Upcoming Events

December 7, 2025 - 3:00 PM
"The Spirit of the Holidays”
in collaboration with Center Chorale

Grace Lutheran Church, 643 West 13th Ave. Escondido, CA

You may order tickets by clicking on this link:
https://spiritofholidays.bpt.me

December 20 & 23   1:00 PM & 6:00 PM, both days Caroling, prior to the matinee and evening performances of    City Ballet's "The Nutcracker"  California Center for the Arts Concert Hall,  340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido

February 15, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM "Music of the Heart"  St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church - Free Offering
  6556 Park Ridge Blvd. San Diego

March 15, 2026 - 3:00 PM "An Irish Spring - Music of the Heart"  in collaboration with Center Chorale,
The Grand Ritz Theater, 301 E. Grand Ave. Escondido, CA 92025

June 14, 2026 -  3:00 PM "The Lord of the Rings Symphony"  in collaboration with Center Chorale,
California Center for the Arts-Escondido - Concert Hall,  340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido

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Prior Events

"Bolero and Beyond" October 18, 2025, in collaboration with the
Westminster Orchestra and Choir of the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego

Glimmer of Hope
September 13, 2025, 2025
Fredericka Manor, Chula Vista

A Dream Before Summer
June 7 & 8, 2025
in collaboration with Cinballera
Wilson Performing Arts Center, San Diego

"Music in Springtime"

June 1, 2025

in collaboration with Center Chorale
California Center for the Arts, Escondido

A Glimmer of Hope
April 2, 2025
Escondido Choral Arts & the California Center for the Arts

Caroling, followed by City Ballet's performance of Tchaikovsky's
"The Nutcracker"
(Waltz of the Snowflakes)

December 23, 2024
Matinee and Evening performances

Concert Hall, California Center for the Arts, Escondido

John Rutter's
Magnificat and Joy to the World,
December 15, 2024 7:00 p.m.
in Collaboration with Westminster Choir,
as part of the First Presbyterian Church's Fine Arts Series

Caroling at Mission Marketplace in Oceanside, December 8, 2024

 Andrea Bocelli's
"30th Anniversary Holiday Tour"

December 4, 2024 7:30 p.m.

Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA

Ode to Joy!

November 22, 2024 7:00 p.m.

in Collaboration with Center Chorale

Center Theater, on the campus of California Center for the Arts, Escondido (CCA-E)

Performance was SOLD OUT!

Broadway Our Way, at St Dunstan's Episcopal Church
in San Diego, September 8, 2024

Broadway Our Way, at GlenBrook Health Care Center,
in Carlsbad, July 13, 2024

Carl Orff, "Carmina Burana" with City Ballet of San Diego and the Center Chorale
at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, May 4 and 5, 2024

Pacific Coast Chorale partners with Westminster Choir to perform
Maurice Durufle's Requiem on March 29, 2024

Pacific Coast Caroling performances in December 2023, including caroling at the December 22 'The Nutcracker' performance

December 10, 2023
Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols and
Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest @
First Presbyterian Church in San Diego
Collaboration with Westminster Choir

The full YouTube video for this performance is available at https://www.youtube.com/live/BHF4kjupkT8?si=07-YpooGqyucoAUE

Ceremony of Carols
I. Procession
II. WOLCUM YOLE!
III. There Is No Rose
IV(a). That Yonge Child, with solo by Renee Chang
IV(b). Balulalow, with solo by Rebecca Horton
V. As Dew In Aprille
VI. This Little Babe
VII. Interlude, Harp solo by Elena Mashkovtseva
VIII. In Freezing Winter Night
IX. Spring Carol, with solos by Rebecca Horton and Carol Rogers
X. Deo Gracias

Carols & Lullabies, Christmas in the Southwest by Conrad Susa
I. Oh, Mi Belen (Biscayan)
II. El Desembre Congelat (Catalonian)
III. Alegria (Puerto Rican), with solos by Allen Pace and Richard Stanford
IV. A La Nanita Nina (Spanish)
V. La Posadas (Spanish), with solos by Greg Carlson, John Nettles, Luis Noriega
VI. Campana Sobre Campana (Andalucian)
VII. En Belen Tocan a Fuego (Castilian) with solos by Greg Carlson, Rebecca Horton and Carol Rogers
VIII. El Noi De La Mare (Catalonian) with solos by Rebecca Horton, John Nettles, Allen Pace and Carol Rogers
IX. Chiquirriquitin (Andalucian)
X. El Rorro (Mexican)

Congregational Carols

O Come All Ye Faithful, with Jan Feher on Organ
Angels We Have Heard On High, with Jan Feher on Organ
Joy to the World, with Pam Monroe on Organ

Pam Monroe, Organ

Mark Shapiro, Guitar

Elena Mashkovtseva, Harp

David Whitman, Marimba

Jan Fletcher, Organ

Composers Then and Now and Wild Things, Collaboration with
Center Chorale, at The Grand Ritz Hotel in Escondido

August 27, 2023 "Sing of Peace", St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, San Diego

June 2, 2023 - Collaboration with Escondido Center Chorale, @ CCAE Center Theater,
In Glorious Spring featuring Dan Forrest's 'Jubilate Deo'.

April 7, 2023 Good Friday's performance of Gabriel Faure's Requiem, in collaboration with Westminster Choir, video produced by First Presbyterian Church of San Diego

April 7, 2023 Good Friday's performance of Gabriel Faure's Requiem, in collaboration with Westminster Choir, video produced by First Presbyterian Church of San Diego

Here are the starting times for each of the hymn and the seven movements:

Go to Dark Gethsemane 6:54
Gabriel Faure's Requiem

I. Introit and Kyrie. 13:30
II. Offertorium 22:26
III. Sanctus 34:20
IV. Pie Jesus 41:37
V. Agnus Dei 48:53
VI. Libera me 56:29
VII. In Paradisum 1:05

PCC performed at Trinity Lutheran Church's 125th anniversary celebration on January 22, 2023. You can hear us performing 'We've Come This Far by Faith' with this video and "Jesu Bleibet Miene Freude" with this video.

PCC Performs at the Vi, March 19, 2023

December, 2022, Holiday Carolers in Three Locations in San Diego

"Spirit of the Guitar", part of First Presbyterian Church Art Series, September 24, 2022

A Wedding at MCAS Miramar July 16, 2022

PCC as Vocal Accompaniment for Andrea Bocelli, June 15, 2022

April 15, 2022 Good Friday Performance, in collaboration with Westminster Choir of First Presbyterian Church

Hymn #97 Go to Dark Gethsemane, 5:17

John Rutter's Requiem

I. Requiem Aeternam, 11:57
II. Out of the Deep, 21:26
III. Pie Jesu, 29:26
IV. Sanctus, 35:44
V. Agnus Dei, 39:29
VI. The Lord Is My Shepherd, 48:10
VII. Lux Aeterna, 55:04

A Celtic Spring Arranged and Orchestrated by John Nettles First Presbyterian Church April 3, 2022

Overture, Traditional tunes, arr. John Nettles, 12:00
Mari's Wedding, Traditional, 16:20
Sally Gardens, Traditional, Soloist Timothy McReynolds, 19:00
Nella Fantasia, by C. Ferrau & E. Morricone, Soloist Caroline Nelms, 21:53
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms, Traditional, Soloist John Nettles, 28:18
Orange/Green, Traditional, 33:35
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, by U2, Soloists Timothy McReynolds, Amy Pfleeger, Alex Yazumatzu, 35:30
Danny Boy, Traditional, Soloist Anyssa Chavez, 39:54
Off to Philadelphia, Traditional, Soloist Christopher Moore, 45:28
Whither Must I Wander, by Vaughan-Williams with words by Robert Louis Stevenson, Soloist John Nettles, 48:45
Song for the Journey - traditional, 53:50
Send Me a Song by David Downes and Catriona Nidhubhghaill, Soloist Caroline Nelms, 56:40
Run, Runaway, by Slade, 1:03