Crystal Children's Choirs

Just home from a fantastic few days at the University of California Santa Cruz with Karl Chang's Crystal Children's Choirs. What a remarkable group of young singers and extraordinary conductors, accompanists and staff.  I rehearsed and performed eight works, including my CANTATE DOMINO, I DREAM A WORLD, EVERYTHING IS MUSIC, and the men's version of YO LE CANTO TODO EL DIA.  The singers were respectful, willing, talented, smart, joyful and fun! While there I walked the quiet paths of the Henry Cowell Redwoods park and those of the Land of the Medicine Buddha temple and marveled at these magnificent and majestic trees.  The campus, in fact, is nestled amid redwoods with glimpses of the ocean. I wonder if the students realize how lucky they are...  A few days of perfect weather in San Francisco beforehand included visits to some of our favorite food places -- Delfina's for pizza and warm olives, Tartine bakery for ham and cheese croissants, Vic's Chaat House for all things Indian, and Four Barrel Coffee, Josey Baker bread, the ferry building, Berkeley, Golden Gate park and beach. A nice end to summer.