Southern California Mormon Choir

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Southern California Mormon Choir
Choir
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Origin Southern California
Founded1953 (72 years ago)
FounderH. Frederick Davis
Members80-100
Music directorJan Bills
Headquarters Glendale, California
United States
Website southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org

The Southern California Mormon Choir is a choir based in Southern California that was formed in 1953 under the auspices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [1] The choir performs concerts of classical, sacred, folk, patriotic, and popular choral music throughout the Southern California area.

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The choir was organized by H. Frederick Davis (1909-2000), a Tonga-born, New Zealand raised Latter-day Saint. [2] The current director is Jan Bills, a professional harpist with a degree in music from Brigham Young University. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Doyle, Alicia (April 26, 2016). "Mormon choir to sing at free Simi Valley concert". Ventura County Star . Camarillo, California: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2016 via web.archive.org.
  2. "Harold Frederick Davis". southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org. Southern California Mormon Choir. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. Wagstaff, Vickie (August 14, 2014). "Southern California Mormon Choir to perform". Event News. Cypress, California. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. "Staff". southerncaliforniamormonchoir.org. Southern California Mormon Choir. Retrieved December 5, 2016.