South Bay ensembles celebrate local composer’s centennial
Intonating his praises The Santa Clara Chorale and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra are joining forces on May to celebrate the centennial of Bay Area composer Kirke Mechem The concert set for p m at Mission Santa Clara will also feature the Santa Clara University Chamber Singers and vocal ensembles Resounding Achord and Sacred and Profane According to the chorale the venture will highlight certain of the greatest choral and orchestral works written by Mechem Related Articles Festival season gets underway this weekend in San Jose Bay Area throwing a huge free celebration for dance lovers amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend April - Bay Area arts cool shows and concerts to catch this weekend Photos Big kids on Big Wheels delight SF Crowd Mechem a former Stanford music professor whose th birthday is Aug is known for his first opera Tartuffe He is as of now working on an operatic adaptation of Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice Fittingly his choral works include Birthdays Round Numbers a suite of songs celebrating the passing decades from ages to Tickets are - at https www scc org may-celebrating-kirke-mechem html Those under age are admitted free Neighborhood Notes ALMADEN Pioneer High School candidate Liam Brough took home a gold medal from the SkillsUSA California State Leadership and Skills Conference an event showcasing career and technical guidance excellence Leland High School attendee Benjamin Alton was on the Crime Scene Probe company that won a silver medal at the conference held April - in Ontario CA The San Jose High Schoolers were among nearly students from Silicon Valley Career Technical Schooling SVCTE center to participate in the conference SVCTE students were awarded a total of medals two gold silver and four bronze in a wide range of competition categories In all more than students participated
