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La Peña Community Chorus 40th Anniversary Concert

October 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

$20 in advance / $25 at the door

Doors open at 6:30pm / Concert starts at 7pm

Come join La Peña Community Chorus for their 40th anniversary concert!

The Chorus will be sharing great songs and memories from 40 years of solidarity, singing for peace and justice in the Bay Area and internationally.

ABOUT LA PEÑA COMMUNITY CHORUS

Founded in 1978 by Chilean refugees and community supporters, La Peña Community Chorus has been performing Latin American New Song (Nueva Canción) for over 40 years. The chorus includes guitars, flutes, drums, and a large assortment of Latin American instruments.

Since 1995, when the Chorus was the first U.S. Chorus to participate in an International Choral Festival in Santiago de Cuba, the Chorus has also traveled to Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina always returning with stories, songs, and images that are largely missing from mainstream news broadcasts. Lasting personal and cultural connections with people in the host countries are relived and passed on as the chorus shares with each new audience the music learned and the stories collected.

The Chorus has sung for schools, churches, homeless shelters, retirement homes, drug rehab centers, benefits for farm workers, and peace demonstrations and rallies.

The chorus is a close-knit group of caring people whose long-term commitment to the organization bespeaks consistency and a sense of family unique in today’s difficult times.

For more information about the Chorus and to find out how to join, please visit the La Peña Community Chorus website: lapenachorus.org

Details

Date:
October 6, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue

La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705 United States
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