Mira Costa Choirs are kicking off another great year!

On September 20^th, the Choir department will be hosting the Women’s Choir of Mission Vista High School and their director, Mr. Bryce Harrison. This is the third year for the Mira Costa Choirs to have this exchange. Mission Vista will be observing the Advanced Women’s Chorale class, and both choirs will sing for each other. Afterward, Mr. Hayden will work with Mr. Harrison’s Choir. Mira Costa Choirs thoroughly enjoys hosting choirs!

On September 22nd, Advanced Women’s Chorale, Men’s Choir, and Vocal Ensemble will be singing the Alma Mater for the annual Hall of Fame induction of honored alumni. This event is one of the most special of the year. Honored alumni are presented in two assemblies to our entire student body, and the three choirs present the Alma Mater at the beginning of the ceremony. This is not to be missed.

Auditions for both our after-school a cappella groups, Coterie and Mira Costa Muscle, have been held, and the groups are up and running. Another great year of a cappella featuring some of our best singers in the the Mira Costa Choir Department

Booster Club Info

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Advisor

Kate Crellin

President

Melissa Farr (President)

Melissa Elmasian (Treasurer)

Important Info

Kate Crellin joined MBUSD’s music faculty in August of 2021 as the Choir Director for both MBMS and Mira Costa. In addition to her enthusiasm for teaching and love of singing, Ms. Crellin brings a wealth of experience as a vocalist, composer, educator, researcher, conductor and arranger. Ms. Crellin holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (Masters in Choral Conducting) and the University of Southern California (BA Choral Music & BA Law, History and Culture). As an educator, Ms. Crellin has taught pre-K through 12th-grade music in both public and private schools across Los Angeles. As a composer and arranger, Ms. Crellin recently received the CCDA/George Heussenstamm Composition Competition prize (2021) and Queens’ Cambridge Competition award (2020). Ms. Crellin is passionate about singing and teaching both classical and contemporary music. She has performed choral music across the world, including singing with the Rolling Stones in Indio, CA and touring across eight countries with various ensembles. Additionally, Ms. Crellin is active in the contemporary a cappella scene as a freelance arranger, performer in collegiate and pro groups, and staff of A Cappella Academy. For fun, she loves to travel, spend time with her friends, and walk her recently adopted dog, Maisie. Find out more at Ms. Crellin’s personal website: katecrellin.com

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