Grantee Database
CAMERATA SINGERS OF LONG BEACH INC
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
Impact Projects
Award Amount
$21,250.00
Project Description
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.
Organization Summary
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.
Organization
Long Beach Camerata Singers
Address
PO BOX 90511
LONG BEACH
90809-0511
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(562) 900-2863
Congressional District
California's 47th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 69
State Senate District
District 33
