Spring 2026

San Luis Obispo Master Chorale presents

The Creation

the universe swirling blue and white with white stars

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026  |  3 PM

Perfoming Arts Center San Luis Obispo

The San Luis Obispo Master Chorale invites you to enjoy The Creation.

The Creation, an oratorio in three parts inspired by Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, is a choral gem of the Age of Enlightenment that draws out the story of the Creation, depicting all the wonders of the first six days.

The Creation is sponsored by Mark and Stephanie Fugate, Marti Lindholm, and Alison Stuart.

Concert soloists are sponsored by Thomas and Susan Davies

The concert will be held in Harold Miossi Hall at the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo on the Cal Poly campus.
Tickets are $10-$60 and are available at www.slomasterchorale.org or by calling the PAC box office at 805-756-4849.

Harold Miossi Hall
Performing Arts Center
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA
93407-0441

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Amy Goymerac

Soprano Soloist (Gabriel/Eve)

Soprano Amy Goymerac has performed leading roles and as a concert soloist both internationally and throughout the US and with companies such as Opera San Jose, Opera San Luis Obispo, Pocket Opera, Valley Opera Performing Arts, Amherst Early Music Festival among others. She has appeared in concert with the Athens Philharmonia, San Luis Obispo Symphony, Redwood Symphony, the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, and at the Berkeley Festival among others.

Highlight roles and repertoire include, Suzanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Michaëla (La Tragédie de Carmen), Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Barber), Dona Nobis Pacem (Vaughan Williams), Messiah (Handel), and Maher’s 4th Symphony.

Ms. Goymerac premiered the role of Charlotte in the world concert premiere of Kirke Mechem’s latest opera, Pride and Prejudice. She appeared on her first album To All Women Everywhere under Cambria Records in spring of 2022. She earned her Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Arts from Cal Poly, SLO and is currently working towards her certificate in Vocology. She is on faculty with the Cal Poly Music Department and lives on the Central Coast of CA with her husband, two daughters, and puppy. More information at www.amygoymeracsoprano.com.

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Nathan Granner

Tenor Soloist (Uriel)

Lauded American tenor Nathan Granner captivates audiences with his eloquent voice and commanding stage presence, traversing from classical opera to contemporary composition. His recent portrayals include Korey Wise in the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Central Park Five (Detroit, Portland, Long Beach Opera), Radames in Aïda (Dayton Opera), and the title role in Gordon Getty’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips (film/recording).

Granner’s versatility shines through performances ranging from Rodolfo in La Bohème to world premieres including Rob Hall in Everest and Dr. Morel in Stewart Copeland’s The Invention of Morel. Critics have praised his “sinewy, ringing tone” (San Francisco Chronicle), “poignant tenor” expressing “adventurous spirit” (Wall Street Journal), and “effortlessly produced lyric tenor” (Opera Today).

Recent recordings include two albums for Pentatone in consideration for Grammy nomination: Ombre di luce featuring classical arias, and Getty’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips. A founding member of Sony Classical’s The American Tenors, Granner earned degrees from UMKC Conservatory and UCLA, studying at Wolf Trap Opera and Glimmerglass Festival. For more information about the artist please visit www.ngranner.com.

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Colin Ramsey

Bass Soloist (Raphael/Adam)

Chinese-American Colin Ramsey possesses a “majestic, rotund, ravishing bass” (Opera Today). Mr. Ramsey’s 2024-2025 season included a return to Opera Santa Barbara for the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, performing Escamillo in Carmen at Amarillo Opera, and the title role in Polifemo, which he also performed in the U.S. premiere at Opera NEO. On the concert stage, he was featured as the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah with both the Pacific Chamber Orchestra and the Santa Barbara Choral Society. In 2025-2026, Mr. Ramsey’s schedule includes his Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut as Alidoro in La Cenerentola. He sings the title role in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Las Vegas, joins the roster of the Metropolitan Opera to cover Dumas in Andrea Chénier, and makes a return to Opera Santa Barbara in the title role in Giulio Cesare and TJ Rigg in Elmer Gantry. In concert, he reprises Timur in Turandot with Orchestre Philharmonique des Melomanes, sings Raphael/Adam in The Creation with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, and joins MidAmerica Productions at Carnegie Hall as the Bass Soloist in Fauré’s Requiem