Oceanaires on a Weekend in August

Proving that Barbershoppers are versatile, six Oceanaires joined the 140-voice Chorus for the California Philharmonic presentation of Beethoven's Ninth: Ode to Joy on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Disney Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Bruce Schrofel, Bob Heron and Art Purcell (all back row) added their voices to the Bass section. Todd Kolberg, Pat Kellogg and Bernard Samstag sang the high notes in the Tenor section. The same chorus performed an identical concert the night before at the Los Angeles Arboretum as part of the CalPhil on the Grass Summer Program. The brand new choral group was recently formed just for this concert, but plans include similar performances in the near future, perhaps under the title of CalPhil Chorus. ---Samstag