

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

Idyllwild local and Idyllwild Arts Academy senior Ben Cruz was one of eight visual artists nationally to be awarded the highest honor by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers — the Gold Medal Portfolio for his work in painting. Now in its 94th year, the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards is the longest-running and…
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