Villages Music Society to present two Sunday afternoons of special concerts

Mark your calendars for two Sunday afternoons of “Love-That-Music” concerts sponsored by the Villages Music Society (VMS). On May 18, the Villages Concert Band will present a musical tribute called “Hooray for Hollywood!” Then on May 25, VMS will host the Pariter Vocal Ensemble’s spring performance, “When We Sing: Reflections of the Soul.” 

Both concerts, in Cribari Auditorium, open their doors at 2 p.m. Purchase your $20 tickets in advance on Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Cribari Lobby or at the door. Optionally, to place a phone order for a house charge, call Roberta at 408-685-3386. For more about the Villages Music Society, Inc., see https://VillagesMusicSociety.org for music events and groups of interest.

Inspired by our Southern California neighbors, “Hooray for Hollywood” includes several medleys of music from Hollywood as well as music by Los Angeles-based composers. Owing to the myriad fine musical institutions in Los Angeles, including but not limited to USC’s Thornton School of Music and UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, Los Angeles has had a long history of art music. The Villages Concert Band, directed by Melson Varsovia, includes Villagers, at least half a dozen scholarship students from surrounding schools, and friends from nearby neighborhoods. 

On May 25, don’t miss Pariter Vocal Ensemble, a tenor-bass ensemble in Silicon Valley, offering a new experience in vocal presentations. The performance will showcase talented members in new ways. For example, in small ensembles, solos, and duets alongside the whole ensemble create a wondrous gathering of music for the soul. The group is excited to share a wide range of styles of music from early renaissance to gospel and barbershop music. The ensemble will sing contemporary selections that include jazz, barbershop harmony and folk music from around the world. Albee Mabeza conducts the ensemble. For more information, visit https://resoundingachord.org/pariter.