FREE, PROFESSIONAL OPERA, PIANO, HARP CONCERT ON MOTHER'S DAY!

Free Mother's Day Concert of Opera, Piano & Harp

Mother's Day
Sun., May 10
3 p.m.
Bay Shore Church
5100 E. The Toledo, Long Beach, Calif., 90803. MAP

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Free lot on the corner of The Toledo & Granada Ave. MAP We also encourage carpooling and public transit.

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Repertoire
Jacquelynne Fontaine soprano
Robert MacNeil tenor
Jane Grothe harp
Steven Vanhauwaert piano

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from La Bohème by Puccini
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About the Performers

4Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano
Jacquelynne was Miss California 2006 and a finalist at Miss America where she also garnered the preliminary talent award for her performance of "Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tosca. Ms. Fontaine graduated with her masters of music from the Thornton School of Music with departmental honors and the Order of Arête, the highest honor accorded by USC to graduate students. She has begun doctoral studies. A magna cum laude graduate of California Lutheran University, her previous teachers have included Diann Alexander, and Geraldine Decker of the Metropolitan Opera. She is a current student of Gary Glaze. MORE

4Robert MacNeil, tenor
Mr. MacNeil has been praised by the Los Angeles Times for possessing a voice that is "clarion" and "clear." An accomplished concert artist, the tenor has been soloist in more than fifty performances of Handel's Messiah . He has soloed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in performances of Elijah , the Sydney Choral Festival in the Berlioz Requiem and in Orff's Carmina Burana with the Central Union Philharmonic in Beijing. He made his Carnegie Hall solo debut in Britten's The World of the Spirit and appeared in Rome with the Orchestra Roma Symphonia in Verdi's Requiem. Mr. MacNeil, a National Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, has his B.M. from Chapman University and M.M. from the University of Southern California. At the University of Southern California, he was a Marilyn Horne Scholar and was named Most Outstanding Graduate Student from the Thornton School of Music. He has performed with the Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, California Philharmonic, Verdi Chorus, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale and more. This summer he will be the tenor soloist at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.MORE/SOUND CLIPS

4Jane Grothe, harpist
Ms. Grothe was born in Berlin. She received her first harp lessons at the age of ten and enrolled at the Julius-Stern-Institute for very gifted young students at the University of Arts, Berlin (1993-1996) and at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler" Berlin (1996-2000). After graduating from high school she became a full-time student at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler." In July 2002, she finished her undergraduate degree in Berlin, and since September 2003, she has been studying in California. She received her Master’s degree from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 and was fortunate to study for one semester at the ‘Royal Academy for Theatre and Music’ in Scotland as a nominee from the California Institute of the Arts. Ms. Grothe is currently a doctorate candidate and teaching assistant at the University of Southern California. Having received many scholarships and won several prizes, she has worked with several celebrated musicians and performed on stages worldwide. SOUND CLIPS

4Steven Vanhauwaert, international concert pianist
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his "impressive clarity, sense of structure and monster technique", Steven Vanhauwaert studied piano in Brussels at the Royal Conservatory with Boyan Vodenitcharov. In 2004 he moved to Los Angeles to continue his studies with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, James Bonn and John Perry at the Thornton School of Music. Apart from classical piano, he also studied jazz and improvisation with Dennis Thurmond. He has appeared in major venues with orchestras such as the Pacific Symphony, the Flemish Symphony, the USC Symphony, Collegium Instrumentale, the Auburn Symphony, the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and Prima la Musica, amongst others. In recitals he has appeared in all the major concert halls of Belgium, as well as numerous other prestiguous venues in Bulgaria, Hungary, the US, the Netherlands, France, Canada, Austria, etc. MORE/SOUND CLIPS

General Policies for this Performance

Bay Shore Church has a traditional sanctuary with stained glass windows, mahogany paneled walls, mahogany pews, and burgundy carpeting and flooring.  The main floor has a center aisle and seats 300.  The balcony seats an additional 150 persons.  The church has a pipe organ and a Steinway grand piano. 

Children: Children are welcome at this event, but every patron must have a ticket, regardless of age. As a courtesy to other patrons and the performers, please bear in mind that it is not appropriate for small children to attend this event where silence is a prerequisite for full enjoyment of the artistic experience. Babies in arms are not permitted in all cases.

Latecomers Policy: As a courtesy to other patrons and to the performers, latecomers and those who exit the theater during the performance will not be admitted into the auditorium until an appropriate interval as determined by the performance management.

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