The event features adult a cappella and school choirs from near and far performing all types of musical arrangements. Performers include: Chartwell School, Buena Vista Middle School, Spreckels Elementary School, Monterey Bay Belles, Cypressaires, Main Street Harmony quartet from Salinas High School, Franklin Street Singers, Madregalia!, Monterey Peninsula Gospel Choir and special guests Pitch Please! from San Jose State University.

Arrive early, this popular event has become a local favorite and performances typically sell out. The A Cappella Showcase! begins at 7:00pm Saturday, March 11th at Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula. Tickets are $20.00 for adults, $15.00 for students and seniors (60 and over) and free for kids 18 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the door by cash or check the evening of the event. The evening’s emcee is none other than Jeffrey Thompson of Jeffrey’s Grill and Catering. In addition, Jeffrey’s Grill and Catering is hosting a reception following the concert in Woodhull Hall.

This Showcase is the result of the Youth In Harmony program spearheaded by Kristen Thompson in 2009. Since then, her quartet Vocal Point and the men’s quartet, the Cannery Rogues have sung for almost every school in the county. The Bay Belles are a non-profit organization for charitable and educational purposes. A portion of the proceeds from the event, after expenses, will benefit participating school vocal music programs. All donations are tax exempt to the full extent of the law.

The Monterey Bay Belles gratefully acknowledge the Arts Council for Monterey County for grant funding making the A Cappella Showcase possible. Learn more about the Monterey Bay Belles at: http://www.montereybaybelles.blogspot.com