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The University Concert Orchestra presented a "Spring Symphonic Celebration" in April, 2004, featuring the works of Ralph Vaughn Williams, Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Friderich Handel, Aaron Copeland, and other contemporary composers and arrangers. The concert was divided into three sections: Symphonic Suite, Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs, and Choral Classics (in which the University Concert Choir accompanied the Orchestra). Members of the Orchestra are selected from the over 2200-member student body from the university and are representative of the over 30 academic majors offered at Vanguard University and hail from many states in the U.S. as well as several international countries.
The Director
The Vanguard University Concert Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Foerch. Dr. Foerch is a free-lance performer and serves as an adjunct faculty at both Pomona College in Claremont and Mt. San Antonio College. He also was the applied music instructor of saxophone, clarinet and flute at Cerritos College, where he taught a class in music fundamentals. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Baltimore Symphony.
The Tours
The Vanguard University Concert Orchestra tours yearly, outside of local, monthly bookings. In the spring of 2001, while in New York City, the Concert Orchestra performed with the Concert Choir at Carnegie Hall, Times Square Church, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Spring 2006 found the orchestra on tour with the Vanguard University Jazz Ensemble in Northern California and Oregon.
Recordings
The Vanguard University Concert Orchestra has been featured on three CD releases – Psalms of Praise (1997) and Praise His Holy Name* (2000), both which include the University Concert Choir, and Emmanuel (2002).
* denotes that CD is out of print.
Booking Information
The Vanguard University Concert Orchestra is available for booking October through April, often taking longer regional tours in March and/or May. Please contact the Music Events Booking office at concerts@vanguard.edu or 714.662.5272 to request the group for your specific event, church, or school.