Cal State Long Beach Bob Cole Conservatory Choral, Vocal, and Opera Studies

Tonight and Saturday, 7:30 at Los Altos UMC. Free parking! Extraordinary repertoire ! FABULOUS CHOIRS!

Happy World Teacher’s Day!

“The best teachers I have had – and I have been lucky enough to have had many good ones – have consistently taught me not only the stored-up illuminations of their minds, but inevitably something about teaching itself. And to whatever extent I am today a teacher, in whatever unorthodox ways, I owe this overwhelming urge to share my ideas with others to those very teachers. I have learned from them to suggest the profound meanings of work to others, and to foster the pe*******on of beauty."

-Leonard Bernstein, “Charge to the Seniors”, Rockford College, June 5, 1966

[📸Roger Englander]

AUDITIONS START ON TUESDAY! Sign up now! https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cota/music/current-students/ensemble-auditions.php

AUDITIONS START ON TUESDAY! Sign up now!

BCCM-CSULB | Ensemble Auditions Ensemble Placement Auditions The Bob Cole Conservatory features 12 major performance ensembles and over 20 chamber ensembles. All students must audition for placement. The auditions are highly competitive; students are expected to practice all excerpts and other requested material to the best of the...

Happy Summer, Everyone! Here's a beautiful recording of our Celebrating Music performance of Jake Runestad's haunting "EARTH SYMPHONY" from May 2023. Enjoy!

Earth Symphony - Jake Runestad, libretto by Todd Boss The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach Presents:The Bob Cole Conservatory SymphonyJonathan Talberg - conductor Saturda...

Come and hear the Bob Cole Chamber Choir in their final home concert before ACDA... 7:30 pm Friday night in Daniel Recital Hall. It will be a short, 30 minute, FREE concert!

And, we are back on campus! So excited to start this year with our new and returning students!

Congrats to the BCCM Chamber Choir for their 5th invitation to the ACDA Western Conference!

Well, we can't celebrate the holiday in person this year, but we did put together a beautiful 'best of Winter Festival' playlist for you to enjoy. Here's to Winter Festival 2021 in person! But, until then, here's 45 years of Winter Festival highlights: https://youtu.be/ACNOrMYh2T4

Decorating for Winterfest BCCM Students decorating the First Congregational Church of Long Beach, for our Winter Festival Concert: December 1st, 2nd & 3rd.Good seats still available f...

CSULB's Bob Cole Chamber Choir has been invited to sing at the National Convention of the ACDA in March 2021!!! We are all hoping that things change so that Singers can sing again in person very soon. Stay safe everyone!

Help CSULB's Chamber Choir compete to be "CHOIR OF THE WORLD!” Help Long Beach State University raise $30,000 for the project: Help CSULB's Chamber Choir compete to be "CHOIR OF THE WORLD!”. Your gift will make a difference!

You’re invited to a very spiritual concert, “Choirs by Candlelight” Friday, November 15 at 8pm at Los Altos UMC in Long Beach. Featuring the extraordinary vocal talents of Bel Canto and the Bob Cole Chamber Choir, this concert features inspiring and uplifting music from the last three centuries, including new pieces by Amy Gordon, Jake Runestad, Matthew Lyon Hazzard and Shawn Kirschner. Tickets at the door or by calling 562.985.7000.

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

We can’t wait to sing Bach’s SINGET on Friday night! Hope you’ll join us in the audience for an incredible concert with guest conductor John Alexander. https://youtu.be/sBsYypoPIgg

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FRIDAY, APRIL 26
8:00PM LOS ALTOS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
TICKETS $10/7
JOHN ALEXANDER AND THE BOB COLE CHAMBER CHOIR
John Alexander, conductor.

The Bob Cole Chamber Choir is thrilled to present an evening with guest conductor and renowned educator, John Alexander. An acclaimed choral visionary, Alexander has been a bulwark of the Southern California choral scene through his performance, teaching, advocacy and leadership. His legacy includes conducting the Pacific Chorale for 45 seasons, directing the professional ensemble The John Alexander Singers, serving as the former president of Chorus America and teaching for many years at both Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton.

Come join one of the finest collegiate choirs in the US for an extraordinary program of music by Bach, Penderecki, Paulus, Ticheli, Barber and more.

CSULB RECEPTION AT ACDA Kansas City IS AT BRGR Kitchen+Bar on FRIDAY at 10PM: 11 E 14th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
If you're an alum or a friend, you're welcome to join us!!! We're providing food!!! REALLY GOOD FOOD!!!!

Hey Bob Cole Fans! We're starting to put together our application for the 2020 ACDA Regional in Salt Lake City! What's your favorite recording of the last few years? Do you have one? If so, drop it in the comments below. Here's one from Dr. T:

For Choir Directors — Choral Tales Project

Last Spring, the Chamber Choir collaborated with composer Ludwig Tuman on "The Choral Tales Project." We had a great time! Here's the completed video of just the choir. Explore the whole webpage to see the dancing!
http://www.choraltales.org/directors?fbclid=IwAR3u8bmLI4FFUEvN2LH-qUSL5_N9bzMiF3WMCMS2o9C4XhUfe4rJihOtRCg

choraltales.org Directed by Ludwig Tuman, Choral Tales presents inspiring folk tales from around the world, through original choral music and dance!

BCCM-CSULB | Winter Festival Concert

Friends:

Here's a first---THERE ARE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WINTER FESTIVAL TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Our largest group over estimated how many tickets they needed for Sunday's Matinee Performance. We just released 35 back into the system--these are primo seats. And, the box office has been telling people that the Sunday concert was sold out for 2 weeks.

The box office's phone number is 562.985-7000 or you can buy them here:

http://web.csulb.edu/depts/music/areas/choral-vocal-opera/winter-festival-concert.php

They will be gone by tonight, so if anyone wants Winter Festival Tickets, you should get them now.

web.csulb.edu Winter Festival Concert 2018 Saturday, December 1 @ 4:00pm Tickets $30/20/15 + 8:00pm Tickets $30/20/15 Sunday, December 2 @ 4:00pm Tickets $30/20/15 **Purchase your ticket via the links above or call the box office at 562-985-7000 top ↑

BCCM-CSULB | Honors Festival 2019

Please share: The CSULB Honors Festival is an amazing opportunity for high school singers and instrumentalists. And, it's SUPER affordable ! http://web.csulb.edu/depts/music/prospective-students/honors-festival.php

web.csulb.edu Honors Festival January 4-6, 2019 The Bob Cole Honors Festival provides a unique opportunity for High School students from grades 10-12 to interact and collaborate with guest solo artists, composers, and conductors. Festival participants will receive section coaching and masterclasses from the invit...

Happy Thanksgiving to our fans, alums, and students! We're grateful for everyone who makes BCCM Choral/Vocal/Opera Studies such a special place.

Dearest CSULB Alumni and Friends,
As I am sure you have heard by now, our beloved Dr. Carolyn Bremer passed away on Sunday, September 2nd. Her memorial will be this Friday, September 21 at 10 AM in the Carpenter Center. I hope you will consider attending if you are in town and can be there. She touched so many of your lives in incredibly positive ways, and this will be a very special gathering of her family, friends, students, and faculty members.
Many of you have asked, "Is there anything I can I do?" Besides attending, there are four ways you can help:
1. Please contribute food to the reception. We're planning a fantastic pot-luck with great food and drink. To be sure we don't have 300 bags of chips (and no salad or bread), Dr. Palkki and Dr. Thies have arranged this:
https://www.PerfectPotluck.com/ESIY5115
2. If you have performed Morten Lauridsen's Soneto de la Noche or Jake Runestad's Let My Love Be Heard with the Chamber Choir, we will be rehearsing at 9:00 AM in the Choir Room. It would be wonderful if you could join us. We'll have plenty of copies of music.
3. If you would like to join us in singing Graeme Langager's Irish Blessing, we will rehearse that at 9:30 in the CPAC. Please come in through the stage door in back. If you can't make it that early, but are still going to be at the Memorial, just stand and sing with us at the end.
4. Finally, if you would like to make a donation, Dr. Müller Stosch will be talking about a new fund for CSULB students in need in Dr. Bremer's name, and kicking of an online drive at the Memorial. I'll send you more information as I have it.
I hope to see you. I miss each and every one of you and wish you joy, health, success and, mostly, love.

BCCM-CSULB | Ensemble Auditions

It's that time again! Audition materials are up for the University Choir, Bel Canto (our new, advanced treble chorus) and the Bob Cole Chamber Choir. Check out what you need to do here: https://web.csulb.edu/depts/music/current-students/ensemble-auditions.php

web.csulb.edu Ensemble Placement Auditions The Bob Cole Conservatory features 12 major performance ensembles and over 20 chamber ensembles. All students must audition for placement. The auditions are highly competitive; students are expected to practice all excerpts and other requested material to the best of the...

Beethoven 9 TONIGHT, May 5, 2018 in the Carpenter Center at 8PM. Tickets available at the door. Have a little FREUDE! with your Margarita!

PBS SoCal

Could we be any prouder of CSULB Alum Jeffe Huls?

A passionate, determined Santa Monica choir director meets his new advanced students: 32 talented teenagers juggling personal challenges and high school life. Follow Jeffe Huls as he guides his students through the trials and tribulations of high school while pursuing their shared goal: to become one BIG VOICE.

Friends, if you’re in Pasadena for ACDA, CSULB Alumni and students are meeting in the Hilton Bar at 10 pm on Friday. Come say hi!!!