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Next Concerts

Compline at Stanford Memorial Sanctuary
Sunday, February 29 at 9 - 9:30 PM

Please see the February Stanford Compline webpage for further information about this evening service of music and reflection.

Chanticleer National Youth Choral Festival Concert
Monday, March 29 at 8:00 PM

Please see the daily schedules and overview for festival workshop events on Mr. Najar's Calendar Update webpage.

For concert information, please see the Chanticleer National Youth Choral Festival Concert webpage.

Announcing: Exciting Spring Raffle!

Tuesday, February 9 - Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Friends of the Palo Alto High School Choir (FOPC) are holding a raffle to support the Paly Choral Program and our award-winning choir students.

Be among the first to show your support and purchase your tickets at one of the two Pal-Glee concerts.

During the next few weeks, you can purchase tickets by contacting a Paly choir student or by contacting FOPC.

Be sure to check the Raffle webpage for all the details.

In Brief:

Ticket Prices:

$10 for 1
$40 for 5 (get 1 ticket free!)

Prizes:

Trip to Paris for Two ($3400 value)
$1,000 Cash
iPad ($730 value)
One-hour Aerial Tour of San Francisco Bay for Two ($350 value)

About the Drawing:

Raffle drawing will be held at the Spring Concert on May 16.
Winners do not need to be present at the drawing.
By California law, all raffle ticket purchasers and each person named on a raffle ticket must be at least 18 years old at the time of purchase.
The Spring Raffle is registered with the California Attorney General's Office by Friends of the Palo Alto High School Choir (FOPC).
All proceeds benefit the Paly Choral Program.

Questions?

Check the Raffle webpage.
Contact the Treasurer of FOPC, Marilyn Abrams, by email or phone at (650) 269-7780, or the President of FOPC, Susan Kalb by email.

Paly Choir Chosen for National Choral Festival

Young singers will train and perform with acclaimed men's chorus Chanticleer

Palo Alto Online News article — by Rebecca Wallace

Palo Alto High School's Concert Choir has been chosen as one of 12 high school groups from across the country to take part in a new national choral festival.

The acclaimed San Francisco men's chorus Chanticleer is hosting its first National Youth Choral Festival in March as part of its education programs. Some 400 student singers will come to the city to immerse themselves in the choral art for four days, getting coaching from Chanticleer singers and taking master classes from mezzo-sopranos Frederica von Stade and Zheng Cao.

The festival will culminate in a March 29 concert at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. The 12 choirs, Chanticleer, von Stade and Cao will perform under the direction of Chanticleer music director Matthew Oltman. The program includes the United States premiere of "L'Annonciation," a cantata by French composer Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur.

Ben Johns, Chanticleer's director of education, said the festival is an expansion of the group's previous Bay Area Youth Choral Festival. High schools from Hawaii to Virginia will be represented.

"It's my hope that through this festival the relevance of music education in our schools will leave an indelible impression on our collective social consciousness," he said in a press release.

Besides the Paly choir, which is directed by Michael Najar, there are four other Bay Area groups taking part. They include the San Francisco School of the Arts High School Choir and the Lowell Choir.

The March 29 concert begins at 8 p.m. at 201 Van Ness Ave (map).

Spring Raffle Prizes

Grand Prize

Trip to Paris for Two
November 10-14, 2010
($3,400 value)
What a treat to spend the Veteran's Day holiday enjoying Autumn in Paris.

2nd Prize

$1,000 Cash
Spend, save or invest your winnings as you please.

3rd Prize

Apple iPad
($730 value)
Be among the first to own the high-end model of Apple's newly-announced multi-touch screen iPad, 32GB with 3G connectivity, scheduled to ship only days before the raffle drawing.

4th Prize

Aerial Tour for Two
($350 value)
Get a bird's eye view of the San Francisco Bay Area on your personalized 1-hour aerial tour for two. The Mooney 252 will take off from the San Carlos Airport and head over San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Sausalito. On your way back to San Carlos you can choose to go via the East Bay or the Pacific coastline, or maybe locate your house from the air. Your pilot and guide has over 25 years experience.