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American Federation Pueri Cantores
St. John the Baptist Catholic School Choirs of Costa Mesa, CA  United States
Director Yvette Itano

 

St. John the Baptist Choirs sing a prelude at the AFPC Southern California
Treble Festival and Mass at Christ Cathedral. 


Our Catholic school choral program has held membership in the American Federation Pueri Cantores for over 12 years.  This year our program consists of three choirs, the Children’s Choir, Cantamus Singers and Clover Choir with a total of  60 choristers. Our choristers are boys and girls in third through eighth grades (8-14 yrs. old) singing treble and 3 part-mixed voice arrangements.

WE WELCOME OUR PARTNER CHOIR PUERI CANTORES NYARUSANGE OF RWANDA
and Director Aphrodis Twagirimana to our school community!

 

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We look forward to hearing from you!

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Information about the SJB Choristers!

 

WE SERVE OUR SCHOOL AND PARISH COMMUNITY

•  Singing at Parish and school Masses, Adoration
•  Student Cantors lead sung prayer
•  SJB Alumni mentor young choristers  

 

WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY 

•  Share our gifts to help others: Local community events, municipal, sporting and charity events.

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WE PERFORM AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL MUSIC FESTIVALS 

•  Sacred choral music is sung when we participate in festivals which include: Gregorian chant, folk songs, patriotic songs, Taize and spirituals. 

 

WE TRAVEL AND SHARE OUR GIFTS 

•  Choristers travel to participate in diocesan choral festivals, liturgies and music festivals throughout the country.

Diocesan Festival - Dana Point
Symphony Hall - Chicago
Carnegie Hall - New York

STUDENT INTERESTS

•  Our Choristers participate in a variety of other activities including, theater, sports, art, dance, solo classical voice study, and cheer.

Rock Band
Vocal Competitions
Basketball
Volleyball
Rowing
Track
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Cheer
Violin
Theatre
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Rock Climbing
Baseball
Swimming

 

 

 

The image shows the logo of the American Federation Pueri Cantores, a group that organizes an annual festival, along with a schedule for the 2026 festival.