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November 10, 2009

UC Davis Chorus draws big on YouTube

Sometimes a little "Carmina Burana" can go along way... in a good way.

Take the UC Davis University Chorus. That group's video of a 2006 performance of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" has now earned more than a million views on YouTube.

"Regardless of the number of views, it's the top-watched performance of "Carmina Burana" on YouTube," said Philip Daley, events and publicity manager at UC Davis.

That healthy page view number comes way of a partnership between UCTV and YouTube. UCTV is a service dedicated to showing special public events put forth by all the colleges in the University of California system.

And for that 2006 performance, synergy between music groups at UC Davis was key, Daley said.

"We have nurtured this wonderful relationship between the Symphony and Chorus, and Alumni Chorus that allows us to do these "blockbuster" works," said Daley.

The video was a total in-house affair that was shot and edited by UC Davis' division of Information & Educational Technology, also known as MediaWorks.

The same video cred will likely be applied to the University Chorus performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Dona nobis pacem" ("Grant us peace") at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4.

That cantata-like work is scored for full orchestra, and will be performed by the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. The work calls for pipe organ, which will be performed by Stephen Janzen. It will also feature two soloists: soprano Yulia Van Doren, and baritone Jesse Blumberg. Jeffrey Thomas will conduct.

University Chorus
WHEN: 8 p.m., Dec. 4
WHERE: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, UC Davis
TICKETS: $10-$16; $5 - $8 students
INFORMATION: (530) 754-2787 or www.MondaviArts.org

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