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From now on all of the latest Pass Chorale news and happenings will be available on the new Pass Chorale website. You can find it at: passchorale.org

Happy singing!

 PASS CHORALE TO BEGIN REHEARSALS FOR CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for our Christmas Concert on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The featured will be the Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi. This festive work is for four-part chorus plus two soprano soloists, and one alto soloist (Sorry Tenors and basses!) and orchestra! We all look forward to learning this piece. Of Course there will be Christmas anthems too. If you are a singer in our area, please join us. It's fun to be singing Christmas music in the middle of summer!

Pass Chorale Rehearsals

Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 pm

Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center

127 N San Gorgonio Ave.

Banning, CA

For further info, contact director Ernest Siva at eandjsiva@gmail.com or 951-849-4676

 PASS CHORALE BEGINS REHEARSALS FOR SPRING CONCERT

 

The Pass Chorale is a community chorus serving the San Gorgonio Pass Area and beyond. It is directed by Ernest Siva. We just began rehearsals for our Spring Concert scheduled for May 19, and we would like to recruit new singers! Anyone with singing experience (e.g., high school choir, church choir) is invited to try us out! Reading music is preferred, but not mandatory. We sing major works with orchestra by the classical composers. This spring we will perform the Mozart Solemn Vespers, K. 339. In addition, we present several anthems, including a wonderful arrangement of Amazing Grace. The Fly Away Medley, with orchestra, has several spiritual and gospel songs about the promised land! The Spring Concert always coincides with Armed Forces Day, so we include Armed Forces Salute, a beautiful arrangement of Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the concert ends with the orchestra playing Stars and Stripes Forever!

 

The Pass Chorale meets on Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 pm, in the San Manuel Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning. For further information contact Ernest and June Siva at eandjsiva@gmail.com or 951-849-4676 and leave a message.

 

Pass Chorale to Begin Rehearsals

The Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for the Spring Concert on January 31, 2023. The featured work is the Requiem by Mozart, one of our favorites. We meet on Tuesdays at 7pm, at the Dorothy Ramon Center Gathering Hall, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave. in Banning. Any singer who is interested can email or call for further info.

eandjsiva@gmail.com

951-849-4676.

Keep Cool - Sing Christmas Music this Summer

Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for our Christmas Concert on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 7 pm at the Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning, CA. 

The featured work will be Magnificat by John Rutter. This is a festive piece by a contemporary composer. We also have some wonderful Christmas anthems too. It's a great way to think cool in the heat of summer. Interested singers should contact director Ernest Siva at eandjsiva@gmail.com or 951-849-4676.

 Pass Chorale Begins Rehearsals for Spring Concert

The Pass Chorale resumes rehearsals on January 18, 2022. We will be preparing the Messa Di Gloria by Puccini, plus several anthems, some shape note songs, and perhaps some Serrano and Cahuilla songs. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm, Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning. New singers are welcome.

Pass Chorale Celebration of Christmas

 The Pass Chorale is singing again after the long layoff. We are presenting our Christmas Concert featuring Messiah Part 1 (Christmas portion), plus seasonal anthems and our traditional Carol Singalong! Guaranteed to put you in the Christmas Spirit. Refreshments following the concert. Join us!

Pass Chorale Christmas Concert 

Sunday, December 12, 2021, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 1320 W Williams St., Banning, CA 92220

Adults $20, Students and seniors $15.

Further info: eandjsiva@gmail.com or 951-849-4676

Pass Chorale Begins Rehearsals Again - New Singers Welcome

The Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for our Christmas Concert on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. 

We missed out on our entire 2020 concert season and the Spring Concert for 2021 because of the Coronavirus. We have really missed singing and the wonderful fellowship among our singers!

To celebrate, we plan to begin rehearsing the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah plus Christmas anthems. Our concert always includes the Carol Sing-Along, everyone in the audience will be able to sing with the orchestra, along with the Chorale. We may make the concert a Messiah sing-along too. 

 

We are sure that there are singers out there who miss singing as much as we do! You are welcome to join us. So stay tuned, we will be singing again soon. We plan to start slowly since we are all "rusty" vocally.

 

Starting June 22, rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays at 7- 8:30 pm in the Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave, Banning, CA.

For further information, contact Director, Ernest Siva at eandjsiva@gmail.com or 951-849-4676.

Christmas Concert Cancelled

We are so sorry to report that our entire 2020 concert season is cancelled because of the Coronavirus. We were planning to begin rehearsals for the Christmas concert in July, but that's when the second wave of the virus hit. We cannot hold rehearsals, so we can't be ready for the concert. 

We plan to begin rehearsals for the 2021 Spring Concert on January 19. We planned to perform the Brahms Requiem, but even that is unsure now. We will have to see how many singers come. We definitely want new singers as well as returning singers. If you are interested in singing with us, please mark this date on your calendar.

We have missed singing so much, it will be almost a miracle to make music again when it finally happens. Keep the faith and pray we have a good turnout of singers on January 19, 2021.

2020 Spring Concert Cancelled

We are so sad that, due to the Coronavirus, we have to cancel our May 17 Spring Concert. We were making great progress on the Brahms Requiem when the virus hit. We are all fine, but because of the stay at home order we had to cancel rehearsals.

Our plan is to postpone the Requiem until Spring 2021. When we can start rehearsals again, we'll begin work on our Christmas Concert and try to keep working on the Brahms Requiem as well. We really miss singing and being together. We miss our wonderful music.

Save the date for our Christmas Concert, December 13, 2020. We will announce when our rehearsals begin again. Sing Out!

Singers wanted - Brahms Requiem

The Pass Chorale Spring Concert on May 17, 2020 will feature the Brahms German Requiem, sung in English. We are hoping there are singers out there that could join us for this wonderful work. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at the Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N San Gorgonio Ave., Banning.

For further information, contact director Ernest Siva ai 951-849-4676 or eandjsiva@gmail.com.

2019 Christmas Concert Rehearsals Begin

The Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for our 2019 Celebration of Christmas on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 7 pm, Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning.
We welcome new singers!

We will be Learning the Missa di Gloria by Giacomo Puccini. Puccini is known for his operas, but this sacred work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, is beautiful, and some of the melodies do remind you of his operas.

In addition, we sing several Christmas anthems. Its always wonderful to sing Christmas music! Especially during the hot summer!

The concert is scheduled for December 8, 2019 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Banning.

For further info, contact 951-849-4676

Spring Concert a Wonderful Experience

It was so wonderful and meaningful to sing the "Fauré Requiem" with orchestra. It is such a beautiful work. We also had two original compositions by our singers, "Requiem for a Sister" by Rhonert Pascual was a joy to learn and perform as well. A tribute to our military and veterans, Warrior's Heart with When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Phillip Marscizewski was difficult to learn and very rewarding when we finally performed it.

Rehearsals for  our Christmas Concert begin on June 25.

Change of Plans

Because a number of our singers retired, moved away, or had conflicts with our concert date, we are unable to perform the Mozart Great Mass at this time. It requires two choirs and multiple soloists. Therefore, we have had to regroup and choose another piece.

We will now perform the beautiful Requiem by Gabriel Fauré. It can be done with fewer singers and soloists. We are excited to learn this. Since we are starting from the beginning, we can accept new singers. Please join us if you have singing experience, especially if you have sung the Fauré!

The concert is scheduled for May 19, 2019 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Banning.

Rehearsals Begin for Spring Concert, Welcome New Singers

The Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for our Spring Concert on Tuesday, January 22. The featured work for this concert is Mozart's Mass in C minor, K. 427, the Great Mass! This beautiful work is also very challenging, with glorious solos (Mozart wrote some of these for his wife) and choruses.

There will also be anthems, including original works by local composers, Phillip Marcizewski and Rhonert Pascual. There will be a salute to the military in honor or Armed Forces Day.

We welcome new singers to join us!

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 7:00 pm
Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center
127 N. San Gorgonio Ave.
Banning

Pass Chorale "Celebration of Christmas"

The Pass Chorale and orchestra will present their annual Celebration of Christmas concert on December 9, 2018 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Banning. The featured work, "The Bells of Christmas,"is by Cherry Valley composer and performer, Phillip Marcizewski. It is based on the text or some Christmas carols, but with very different vocal and instrumental treatment. This is the first time the work will be performed and Phillip is now working on the orchestra parts. It is a joy leaning this piece!

But wait, there's more! There will be several Christmas anthems and our traditional Carol Sing-Along! This is always a very moving way to get into the Christmas spirit.

And there's a wonderful reception with great refreshments too.

Sunday, December 9, 2018, 2:30 pm
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
1320 W Williams St.
Banning, CA 92220

Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.

Further info: 951-849-4676 or eandjsiva@gmail.com

Rehearsals for Christmas Concert Begin

Beat the summer heat by singing Christmas music all through the summer and fall. The Pass Chorale has begun rehearsals for the December 9 Christmas Concert. The featured piece is "The Bells of Christmas," a beautiful work by local composer, Phillip Marcezewski! Phillip sings bass in the Chorale and has written music for us before. We are excited to learn this piece for chorus, soloists and a variety of instruments!

We also have some beautiful Christmas anthems to learn!

Singers are welcome to join us for rehearsals on Tuesday evenings from 7 - 8:30 pm.

San Manuel Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center
127 N. San Gorgonio Ave.
Banning

Pass Chorale and Orchestra - Spring Concert

The Pass Chorale and Orchestra will present the Spring Concert on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 2:30 pm at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Banning. The featured work is Beethoven's Mass in C for chorus, soloists, and orchestra. It is a beautiful work and we are having a wonderful time learning it.

In addition to the Mass, we will present a section of the program devoted to the memory of Sheldon Craig, a bass in the Chorale who died last year. He was very active in local theater, and we will sing  an anthem (for the Pass Chorale side) and some show tunes (for the theater side).

As always, there will be some patriotic music in honor of Armed Forces Day.

A wonderful reception follows the concert! Please join us and support the arts in the Pass!

Pass Chorale Spring Concert
Sunday, May 20, 2018, 2:30 pm
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
1320 W. Williams St.
Banning, CA

Admission: Adults, $15, Students and Seniors, $10

Further info: 951-849-4676 or eandjsiva@gmail.com

Pass Chorale Rehearsals Begin!

The Pass Chorale will begin rehearsals for the May 20 Spring Concert on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The major work will be Beethoven's Mass in C. There will also be patriotic music in honor of Armed Forces Day, anthems, and more. 

We invite anyone with singing experience to join us. We meet in the Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave. in Banning, 7:00 - 8:30 pm on Tuesdays.

Pass Chorale Christmas Concert

The Pass Chorale "Celebration of Christmas" concert is scheduled for Sunday, December 10. The major work will be the Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Soloists are Penny Quinn, Soprano and Katie Nelson, Mezzo-soprano. This work is festive and a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas.

But wait, there's more. The chorale will also sing Christmas anthems by Morten Laruidsen, Alfred Burt, and John Rutter. The Chorale is proud to premier a new work, Hodie, by Rhonert Pascual. Rhonert is a chorale member and frequent soloist, he is also a composer. Rhonert will be singing with us and soloing in a Christmas anthem, Prepare Ye.

The concert ends with our traditional carol sing-along. This is the audience's chance to sing with an orchestra, filling the entire room with glorious sound!

A beautiful reception follows the concert.

Pass Chorale Celebration of Christmas
Sunday, December 10, 2017, 2:30 pm
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
1320 W. Williams St.
Banning

Admission:  Adults, $15; Students and Seniors, $10