BSCCA Opens 50th Season with Soprano Lauren Jelencovich
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Student Concert and Evening Show at BSPAC
The Borrego Springs Community Concert Association (BSCCA) opened its 50th season on January 27, 2026, with a morning school concert for local elementary students bused to the Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center (BSPAC), followed by a public evening performance.
During the student program, soprano Lauren Jelencovich made a point of going to the back of the theater first to connect with students throughout the room.
The set included familiar selections such as “Part of Your World” and “Popular,” and she brought Borrego Springs Elementary School principal Victoria Baay into the moment during “Popular,” performing it to her as part of the presentation.
Between selections, Jelencovich shifted briefly into teaching mode, demonstrating how musicians describe dynamics by singing softly and asking students if they could still hear her, then explaining the terms for soft and loud and the word used for very quiet passages. She also connected the lesson to opera, explaining that an aria she referenced comes from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and noting it is sung by a 14-year-old character.
BSCCA board members and retired music teachers Elizabeth Renner and Virginia “Jinny” Perrin worked with the school on coordination and helped prepare students ahead of time so they understood what they would hear and how to experience a live concert setting.
That evening, the public concert brought community members together at BSPAC. Thank-you messages from students were displayed in the lobby for guests to read, and Jelencovich reacted with visible excitement to the notes before the performance. The program remained interactive, including moments that pulled audience members into the show.
The students thank you notes included:
“Thank you for inviting us to the musical. It was amazing, the performance was perfect. The guy who played the piano was perfect. I bet everything went as planned. I hope all of the people love your performance."
“Thank you Lauren and Jonathan for the free performance”
"your voice is beautiful"
“Hi I’m Ariana and thank you for the Performance and you know I singed popular for the talent show thank you so much”
"Thank you for sharing with us"
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