Services 3 — KuanFen Liu

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Current and Upcoming

**THE ROMANTIC AND THE IMPRESSIONIST**

**3 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2024**
First United Methodist Church of Ventura
1338 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
The Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra will perform Rossini’s Overture to *The Silken Ladder*; Ravel’s *Le Tombeau de Couperin*; and Brahms’ *Piano Concerto No. 1* with Miriam Arichea, piano.
See the **CHICO website** for tickets and more information.

**CSUCI CHORUS WINTER CONCERT**

**7 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2024**
Santa Paula High School Performing Arts Center
**3 PM SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 2024**
First United Methodist Church of Ventura
1338 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
The CSUCI University Chorus will perform works by Reena Esmail, Eric Whitacre, Haydn, Brahms and more! Donations welcomed at the door.

**YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES**

**3 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2025**
First United Methodist Church of Ventura
1338 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
Soloists Qizhen Guo, Eric Shang, Ryan Shen, John Wu and Juliana Wu will perform with the Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra .
See the **CHICO website** for tickets and more information.

**CHORAL SPECTACULAR**

**3 PM SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025**
Rancho Campana High School Performing Arts Center
4235 Mar Vista Drive, Camarillo
The Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra will perform with the CSU Channel Islands University Chorus and multiple Ventura County high school choirs in its yearly collaboration with Channel Islands Choral Association.
See the **CHICO website** for tickets and more information.

Recent

**SEASON OPENER**

**3 PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2024**
First United Methodist Church of Ventura
1338 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
The Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra performed Haydn, Mendelssohn and Poulenc with soloists David Wheatley, Organ; Kimaree Gilad, Oboe; Cavit Celâyir-Monezis, Bassoon; Sharon Cooper, Violin; and John Fare, Cello.

**CSUCI UNIVERSITY CHORUS AUDITIONS**

**AUGUST 2024**
**KuanFen** invites singers from her local community to join her chorus for its 2024/25 season! New singers may schedule an audition by emailing her at **downbeatplus@gmail.com**

**BATH and LONDON, ENGLAND**

**JUNE 2024**
**KuanFen** led a music and cultural tour of London, United Kingdom. Under her baton, and that of John Rutter as well, her singers performed Mozart’s *Missa Brevis in C*, K. 220 and John Rutter’s *Mass of the Children* at St. Paul’s Church and Bath Abbey featuring the Oxford Symphony Orchestra and world-class soloists.

CHORAL SPECTACULAR

7 PM SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024
3 PM SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024
Rancho Campana High School Performing Arts Center
4235 Mar Vista Drive, Camarillo

The CSU Channel Islands University Chorus sang in collaboration with Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra, Santa Paula High School Cardinal Concert Choir, Rancho Campana High School Concert Choir, Ventura High School Chorale and the Pleasant Valley School District Chorus. The program included John Rutter’s Mass of the Children and Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C, K. 220.