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Carson hosts B.C. Vocal Jazz Festival —

SIXTY-THREE VOCAL jazz
choirs from B.C. and the Pacific
Northwest will be competing for
top honors in the {2th Annual
B.C. Vocal Jazz Festival at North
Vancouver’s Carson Graham Sec-
ondary School throughout today
and Saturday.

Carson Graham's vocal jazz fes-
tival began in 1976 and today has
grown from the small event it

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Hosting the event, the Carson
Graham singers are too busy to
compete, instead putting on an
evening concert for the entire host
of visiting and local choirs.

“The kids put so much work in-
to it,” explained publicist Mary
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classes, depending on the size of
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“There are some really good
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number of choirs in this year.
Windsor will be there, too.”

Outstanding groups will receive
awards and trophies designed and
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the first festival.

Proving so popular with choirs,
the festival has a lengthy waiting
list of potential participants should
any already signed up be unable to
attend.

“It’s really taken off,’’ she said
of the event. ‘Organizers are say-
ing they may have to expand it,

A mini-concert at 5 p.m. Satur-
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group from Vancouver Communi-
ty College. The festival concert at
8 p.m. features the host Carson
choir, the Sweepstakes Trophy
winner and guest group The Four
Freshmen.

Tickets to the mini-concert or
the Freshmen — a top vocal and
instrumental quartet — are
available at the school. For reser-
vations call 987-9341,

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