Southern California Mormon Choir

Southern California Mormon Choir
Choir
OriginSouthern California
Founded1953 (72 years ago)
FounderH. Frederick Davis
Members80-100
Music directorJan Bills
HeadquartersGlendale, California
United States
Websitesoutherncaliforniamormonchoir.org

The Southern California Mormon Choir is a choir based in Southern California that was formed in 1953 under the auspices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] The choir performs concerts of classical, sacred, folk, patriotic, and popular choral music throughout the Southern California area.

The choir was organized by H. Frederick Davis (1909-2000), a Tonga-born, New Zealand raised Latter-day Saint.[2] The current director is Jan Bills, a professional harpist with a degree in music from Brigham Young University.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ Doyle, Alicia (26 Apr 2016). "Mormon choir to sing at free Simi Valley concert". Ventura County Star. Camarillo, California: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016 – via web.archive.org.
  2. ^ "Harold Frederick Davis". southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org. Southern California Mormon Choir. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
  3. ^ Wagstaff, Vickie (14 Aug 2014). "Southern California Mormon Choir to perform". Event News. Cypress, California. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
  4. ^ "Staff". southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org. Southern California Mormon Choir. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.


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