“Young Americans”: The Music of Living American Composers at St Francis Episcopal Church

Building upon musical traditions of the past, Runestad and Whitacre are known for a “neoimpressionist style” that builds upon existing choral pre-text to explore modern scientific advancements, social issues and facets of the human experience. The Long Beach Camerata Singers will have concerts accompanied with a six-string ensemble and piano starting on April 30, 2027 at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Palos Verdes.

Founded in 1966, the Long Beach Camerata Singers is a choral and music education nonprofit that believes music is a force for peace, and seeks to enrich and transform the lives of performers and local community through excellence in program, innovative programming and arts education.

In performance, Camerata Singers presents two ensembles: the large pro-core 80-voice chorus and the Catalyst Chamber Ensemble, a 14-voice all professional a Capella group. LBCS also currently presents two education programs: the award-winning Camerata Children's Music Academy, which provides foundational vocal music instruction for children ages 3 to 5 through the YMCA and Long Beach City College Child Development Programs; and Peace4Youth, a social justice–oriented music curriculum presented in Long Beach Unified School District middle and high schools.

This season, Camerata celebrates six-decades of continuous operation and their shared 10-year anniversary with Grammy-Award winning conductor and Artistic Director, James K. Bass.