COMMUNITY CHORALE
WELCOMES ITS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
WITH AN OPEN HO– USE/WINTER SING
PLANT CITY, FL
FOR RELEASE: 2/2/14
To celebrate the installation of Claudia L. Bolaño as the Plant City Community Chorale’s (PCCC) new Artistic Director, the Chorale has planned an Open House and Winter Sing. The Winter Sing will allow interested singers the opportunity to preview some of the music to be performed by the PCCC in the coming Spring and Summer concert seasons; while the Open House is an occasion for singers and the community to meet Bolaño.
“With the retirement of our previous Artistic Director Kenneth R. Watts due to health reasons,” said Executive Director Barbara Avery, “the PCCC Board was thrilled to find that not only was Ms. Bolaño available for consideration, but she had been actively seeking a mixed-voice choral group with which to connect! It was kismet!”
Claudia Liliana Bolaño is a native of Bogotá, Colombia, where she attended the prestigious Pontific Javeriana University (PJU) majoring in Instrumental and Choral Conducting, and Piano.
In 1998, she moved to Lakeland, Florida, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with a major in piano performance from Florida Southern College. She was the recipient of the Lowell Mason Music Education award, an honor granted to the Student Teacher of the year. Bolaño also created the Choral programs at Lakeland and Mulberry Senior High Schools, both of which consistently received superior ratings at FVA district and State festivals.
She earned her Master degree in Choral Conducting from the University of South Florida (USF) where she studied with Dr. James Bass. During her time at USF, Bolaño was co-conductor of the Women’s Chorus, worked with both the Collegiate and Chamber Singer ensembles, received a nomination for the prestigious professional fraternity Phi Kappa Lambda, and had the honor to conduct the Chamber Singers at the Trinity Wall Street Church in New York City.
Bolaño currently works as adjunct faculty for Harrison School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Lakeland, Florida, where she lives with her husband Ernesto and their children Juan José and Juliana.
Ann McFall, a PCCC Soprano said, “I’m excited to have Claudia as our new Director! I’ve heard her high school choirs and they have always done a fantastic job, so I’m ready to get to work on this season’s music!”
The Open House/Winter Sing will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Plant City, 404 West Reynolds Street, starting at 7:00 p.m. on February 16, 2015. Some of the music to be sung is just for that evening’s fun and some will be pieces to be worked on for the PCCC spring concert in late April or early May.
PCCC Alto, Josie Floran said, “The open sings are so much fun! This Winter Sing lets us try out new music and refresh our memory of pieces we haven’t sung in a long while. It doesn’t matter if you can read music well or not—you’re sure to be sitting next to someone who is familiar with the music … and we always help each other whenever we sing together!”
Any interested area (Lakeland, Dover, Valrico, Brandon, Zephyrhills, etc.) singers (especially Tenors, Baritones, and Basses) are cordially invited to this event!
About the Plant City Community Chorale
The Plant City Community Chorale is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization providing educational, cultural, musical, and social experiences to enrich its members and audiences living in the communities surrounding Plant City. PCCC strives to promote and demonstrate diversity in the arts; and seeks to provide opportunities for its members to learn and improve the craft of choral performance.
For more information about PCCC, go to www.pccommunitychorale.com or call Lark Underwood, PCCC Secretary at (813) 757-0212.
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