Culver City High School and its Academy of Visual and Performing Arts present the annual Winter Concert tonight at 7 o’clock in the Robert Frost Auditorium, 4401 Elenda St.
The free concert will feature the high school’s Concert Band and Concert Choir, both directed by Dr. Tony Spano.
Three outstanding AVPA ensembles will also perform on the program.
The AVPA Chamber Singers, with their director Lisa Michel, will perform selections ranging from holiday, to madrigal, to gospel works.
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Jazz Ensemble warms up for Winter (Concert).
The AVPA Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Spano, will present standard jazz numbers, such as Satin Doll.
The program will feature the debut of AVPA’s newest musical organization – the Percussion Ensemble. Under student director George Mikhail, the ensemble will perform one of Mr. Mikhail’s own original compositions. The Chamber Singers have been performing throughout the community this holiday season, sharing their vocal talents for the Rotary Club, at the Westfield Fox Hills Mall, and recently at AVPA’s Night of A Thousand Stars benefit at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
The Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at Culver High has been inspiring and empowering students to build a compassionate, creative community through innovative and challenging arts education since 1996. AVPA enjoys support from Sony Pictures Entertainment and other area businesses from the community. For more information: http://avpa.org or contact Dr. Spano at 310.842.4200, ext. 6094 or Kristine Hatanaka at ext. 6001.
