Southern California Mormon Choir | |
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Choir | |
Origin | Southern California |
Founded | 1953 (71 years ago) |
Founder | H. Frederick Davis |
Members | 80-100 |
Music director | Jan Bills |
Headquarters | Glendale, California United States |
Website | southerncaliforniamormonchoir |
The Southern California Mormon Choir is a choir based in Southern California that was formed in 1953 under the auspices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] The choir performs concerts of classical, sacred, folk, patriotic, and popular choral music throughout the Southern California area.
The choir was organized by H. Frederick Davis (1909-2000), a Tonga-born, New Zealand raised Latter-day Saint.[2] The current director is Jan Bills, a professional harpist with a degree in music from Brigham Young University.[3][4]