB) is a 90-voice classical music chorus completing its 58th season. The organization is led by Grammy-winning Artistic Director, Dr. James K. Bass, Director of Choral Studies at UCLA. It produces 4 concerts per year, including the annual Peace Project, examining social justice topics, an annual performance of Handel’s Messiah, ChoralFest Long Beach in the Spring, and Evening of Song to finish the season. CSLB is the artistic partner of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. In the summer months, LBCS presents its free, community based outdoor concert series, The Front Porch Concerts. LBCS also runs two education programs. The Camerata Children’s Music Academy provides three weekly workshops teaching music fundamentals to pre-K children at the Long Beach YMCA Early Education Program, which runs state-funded child development centers for low-income families. Peace4Youth is presented in partnership with the Long Beach Unified School District, and brings the Peace Project into Middle and High Schools.

