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The Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces is the premiere choral ensemble at Santa
Barbara City College. They were founded in 1993 as a nonprofit group in an
effort to rediscover the sacred choral music of the Renaissance Period
and the Twentieth Century. The group is dedicated to the highest quality performances
of this fine music in historic settings. The Quire of Voyces is made up
of talented singers from the Central Coast area. They rehearse once a week and
give three concerts annually. They have been featured on KDB 93.7 FM and
KEYT TV, and three times in the last year on The First Art, a production
of Chorus America, broadcast on National Public Radio. The Quire
of Voyces is a performance ensemble currently sponsored by the Santa Barbara
City College Music Dept. Open auditions are held for the Quire of Voyces annually
in August. Auditions requirements include two solo performances, sight-reading,
tonal memory and vocal flexibility tests.
THE DIRECTOR, Nathan J. Kreitzer The Artistic Director, Nathan J. Kreitzer is the newest addition to the faculty at the SBCC Music Dept.  Since
joining the department, the enrollment for the choral program is at a record high
with three choruses, the sixty voice Concert Choir, the twenty-four voice Chamber
Singers, and the twenty voice Quire of Voyces, which is new to the college.
Kreitzer hopes to rekindle the days of the 'golden age' of choral music when many
people enjoyed the art of choral singing. He began his career in music singing
in the church. He later studied voice and conducting at C.S.U. Fresno where
he earned a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance. He holds a Master's degree
in Choral Conducting from U.C. Irvine. As a professional vocalist, he has
appeared with the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, the Ventura Master
Chorale, the Pacific Chorale of Orange County, the Irvine Camerata,
as well as the Oregon Bach Festival Singers directed by Helmuth Rilling.
Kreitzer has been singing and conducting professionally since 1989. He currently
resides with his wife, Holly, in Santa Barbara where he directs handbell ensembles
and youth choirs at First United Methodist Church, teaches Choral Music
and Vocal Techniques at Santa Barbara City College, and music at Santa
Barbara Christian School. http://www.sbcc.net/academic/mus/choir/qv.dir.htm
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