Vocal ensemble Chanticleer has unveiled its summer season, which includes a 12-stop European tour. But before heading to the old continent, the group performs at Appalachian State University on July 3 and at the Newport Classical Music Festival four days later. Then comes the 12-part tour across Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Austria from July 11-27, 2024; there will be a {…}
(Photo credit: SFEMS) The San Francisco Early Music Society is set to host the 18th biennial “Berkeley Festival & Exhibition.” This article only contains vocal performances. iSing Silicon Valley, the World Champions at the 2023 World Choir Games in Seoul, South Korea make their debut the Festival with Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and excerpts their new album, “Love & Light.” Performance {…}
(Photo ©-Gregor-Hohenberg) Princeton University Concerts has announced its 2024-25 season. “At Princeton University Concerts, we are continually exploring the endless possibilities of what chamber music might encompass in the hands of the world’s best musicians, from the most established to the trailblazing next generation,” said PUC Director Marna Seltzer in an official press statement. “I am proud that PUC has {…}
Photo credit: Stephen K Mack Multiple Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has announced its 2023-24 season titled, “Music of a Silent World.” All programs are performed in the Bay Area and on tour, exact dates and locations can be found here. The new program “Music of a Silent World” centers on Majel Connery’s “The Rivers are our Brothers,” an ecological {…}
Chanticleer is set to present “Labyrinths” on July 22 at St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ. The event, which is being presented by Music in the Somerset Hills, will feature music by such composers as Josquin des Prez, Joni Mitchell, Caroline Shaw, George Walker, and Trevor Weston, among others. The company will also present commissions by Stephen Paulus and Zhou {…}
Vocal ensemble Chanticleer will kick off its 45th season with two tours this fall and winter. The first tour, “Labyrinths,” will take place between September 18-24; that will be followed by “A Chanticleer Christmas,” which will tour the U.S. between December 11- 23, 2022. The repertoire explored in these performances will include music by Stephen Paulus, Zhou Tian, Josquin des {…}
Credit: (Lisa Kholer) The Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer will premiere “Beauty of the Day” by Nico Muhly on April 13 at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center Cultural Campus. The work was commissioned by the vocal ensemble and was written to be a collaborative piece for a large SATB choir and pipe organ. For this reason, at the premiere Chanticleer will be joined {…}
(Credit: RJ Muna) Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is set to celebrate their 44th season with a holiday tour through the United States, titled “A Chanticleer Christmas.” The program, which was seen nationwide through a PBS special and multiple appearances on NBC’s ‘Today Show,” pays tribute to some of the company’s most cherished traditions and the vision of their founder {…}
The VOCES8 Foundation will present “Live from London” starting on August 1, 2020. The online festival will feature concert performances every Saturday for 10 weeks with some of the greatest vocal ensembles in the world. The performances will be broadcast on the VOCES8 Foundation’s official website. VOCES8 will kick it all off on August 1, 2020 followed by a concert {…}