Welcome to the Vocal Arts Ensemble
The San Luis Obispo County Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE) has been delighting audiences locally, nationally and internationally for more than 33 years. The Ensemble performs concerts each season and travels to festivals and competitions in the even years. In odd years, the Vocal Arts Ensemble produces the California International Choral Competition & Festival, hosting choirs from around the world in the summer. It is the only choral competition of its kind in the United States.
The VAE is a group of men and women who are passionate about choral music. They volunteer their time to memorize often difficult choral selections from contemporaries and the choral Masters, performing multiple selections in concerts that take place in churches such as the Mission de San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, the Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus and in arts venues across the county. We invite you to experience the beauty and joy of choral music with us. And, if you are interested in joining, the Ensemble is always looking for new members.
After a busy summer that began with the Solstice concert and June and included a tour in the Canadian cities of Quebec and Montreal, the Ensemble is now getting ready for the new season.
The 2010/2011 Season will be extremely busy with the ever popular Christmas concerts, the Forbes organ Christmas sing-a-long at the Performing Arts Center, a performance for the Santa Cruz Chorale, our spring concerts in San Luis Obispo and Cambria and, in summer 2011, the third California International Choral Festival & Competition.
We look forward to seeing you at a concert.
Vocal Arts Ensemble Performances
The Vocal Arts Ensemble performs in the Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly University campus, Cambria Community Presbyterian Church, and in Mission San Luis Obispo, one of the beautiful 18th Century California adobe missions.
Interested in singing with the Vocal Arts Ensemble?
