On November 1, the Costa Vocal Ensemble went to Biola University along with seven other chamber choirs from around Southern California. Mira Costa was the last choir to sing at the festival, and they sang a brilliant performance. Dr. Lynn Gackle, Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University, adjudicated the
On Thursday, Oct. 17th, the Vocal Ensemble performed at This is Costa, the annual event geared toward incoming students and parents where Costa’s organizations and extracurriculars are showcased to provide information about the options available to students at Mira Costa. The choir sang a superb rendition of the National Anthem for the crowd
Isabel Gray, MCHS class of 2017, will soon be making her professional debut on the Kennedy Center stage in Washington D.C. Isabel, a junior at NYU, has been selected to sing in a vocal ensemble group with Grammy nominated artist Chandrika Tandon in her upcoming world premiere concert, “Shivoham-The Quest”, on
Mira Costa Choirs has done it again! In cooperation with the MB 10K Race Committee, they helped to put on another great run. All four of the choirs participated: Costa Chorale and Mustang Chorale members showed up early to set up and hand out water at both the 2-mile and
MB 10K Race Pledge-a-thon Mr. Hayden, Mira Costa Choir Director, is Running in this Year’s Manhattan Beach 10K Race on Oct. 5th in Support of the Mira Costa Choirs – Pledge Now to Help Him Meet His Goal!! The Manhattan Beach 10K Race is happening during Hometown Fair weekend on Sat., Oct. 5th,
Choir Student Kick-Off Party On Saturday, September 14th, the Choir students met at Polliwog Park to kick off the school year with a party in the park! The students had a great time doing multiple fun challenges, and they met new friends while enjoying pizza and treats. A great time
Phoebe Lyons graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston College with a double major in music and economics. She was awarded the Laetitia M. Blain award for Excellence in Musical Performance. For her senior recital, she sang art songs in five languages, including works by Donizetti, Wolf,
Mira Costa Choirs has come to the end of an amazing year. This past week, the four choirs and two a cappella groups sang their final concert of the year to a large and enthusiastic audience. From Mozart to Mercury, all the choirs sang with artistry, commitment and heart. This
Congratulations goes out to the Mustang Chorale for winning the Men’s Choir category at Music in The Parks at Disneyland! Congratulations to Costa Chorale for winning the Women’s Choir Category and winning Best Overall High School Choir in the competition! These were wonderful choirs this year and everyone is very
On April 12th, Vocal Ensemble participated in the Citrus Hill SCVA Festival with a very challenging program of Hakenberger’s “Exultate Justi,” C. V. Stanford’s “Justorum Animae” and Mozart’s “Dies Irae”’from the Requiem. Not only did they receive a Superior rating, but also a perfect score. Congratulations to all the talented