SAN DIEGO – Hundreds of singers will be making surprise appearances throughout San Diego County from Balboa Park to shopping centers and food courts as part of the Choral Consortium of San Diego’s free Pop-up Concert Series taking place throughout the month of March.
“By branching out of our traditional music venues, our goals are to increase the public’s awareness of our region’s many diverse choirs and to inspire the public to participate further in choral music, either as singers or as audience members,” said Carol Manifold, president of the Choral Consortium of San Diego. “We also hope to encourage musical experimentation while having a lot of fun.”
The Choral Consortium of San Diego is a choral arts service organization consisting of a widely diverse group of 40 choral groups from around San Diego County. Member choruses include classical choirs such as the Bach Collegium San Diego and the San Diego Master Chorale, children’s choirs such as the San Diego Children’s Choir and the Escondido Choral Arts Children’s Chorus, and cultural groups such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Choir of San Diego, the San Diego Jewish Men’s Chorus, and San Diego Mannskor (Norwegian Male Chorus).
For more information about the Pop-up Concert Series or about the Choral Consortium of San Diego, go to www.ChoralConsortiumofSanDiego.org or at www.facebook.com/choralconsortiumsd/.
Concerts scheduled as of press time include:
San Diego Chorus (Sweet Adelines International)
March 2 at 6 p.m.
Balboa Park Courtyard of the Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus
March 12 at 1 p.m.
The Hub Hillcrest Market
1030 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
San Diego Jewish Men’s Chorus
March 20 at 3 p.m.
Paradise Village Senior Living
2700 East 4th Street, National City, CA 91950
Escondido Choral Arts
March 20 at 3 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
810 West Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025
Sweet Harmony
March 24 at Noon
Clairemont Square (lunch court)
3994 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92117
Pacificaires
March 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Powerhouse Park
1600 Coast Boulevard, Del Mar, CA 92014
Disciple Singers/San Diego Jewish Men’s Chorus
March 30 at 6:15 p.m.
Westmont Towncourt Assisted Living Center
500 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025
Disciple Singers/San Diego Jewish Men’s Chorus
March 30 at 7 p.m.
Cypress Court Senior Living Facility
1255 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92026
I saw the first Pop-up Concert last night at the Old Globe Theatre courtyard and it was absolutely incredible! Kathleen Hansen, who also directs the San Diego Women’s Chorus, led the San Diego Chorus Sweet Adelines on a fun show with some really impressive choreography. The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus is up next on Saturday, March 12 at 1 p.m. at the Ralph’s shopping center in Hillcrest. Be there!