The Southern California Mormon Choir is a choir based in Southern California that was formed in 1953 under the auspices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] The choir performs concerts of classical, sacred, folk, patriotic, and popular choral music throughout the Southern California area.
| Southern California Mormon Choir | |
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| Choir | |
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| Origin | Southern California |
| Founded | 1953 (71 years ago) |
| Founder | H. Frederick Davis |
| Members | 80-100 |
| Music director | Jan Bills |
| Headquarters | Glendale, California United States |
| Website | southerncaliforniamormonchoir |
The choir was organized by H. Frederick Davis (1909-2000), a Tonga-born, New Zealand raised Latter-day Saint.[2] The current director is Jan Bills, a professional harpist with a degree in music from Brigham Young University.[3][4]
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References
edit- ^ Doyle, Alicia (26 Apr 2016). "Mormon choir to sing at free Simi Valley concert". Ventura County Star. Camarillo, California: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Harold Frederick Davis". southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org. Southern California Mormon Choir. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
- ^ Wagstaff, Vickie (14 Aug 2014). "Southern California Mormon Choir to perform". Event News. Cypress, California. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
- ^ "Staff". southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org. Southern California Mormon Choir. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
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