Music Groups
Long Beach City College Choir (1969-1972)
From 1969 to 1972 Paul Bourassa was a music major at Long Beach City College.
He performed with the College Choir as part of the curriculum and received his music degree in choral conducting.
He toured with the choir throughout California and performed with various choir subgroups.
He also played guitar and piano on a few tunes and was awarded Choir Freshman of the Year in 1970.
Many of the members of Paul's next music groups came from the choir.
The picture above shows Paul rehearsing with the Men's Chorus subgroup.
The songs below were from a vinyl record album the choir recorded in 1970.
Wayne Gard - director
Janet Billings - piano accompanist
Dean Hamill - lead guitar
Paul Bourassa - guitar and keyboards
Randy Johnson - bass guitar
Darby Diaz - drums
Orchestrations provided by the Long Beach City College Orchestra
Listen to Songs: (Photo Gallery below)
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Songs from Oliver Songwriter: Lionel Bart Group: Choir Lead vocal: Larry Mason |
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Moonglow Songwriters: Hudson, Mills, DeLange Group: Madrigals |
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Mississippi Mud Songwriter: Harry Barris Group: Men's Chorus |
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Eli's Coming Songwriter: Laura Nyro Group: Choir Lead vocal: Dan Musser, Pat Egan |
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S'Wonderful Songwriters: George and Ira Gershwin Group: Madrigals |
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Do You Know the Way to San Jose Songwriters: Burt Bacharach, Hal David Group: Choir |
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The Pasture Songwriter: Randall Thompson Group: Men's Chorus |
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Step to the Rear Songwriters: Elmer Bernstein, Carolyn Leigh Group: Men's Chorus |
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Aupres De Ma Blonde Songwriter: Traditional Group: Madrigals |
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Wedding Cantata Songwriter: Daniel Pinkham Group: Choir |
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Photo Gallery
Prep for LBCC Choir awards banquet with Pam
