A remarkable choral collaboration occurred Friday evening. The very talented singers of the Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace presented an evening of beautiful music in support of Music Partners in Healthcare. They were joined by the Cantus choir of the Sacramento Children’s Chorus. The program was varied and carefully chosen, and the recently restored sanctuary of St. John’s Lutheran Church was a splendid venue for the tonal clarity and delicate harmonies of the beautiful music. Throughout the program, the audience sat spellbound as the healing and uplifting power of music was revealed. Artistic director Lynn Stevens led her chorus of fifth- through ninth-grade singers through a

  The American River College Theater was sold out Friday evening as the Sacramento Master Singers presented a wonderful ensemble concert to begin their 26th season. “From Sand to Pearls: A Choral Tribute to Perla Warren” honored the longtime music instructor with an ambitious program involving four choral groups, several supporting instrumentalists and a solo jazz pianist. Many of the musicians were former students of Warren and credited her with the transformation of young voices into accomplished musicians. Dr. Ralph Hughes, artistic director of the Master Singers and a colleague of Warren, is also the director of the 26-voice American River College Chamber Orchestra. He led his youn

According to acfnewsource.org, "ninteen million war veterans, including about 2,000 who served in WWI, live in the United States, but approximately 1,500 veterans die every day."  The Library of Congress' American Folk Life Center is working with the public to collect and preserve audio and video oral histories, along with veteran's letters, diaries, maps and photographs. All Americans, including students and grandchildren, can participate in documenting the lives of veterans from World War I, WWII, the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars. The United States Congress created the Veterans History Project in 2000. The authorizing legislation (Public Law 106-380), sponsored by Representati