Sierra Master Chorale’s spring concerts on May 16, 19
What:
InConcert Sierra presents the Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra
When:
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 2pm
pre-concert forums 45-minutes prior to each concert
Where:
Seventh-day Adventist Church
12889 Osborne Hill Road
Grass Valley, CA 95945 (Off hwy 174)
Tickets:
$26 general
$13 ages 5-17
Available at Briar Patch Co-op Community Market; NC Box Office @ Miners Foundry;
online at www.inconcertsierra.org; or [...]
InConcert Sierra hires Assistant Artistic Director Toon Vandevorst
InConcert Sierra has hired Toon Vandevorst — an accomplished pianist, composer and singer who has studied with America’s most eminent musicians — as its Assistant Artistic Director, Sierra FoodWineArt magazine has learned.
The new position is a sign of InConcert Sierra’s stellar growth, and it will allow Artistic Director Ken Hardin to focus even more attention [...]
New York Polyphony: Think of a barbershop quartet on steroids!
We set aside our weekend work, dropped our son to play disc golf with his cousins and headed to a Sunday afternoon concert at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grass Valley to see New York Polyphony perform to a packed house.
The performance, one of InConcert Sierra’s “Third Sunday” concerts, was spellbinding. New York Polyphony [...]
InConcert Sierra: A new season and “Bach to the future”
“IS CLASSICAL MUSIC DYING?” THE New York Times recently asked in a blunt tone, creating anxiety in the music world. (We excused the hyperbole, figuring they were simply tired of being asked “Are newspapers dying?”)
No, like newspapers, classical music isn’t dying—it’s just breaking away from its inherent conservatism and redefining itself: embracing casual classic [...]
Sierra Master Chorale another reminder of our exceptional talent in the Sierra Foothills
Like Music in the Mountains, InConcert Sierra finished a highly successful year with an inspiring performance Sunday from its Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra.
The 70-voice auditioned choir performed under the Rotunda at the State Capitol in Sacramento the previous weekend — a high honor. “The reverberation was so great in the Rotunda, I had the [...]
Sierra Master Chorale shines in “The Armed Man: A mass for peace”
The Sierra Master Chorale put on a remarkable performance of “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” — a demanding, internationally known composition — on Sunday afternoon to a sold-out crowd.
The performance ended to an enthusiastic standing ovation from all 475 attendees and was a reminder that our performing arts scene is an ever-growing force [...]
Sierra Master Chorale: A Global Sing for Peace
HOW CAN WE HONOR THE WARRIOR while advocating for peace? Join Grass Valley’s Sierra Master Chorale in May for the regional premiere of Karl Jenkin’s internationally acclaimed work for choir and orchestra, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.
The Welsh composer’s piece, which premiered at London’s Royal Albert Hall 12 years ago, seeks to [...]
Sierra Master Chorale Holiday Concerts on Dec. 17-18
What:
InConcert Sierra presents
The Sierra Master Chorale Holiday Concerts
When:
Saturday, December 17, 2011
6:15p.m. pre-concert forum
7pm concert
Sunday, December 18, 2011
1:15p.m. pre-concert forum
2 p.m. concert
Where:
Seventh-day Adventist Church
12889 Osborne Hill Road, Grass Valley
Off Hwy 174
Tickets:
$24 general; $13 youth under 17
available at:
www.InConcertSierra.org
or call 530-273-3990
and Briar Patch Community Market, Grass Valley
Sierra Master Chorale to offer special holiday music
InConcert Sierra’s 60-voice Sierra [...]
Arts with Altitude: Music, festivals and theater in Nevada County
DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, movie watching boomed as people craved escapism. In the recent recession, film, theater and festivals also are flourishing in many cities, with robust ticket sales.
MUSIC
Foothills’ performing arts groups also report an uptick in business. “We’re ahead of budget,” says Julie Hardin, executive director of InConcert Sierra in Grass Valley. [...]
InConcert Sierra’s new season
INCONCERT SIERRA’S MUSICAL SEASON reaches a crescendo this winter with one of the best lineups in years. The concerts are among the best the foothills has to offer, featuring renowned artists from as far away as Russia.
Now celebrating its 65th year, the Grass Valley performing arts group has freshened up its name (from Twin [...]

