

Festival choir performs at Idyllwild Arts
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The Idyllwild Arts Festival Choir performed Robert Schumann’s “Zigeunerleben, op. 29, no.3” at the Idyllwild Arts Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 13. Shown here, the Men’s Chorus sings an arrangement by Jonathan Crutchfield of old-time favorite “Oh Susannah!” during the Idyllwild Arts Festival Choir summer program performance. Photos by Cid Castillo

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