Ming Luke, BCCO's Music Director
Photo by Art and Clarity

Ming Luke was appointed Music Director in June 2011

BCCO is a 210-voice, non-auditioned chorus based in Berkeley, with singers from around the Bay Area.

BCCO Tours Eastern Europe, June 16–26
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BCCO heads to Eastern Europe for an exciting singing tour combined with sightseeing and sampling the local cuisines. Our tour begins in beautiful Budapest, Hungary, where we’ll perform Mozart’s Mass in C-minor at the St. Stephen’s Basilica and also at the Royal Palace in Gödöllő, about 25 miles of Budapest. We’ll be accompanied by the Gödöllő Symphony Orchestra, and our performance will include members of the Gödöllő City Choir.

On June 20, we move to Bratislava, Slovakia, where we’ll again perform Mozart’s Mass. We also have a delightful side trip to Vienna, Austria, where we’ll combine sightseeing (including the tombs and memorials of Beethoven, Mozart, and Brahms) with a master class with Manlo Manin, one of the choirmasters of the Vienna Boys Choir.

On June 23, we head for Prague, in the Czech Republic, where we’ll enjoy, among other sights, a boat cruise along the Vlata River and the Dvorák Museum. It will be a special treat to sing Dvorák’s dramatic Requiem in Dvorák Hall, accompanied by the KOA Orchestra and Choir.

All our performances will be led by Music Director Ming Luke, who first suggested this trip, only the second tour in BCCO’s history. (The first was to London, under the leadership of Eugene Jones.) Many chorus members are bringing friends or family with them and are extending their trips to take advantage of the proximity to other fabulous locales. We’re grateful to Ming for this great opportunity!

from Nancy Sue Brink

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