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Lights dim, students ascend the stage. The singers create a half circle around the piano facing the director. Strange musical

When Santa Ana music major Emmanuel Cortes was in high school, he played several piano concertos with the all-volunteer Symphony

Santa Ana College choirs are preparing for “Anime Spectacular 2.0” on Sunday 5 p.m. at the Westminster Rose Center. They are including songs from the popular anime shows and movies, such as Pokemon, One Piece, My Neighbor Totoro, Neon Genesis-Evangelion and more.   

When Santa Ana College music professor and composer John Marr visited Japan last June, he picked up Japanese sheet music books for anime films and shows.