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Chorale to End Season on High Note

For their last hurrah of the concert season, the Moorpark Masterworks Chorale will be serving up “A Program of Light Classics” this weekend. They will perform at the Simi Valley Covenant Church, 4680 Alamo St., on Saturday at 8 p.m. and at the Westlake Village United Methodist Church, 1049 Westlake Blvd., on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Founding music director James Stemen will lead the 80-voice ensemble in a concert that includes folk songs, spirituals, show tunes and other fare to close out the season on a light note.

David Newton, a Thousand Oaks resident since 1985 and a member of the Masterworks Chorale since 1986, will be the guest soloist, performing music from Lehar’s “The Land of Smiles” and from Strauss’s operetta, “Casanova.” Joining Newton will be Marilyn Anderson and Sue Robb.

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Newton has appeared with the Los Angeles Opera Theater and the Hollywood Opera. He is a member of the Cameo Singers and is involved with the Moorpark College music department.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children. For ticket information, call 378-1438 or 482-7357.

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