Durfee School Advanced Chorus will perform at Retired Teachers meeting.
Cheer to Retired Teachers
The California Retired Teachers Association #71 (CalRTA) will be entertained by the Durfee School Advanced Chorus at its Friday, December 13, luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will take at the Senior Center Building in Arcadia Park (county park), 405 S. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, next to the Lawn Bowling Greens. The cost of the luncheon for members and guests is $13. For those who pay at the door, the cost is $14. Please call John Gera at (626)286-0714 for reservations by the December 6 deadline.
Under the direction of Suzanne Brown, the 23-member Durfee Advanced Chorus is an eighth-grade choral group that has received Excellent ratings at competitions and has performed annually at the L. A. County Fair. Director Brown brings to her 7th and 8th grade students her wide experience of teaching music in Pennsylvania schools, performing locally as a trombonist with a PCC faculty group, and acting as cantor and pianist at Saint Rita’s Church in Sierra Madre.
Holiday music is on the program, and the CalRTA #71 members look forward to hearing from this fine choral group. Membership in the California Retired Teachers Association is open to all retired educators, and to any others interested in joining. CalRTA’s motto is “Your Partner in Pension Protection.”