LA Children’s Chorus Hosts US Debut of Cuban Choir Sine Nomine

The
famed Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) presents the highly anticipated US
debut of Cuba’s premiere men’s choir
Camerata Vocale Sine Nomine, led by eminent Cuban
choral conductor Leonor Suárez Dulzaides, in a free concert on
Saturday, February 15, 2014, 7:00 pm, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church,
launching the nine-member Havana-based choir’s first state-side tour.  Noted for its unique configuration
of tenor and bass voices augmented by countertenors (soprano and alto),
the choir, applauded by critics and audiences alike, presents diverse repertoire
ranging from early polyphony to contemporary Cuban works.  Sine Nomine performs jointly and separately
with LACC’s Young Men’s Ensemble, led by Dr. Steven Kronauer, for middle school- and high school-aged
boys with changing or changed voices.

“It is an honor for Los Angeles
Children’s Chorus to present this extraordinary choir and share with the Southland
Sine Nomine’s incredible artistry through this community concert,” says LACC
Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson.  “This
remarkable cultural exchange reflects LACC’s mission of sharing the
transformative power of music with people of all ages and diverse cultural
backgrounds.  It also provides our Young
Men’s Ensemble with an opportunity to perform alongside one of the world’s
leading men’s choirs.”

Since its inception
in 2003, Sine Nomine, which has become a vanguard among Cuban choirs, has won
prizes in the prestigious CUBADISCO festival, released two CDs, "Portrait
at Capella" (EGREM, 2007) and "Passio Domini Nostri Iesu Christi
"(K617, 2005), toured to Spain and Mexico, and
been featured on several film soundtracks.  In addition to the choir’s performance in
Pasadena, its 16-day tour includes appearances in Long Beach, Palm Desert, San
Francisco, Redwood City and Santa Barbara, where the choir is being featured at
the annual American Choral Directors Association Western Regional conference.  Sine Nomine’s tour is sponsored in part by
ACFEA Tour Consultants.

LACC’s
Young Men’s Ensemble, one of only a few choirs in the country to serve young
male vocalists with changing voices, is designed for boys who wish to
pursue singing and the choral art throughout middle and high school. It offers
quality vocal and choral training along with essential tools needed to bridge
the gap between treble and young men’s choral singing.  Established in 2009, YME features a specially
tailored musicianship course and individualized vocal coaching sessions that
adhere to LACC’s exceptionally high standards and rigor.  Among numerous highlights, YME has toured to
Germany, Austria and Italy and performed with the esteemed University of
Michigan Men’s Glee Club and Harvard Glee Club.

Admission is free
(suggested donation is $10).  For
information, please call (626) 793-4231 or visit www.lachildrenschorus.org.  Pasadena Presbyterian Church is located at
585 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101.