2017-2018 Schedule

ACDA Regional Honor Choir Adjudication

Adjudicating some of the area's top high school choral students and helping select the roster for the ACDA Honor Choir

Unclouded Day with soundingLight

Having recently received the highest honor offered by the American Choral Directors Association, the radiant voices of sounding light return to Lincoln to sing a diverse and inclusive program sure to enlighten and inspire. From favorite gospel hymns and treasured choral masterworks, to familiar folk songs and brand new compositions, a message of hope shines through their music.

The Hope of Loving with soundingLight

To open the fifteenth anniversary season, sounding light sings to the heart of hope and to the soul of compassion- sharing powerful, compelling texts from across the ages set to music that transcends the boundaries of time and place. Hear timeless words of inspiration set to compelling rhythms and harmonies of Johann Sebastian Bach, the African-American spiritual, Kim André Arnesen, and our own Tom Trenney. A highlight of the program is sure to be our featured guest conductor − award-winning composer Jake Runestad − who will conduct his moving composition, The Hope of Loving, for string quartet and chamber choir. Open your heart to hear the passionate voices of sounding light sing into the eternal hope of loving.

VOCES8 Educational Outreach Event

Darita will be hosting an educational outreach event led by the internationally renowned VOCES8. Participating schools include: Castro Valley High School Madrigals, Daugherty Valley High School Chamber Singers, Monte Vista High School Chamber Singers, Campolindo High School Chamber Singers

Shoes4Sacramento with RSVP

Darita will be teaming up with the amazing Jennifer Reason and RSVP - Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace for a run of concerts raising money for Shoes for Sacramento. He will be singing Bellini, Strauss, and a variety of music theatre and contemporary songs, and they will be singing his arrangement of Ryan Cayabyab’s Prayer of Saint Francis of Asisi and many other charts. 

Carmina Burana with Napa Valley College

The Napa Valley College Chorale, Bel Canto, and the Napa Valley Children’s Chorus will perform Carl Orff’s choral and instrumental masterpiece “Carmina Burana” on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. under the direction of Ted von Pohle.

Of Love Begotten - 2017 Christmas Festival of Chamber Choirs

Darita will host the 2017 Christmas Festival of Chamber Choirs and be lead clinician. Ensembles include Gaude, Mt. Eden High School Chamber Singers, Castro Valley High School Madrigals, and Monte Vista High School Chamber Singers

SFBay Regional NATS

2018 Spring Classical Singing Festival. Adjudicating talented young singers.

Western Division ACDA

Attending the western division conference in support of Monte Vista High School Concert Choir

2018 Holy Week

Directing the Choir at St. Timothy's in the Tridium of Holy week. Music of Hogan, Esenvalds, Arnesen, Hagenberg, Kirchner, and Thompson.

Broadway Diner

The Choir at St. Timothy's in collaboration with the Private Voice Studio of Darita Seth will sing some of your favorite show tunes, along with some not-so-familiar in this casual cabaret. The show is free, and comes with complimentary pie (sweet or savory) and wine.