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For the past 12 years, Orange County’s Choral Arts Initiative (CAI) has championed the emerging voices of contemporary vocal music, and since 2015 that work has included its annual Premiere/Project Festival. Under the guidance of artistic director Brandon Elliott, the festival brings together composers from throughout the world, matches them with some of the region’s most accomplished vocal artists, and brings these exploratory and innovative choral works to life through workshops and performances.
The culminating performance of this year’s festival takes place at Concordia University Irvine’s Zhang Hall on June 28. The festival’s 12 participating composers represent a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and are drawn from throughout the world, from China to Gardena, New Zealand to Utah.
“Choral Arts Initiative is Orange County’s only professional chorus solely devoted to new music,” says Elliott. “There’s no other organization in Orange County that has commissioned more or premiered more choral works. If listeners want their finger on pulse of what’s new in the choral world, look no further than us.
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