Pacific Chorale has announce that Natalie Oswald is the new Associate Director of Development. She begins her tenure on August 1, 2024, following a stint as Advancement Manager at Austin Opera. She also worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Prior to her work in music administration, she performed with such organizations as {…}
(Photo credit: Pacific Chorale) Pacific Chorale’s 16th Annual Choral Festival will culminating in a free performance of Haydn’s “Mass in Time of War.” Conductor Robert Istad leads the Pacific Chorale’s Festival Choir in the final concert. Also on the program is the world premiere of Dr. Jung-a Lee’s new work “Hommage à Haydn.” The composer gives the premiere at the {…}
Pacific Chorale will honor Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander during its Spring Gala on June 1, 2024. Alexander served as Artistic Director and Conductor for the organization between 1972 and 2017 and will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. Throughout his career, Alexander has worked with such organizations as Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Musica Angelica, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. {…}
(Photo Credit Jamie Pham) Pacific Chorale has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is the 16th annual Choral Festival at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Performance Date: August 11, 2024 Then comes “To the Hands,” a theatrical performance directed by Marty Austin Lamar. Robert Istad conducts. The showcase features works by Caroline Shaw, Buxxtahude, Moira Smiley, Sarah Mclachlan, Kevin Siegfried, {…}
Pacific Chorale has named Rhett M. Del Campo as its next President and CEO. Del Campo, who assumes his new post on May 1, 2024, previously held a nine-year tenure with Seraphic Fire and was the first executive director of iSing Silicon Valley. He was also a professional percussionist and performed with major orchestras in Chicago, Kansas City, and Detroit. {…}
(Photo Credit Jamie Pham) Pacific Chorale has named Alex Nelson to the position of Vice President of Artistic Production & Operations. He will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Pacific Chorale and will be charged with implementing the administrative, fiscal, and organizational goals and strategies that form a part of the company’s mission and strategic initiatives. Nelson is in {…}
(Photo Credit Jamie Pham) California-based Pacific Chorale has announced its 2023-24 season. “Pacific Chorale has flourished for nearly six decades, filling a vital artistic role in Orange County and beyond. The range and scope of our programming speaks to the tremendous talent of our gifted singers,” Pacific Chorale President and CEO Andrew Brown said in an official press statement. “We {…}
Music Director Carl St. Clair will lead the Pacific Symphony & Pacific Chorale in “Cathedral of Sound” on June 15 – 17, 2023 as part of the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series. The program will feature Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere mei, Deus,” Richard Strauss‘ “Death and Transfiguration,” and the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s “Fiat Lux,” featuring {…}
On May 20, 2023, Pacific Chorale will host their annual gala, titled “A Night in Salzburg,” honoring local arts leader Richard Stein, President and CEO of Arts Orange County. Held at the Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa, proceeds will help fund PC’s upcoming international tour, as well as its arts, education, and outreach programs throughout the area. Following {…}
The Pacific Chorale will present Monteverdi’s “Vespers of 1610” on March 4, 2023 at Our Lady Catholic Church. The showcase will be led by Robert Istad with the Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD) as special guests. Ruben Valenzuela will accompany on the organ. Regarding Monteverdi’s “Vespers of 1610,” Istad said, “it is an extraordinary work with impressive textures, exuberant choruses, {…}
Pacific Chorale is set to present Jocelyn Hagen’s “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci” on Oct. 15, 2022. The nine-movement multi-media work for choir, orchestra, and film features drawings, ideas, and writing by Leonardo Da Vinci. The work was created in collaboration with video artists Isaac Gale, Joseph Midthun, and Justin Schell. Soloists include mezzo-soprano Jane Hyun-Jung Shim, bass Jared {…}