Kristina Valcarce

Kristina Valcarce

 

This website is about my career as an opera and choral soprano and my experiences with music. You can read about what I'm doing, check out my resume, see photos and hear samples of my singing.

Please feel free to contact me for a headshot, resume and demo CD, or to inquire about my availability, and rates. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.


Mar
13
to Apr 9

The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company MasterWorks

The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company presents Masterworks: a concert of luminous sacred choral music.

 

MONROVIA, CA(March 8th, 2017) On Saturday, April 8th, 2017, at 7:30pm, join the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company (SGVCC) for their presentation of Masterworks at the Parish of Saint Luke’s (Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 South California Avenue, Monrovia, CA91016).  

 

Join the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company in the romanesque ambiance of historic St. Luke’s Episcopal Church for a contemplative choral concert featuring Requiem by Gabriel Fauré and Salve Regina by Arvo Pärt. The rich, warm, powerful sounds of the organ sonorously swirl with voices for an immersive musical experience.

 

Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors and students, and $5 for children under 12.  Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.sgvccsingers.org or by sending checks payable to “SGVCC” to PO Box 2225 Monrovia, CA  91017.

 

The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company was founded in 1995 and has been bringing stunning choral music to the community ever since.  We invite the press to review our concerts as well as interview our artistic director, Dr. Zanaida Robles.

 

Dr. Robles has prepared choirs for performances with such artists as Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Wayne Brady. At the University of Southern California (USC), she conducted the USC Thornton University Chorus for two years. Prior to this, she served for five years as Director of Classical Choirs at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). Under her direction, the LACHSA Classical Choirs performed for numerous festivals, concerts, and special events at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and in venues throughout Southern California. She is the music director for “Project Messiah” with Street Symphony – an organization dedicated to presenting live musical engagements with individuals experiencing homelessness and/or incarceration. Dr. Robles is the music director for the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica.

 

The Details

Who: San Gabriel Valley Choral Company

What: Masterworks Concert

Where: Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 South California Avenue, Monrovia

When: Saturday, April 8th, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $5-$20

More Information: www.choralcompany.org or 818-802-9602

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Aug
31
to Oct 1

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Project Concert

Friends, I will be singing the soprano solo in “Negro Bem Bon” at this concert!

 

Tuesday, September 13th, 8:00pm Saint Luke's Monrovia - 122 S. California Avenue, Monrovia

African-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was affectionately referred to in his time as the African "Mahler." His most popular work, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" for soli, chorus and orchestra, is a shining example of his command of musical form, texture, harmony, and orchestration, which resulted in overnight fame and respect among colleagues that few men of color could have hoped to enjoy in the early twentieth century. Because of his incredible success in a field dominated by white males at a time when racism in America was peaking, Coleridge-Taylor's influence on African American artists and intellectuals was powerful and far-reaching. Through this project, it is hoped that the compositional voices of past and contemporary composers of African descent might be more distinctly heard and appreciated.

Featuring music of: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Virginia White, Michal Connor, Rosephanye Powell, Alexander Blake, Electo Silva and Zanaida Robles.
Guest Artists: David Clemens, pianist; Elizabeth Tatum; soprano; Margaurite Mathis-Clark, mezzo-soprano, Vincent Robles, baritone.

SGVCC is going on tour to New York to sing a historic performance of Coleridge-Taylor's "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" at Carnegie Hall in Summer 2018! Ticket sales from our Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Project Concert directly benefit our Carnegie Hall Tour Fund.

Tickets: $20 General Admission, $15 Seniors & Students.
For tickets or to make a donation, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-samuel-coleridge-taylor-project-concert-tickets-27394781529
or send checks payable to SGVCC, PO Box 2225, Monrovia, CA 91017.

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May
20
to Jun 25

Soulful Celebration

I am so happy to be the soprano soloist and section leader for the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company.  I hope you’re able to attend our next concert, A Soulful Celebration, on Saturday, June 25th, at 7:00pm at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church 122 South California Avenue Monrovia, CA  91016.  At 6:00pm, please join us for refreshments and a silent auction.

We’ll be performing favorite classic soul hits by Michael Jackson, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, and Bill Withers.  Plus, you’ll hear uplifting spirituals and gospel songs that will leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart.  Complete with a live band and guest artists.

Tickets are $20 General Admission, $15 Seniors & Students, $5 Children under 12.  For tickets or to make a donation, go to http://www.sgvccsingers.org or send checks payable to SGVCC, PO Box 2225, Monrovia, CA  91017.

Hope to see you there!

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Mar
2
to Mar 19

Masterworks Concert

I’m so happy to be the soprano section leader and soloist for the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company.  On March 19th, we will be presenting a Masterworks Concert.  We’ll be singing Part II of Handel’s Messiah, Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis of Dr. Zanaida Robles.

In addition, we’ll be singing William Byrd’s Mass for 5 Voices, in which I’ll be doing some solo work.

The concert will be on Saturday, March 19th at 7:30pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 South California Avenue, Monrovia, CA  91016.  Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors and students, and $5 for children under 12.  For tickets or to make a donation, go to http://www.sgvccsingers.org or send checks payable to SGVCC, PO Box 2225, Monrovia, CA  91017.

I hope to see you there!

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Nov
15
to Dec 13

Ring in the Holidays!

I have been having a great time as the soprano section leader and soloist with the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company.  I’m pleased to share that for our holiday show, “Ring in the Holidays!”, I will be singing the soprano solos in J.S. Bach’s Cantata 140 “Wachet Auf.”  There will also be selections by John Williams, folk music, and traditional choral favorites with a holiday theme.

The concert will be on Saturday, December 12th, 2015, at 7:30pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 South California Ave., Monrovia, CA  91016.  Tickets are available at http://www.sgvccsingers.org or at the door.  $20 General Admission, $15 Students & Seniors, and $5 Children under 12.  (This is a fun one for the kids - SGVCC will be joined by “Kids in Concert” for certain selections.)

I hope to see you there!


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Night, Sleep, Death, and the Stars
Oct
2
to Oct 25

Night, Sleep, Death, and the Stars

Ladies and gentlemen, I wanted to let you know about the next concert I’ll be singing with the SGVCC.  My solo selection will be “Sleep” from Dominick Argento’s Six Elizabethan Songs.  I hope you can make it!

The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company presents:

Dr. Zanaida Robles, Artistic Director

Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7:30pm
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
122 South California Ave, Monrovia, CA  91016

Tickets: Advanced Purchase: $15 General Admission / $10 Seniors & Students
At the Door: $20 General Admission / $15 Seniors & Students

Join the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company for a supernatural evening of song in the romanesque ambiance of the historic  St. Luke's Episcopal Church.  Featured selections include Erlkonig by Franz Schubert, Jabberwocky by Sam Pottle, and Night, Sleep, Death, and the Stars by Daniel Gawthrop.  Plus, enjoy solo and ensemble selections by Mozart, Bach, Fauré and more!  Finally, the Rev. Neil Tadken guest stars as the narrator in Saul by Egil Hovland.  For tickets or to make a donation, go to http://www.sgvccsingers.org or send checks payable to SGVCC, PO Box 2225, Monrovia, CA  91017.

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May
19
to Jun 21

Lights, Camera, Action!

I so enjoy being the soprano soloist and section leader for the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company.  On Saturday, June 20th, we will be performing a really fun concert called Lights, Camera, Action!  It’ll be an evening of movie music.  I’ll be singing Sooner or Later by Sondheim, and I’ll be joining Dr. Zanaida Robles and Yasumichi Ishikawa in a gorgeous trio from The Lord of the Rings called The Passing of the Elves. And I’ll be joining the chorus in selections including Down in the River to Pray, the Habanera, both Mozart and Verdi’s Dies Irae, and my personal favorite, Duel of the Fates by John Williams.  

The concert will be held on Saturday, June 20th, 2015, starting at 7:00pm.  But if you can swing by early, there will be refreshments and a silent auction starting at 6:00!  It will be held at Throop Unitarian Universalist Church, 300 S Los Robles Avenue (at Del Mar Boulevard) in Pasadena.  I hope to see you there!
 

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Feb
21
to Mar 31

Resonant Witness

The SGVCC "Resonant Witness" concert is a choral journey through grief, loss and injustice, on the way to hope, healing and reconciliation.  The Civil Rights Movement, the Trail of Tears, the crucifixion of Jesus - these and other poignant images are woven into a musical tapestry that resonates within each of us through the music of J.S. Bach, Dvorak, Coleridge-Taylor, Hailstork, and Robles.

 

Tickets purchased in advance:

$15 General Admission

$10 Students with ID/Seniors 65+

$5 Children under 12

 

Tickets at the door:

$20 General Admission

$12 Students with ID/Seniors 65+

$5 Children under 12

 

To make a donation or to purchase tickets in advance, sned a check payable to SGVCC to: SGVCC, 101 E Foothill Blvd, Monrovia, CA  91016 or go online to http://www.sgvccsingers.org or call (626) 253-7248
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Nov
4
to Jan 1

Winter Events

Since January, I’ve had the pleasure of being the soprano section leader and soloist for the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company.  I’m pleased to tell you about our upcoming holiday concert.  On Saturday, December 6th at 7:30pm, we will be performing at the First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia, at 101 E Foothill Blvd, Monrovia, CA  91016.  We will be singing choral music by Holst, Tallis, Robles, Britten, and many others!  I’ll be singing the soprano solo in the New Mexican carol Duermete Nino Lindo.

Saturday, December 6th at 7:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia, 101 E Foothill Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016

Enjoy a festive collection of seasonal favorites and holiday gems with music by Holst, Britten, Tallis, Robles, and many more. Complete with bells, drums, and several sing-along selections, this concert will stir up your holiday spirit!

Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade from Monroe Elementary School will sing to culminate their participation in the "Kids in Concert!" singing workshop sponsored by SGVCC.

A portion of the proceeds from this concert will be donated
to the Monroe Elementary School PTA.

Tickets purchased in advance:
$15 General Admission
$10 Student with ID/Seniors 65+
$5 Children under 12
Tickets at the door:
$20 General Admission
$12 Student with ID/Seniors 65+
$5 Children under 12

To make a donation or to purchase tickets in advance,
send a check payable to SGVCC to: SGVCC, 101 E Foothill Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016
or go online to www.sgvccsingers.org or call (626) 253-7248.

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Oct
1
to Nov 1

Fall Events

I am delighted and honored to be a Staff Singer at Saint James in the City.  Every Sunday I have the pleasure of singing with one of the best church choirs in Los Angeles.  I'm thrilled to let you know that during the morning Mass on Sunday, October 5th, I will be singing in the soli quartet section of Walton’s Jubilate Deo.

The service will be Matins.  The Church will also be celebrating the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, which means it's time for the annual Blessing of The Animals!  Feel free to bring your fuzzy, furry or scaled friend.  The Church is also accepting single servings of pet food to share with those who cannot afford to feed their pets.  

Please note that this music will be in the context of a sacred church service.  If you are looking to hear beautiful music and be spiritually uplifted, I encourage you to attend!  Saint James in the City is located at 3903 Wilshire Boulevard, on the corner of Wilshire and St. Andrew's Place.  Morning mass begins at 10:30 AM.


A Supernatural Evening of Song:

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Jun
3
12:30 PM12:30

"So British" Concert!

Hello, all!  I wanted to let you know about a concert I’ll be singing in on June 28th at 7:30pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 S. California Ave in Monrovia.

This will be my second concert with the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company.  We will be singing choral music of the British Isles.  I’ll be doing some solo work, including the soprano solos in Mendelssohn’s “Hear My Prayer,” Howells’ “Like as The Hart,” and the finale of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance.”

Tickets are available at http://www.sgvccsingers.org

Hope to see you there!

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Apr
15
12:30 PM12:30

American Choristers

Friends, I’m writing to tell you about an exciting documentary my colleague Justin Baker is undertaking.  It’s a documentary about The American Chorister - specifically, it follows the Choir of Saint James and explores the way church musicians practice their art.  Check out the link below - and see if you can spot me in the trailer!

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1663614849/the-american-chorister

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Apr
5
7:30 PM19:30

Alma Y Corazon

This year I took a position as a Soprano Soloist and Section Leader with a really fun group called the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company. I’m about to perform in my first concert with them, Alma y Corazon. It will be on April 5th at 7:30 pm at Monro…

This year I took a position as a Soprano Soloist and Section Leader with a really fun group called the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company. I’m about to perform in my first concert with them, Alma y Corazon. It will be on April 5th at 7:30 pm at Monrovia Presbyterian Church under the direction of Zanaida Robles.

The Company will perform Ariel Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, and I will be the soprano soloist on this piece. We’ll also perform Casals’ Eucarista and Piazzolla’s Libertango. There will also be a set of Spanish language art songs, during which I’ll be singing three pieces by the Argentine composer Ginastera. In addition, two other talented singers, tenor Benjamin Cortez and baritone Vincent Robles, will perform solos.

You can buy tickets online at sgvccsingers.org or by calling 626-253-7248. Season subscription and individual concert tickets are available. Advance ticket prices are $15 general admission, $10 Student with ID and Seniors 65+ and $5 children under 12. Tickets purchased at the door will cost $20 general admission, $12 Student with ID and Seniors 65+ and $5 for children under 12.

I hope to see you there!

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Kristina Valcarce

818-802-9602

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