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2007-2008 Season An Italian Holiday Featured on this holiday program will be Respighi's tender and exquisite Laud to the Nativity and Vivaldi's Gloria. Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 7:00pm All Saint's Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto Saturday, December 15, 2007 @ 8:00pm Mission Dolores Basilica Dolores @16th Streets, San Francisco Paradise Found! Chorale has always wanted to consider itself as a "bi-coastal" ensemble. And now with the announcement of our Spring 2008 concert series, "Paradise Found," our dream has finally come true. We will be performing in March and April in collaboration with the Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble in a series of concerts here in the Bay Area and in the distant tropical shores of the Hawaiian islands. The centerpiece of the concert will feature both choirs joining forces as we perform selections from the luminous Frank Martin Mass for double choir. Also on the program, each chorale will present selections from across the vast repertoire of choral music. Amazing composers such as Byrd, Paulus, Durufle, and Bach will be highlighted. Please mark your calendars for an unforgettable evening of choral masterpieces and witness a once in a lifetime collaboration. . Saturday, March 29th, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30th, 2008, 4:00 p.m. Mystical Rose Oratory Friday, April 4, 2008 @ 8:00pm All Saint's Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto Saturday, April 5, 2008 @ 8:00pm Mission Dolores Basilica Dolores @16th Streets, San Francisco The Bach Experience The Bach Experience includes two weekends of Bach. The first weekend introduces the B minor Mass with a master class facilitated by Helmuth Rilling. The master class will combine a lecture facilitated by Mr. Rilling with musical interpretation presented by the San Francisco Concert Chorale. The focus on the Mass will provide insight to conductors, singers and Bach enthusiasts of the significant contribution Bach has made with his sublime masterpiece. The second weekend features a rarely performed chamber performance of the B minor Mass, featuring the San Francisco Concert Chorale, conducted by John Emory Bush and accompanied by the finest musicians from orchestras throughout the Bay Area. The performance will include the 35 member chamber choir, soloists and orchestra. So many large choirs perform this masterpiece, but we will present the Mass in an intimate setting that celebrates an authentic interpretation. Lecture with Helmuth Rilling Saturday, May 10, 2008 1-4pm Trinity Episcopal Church Bush @ Gough Streets, San Francisco B minor Mass Performance Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 8:00pm Mission Dolores Basilica Dolores @16th Streets, San Francisco Purchase Now! 2006-2007 Season Mozart's Requiem Robert Levin Completion Our Mozart celebration continues in November with a presentation of the glorious and rarely performed Robert Levin completion of Mozart’s Requiem. We will be joined by the Cheyenne Chamber Singers, Hawaii Vocal Ensemble, Soloists and full orchestra. Saturday, November 4, 2006 @ 8:00pm Mission Dolores Basilica Dolores @16th Streets, San Francisco Snowfall Join the San Francisco Concert Chorale as we journey through the fresh, snowcovered English countryside for an evening of breathtaking, gentle carols and Christmas classics. Take a respite from your frantic holiday schedule and relax with the simple beauty and profound power of voices joined in song. Accompanied by Dan Levitan on Harp and featuring Rutter’s Dancing Day, Wood’s Carol from an Irish Cabin, and Berkey’s Still, Still Night. Sunday, December 3, 2006 @ 7:00pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church 415 El Camino Real, Burlingame Sunday, December 10, 2006 @ 7:00pm All Saint's Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto Saturday, December 16, 2006 @ 8:00pm Mission Dolores Basilica Dolores @16th Streets, San Francisco Five Centruries of Song Please join the San Francisco Concert Chorale as we celebrate 500 years of choral music. From the rich, simplicity of Renaissance church music to the deep, complexity of contempory poetry and composers, it is an evening you won't forget. Featuring the works of Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Whitacre, and Paulus. Saturday, April 28, 2007 @ 8:00pm Mission Dolores BasilicaDolores @16th Streets, San Francisco Sunday, April 29, 2007 @ 4:00pm St. Stephen's Church Golden Gate & Bay, Belvedere Sunday, May 6, 2007 @ 7:00pm All Saint's Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto 2005-2006 Season Songs of Celebration Rejoice in the sound of the season with the San Francisco Concert Chorale.
Featured on the program is the Canite Tuba: “A Christmas Triptych” by
Donald McCullough, a setting of three texts that come from the liturgical
seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Also included is Dominick Argento’s
GloriaThe Masque of Angels”, Gustav Holst’s Christmas
Day, and Swedish composer Anders Ohrwall’s Gaudete (Chorale Suite),
and much more. Carmina Burana The San Francisco Concert Chorale is proud to present an evening filled with
over one hundred voices of electrifying drama as we join forces with Valley
Concert Chorale, Los Positas College Chamber Choir, and Cantabella Children’s
Choir for the powerful classic Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Celebrating Mozart The San Francisco Concert Chorale invites you to an exciting evening of
music. We will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of W. A. Mozart’s birth with
a performance of his compelling and joyous Missa Brevis in C (KV 220)
‘Spatzen-Messe’ and his well loved Ave Verum Corpus. The evening
also features Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Purcell’s Come, Ye
Sons of Art. Please join us and be a part of this celebratory
evening. 2004 - 2005 Season Winter Tidings Please join us for an evening of timeless melodies celebrating our English heritage as well as our own American holiday traditions. Featuring John Gardner's Cantata for Christmas , Stephan Puslus' Three Nativity Carols, and a collection of Leonard Van Camp's Early American Hymns for Christmas. Of course, we'll have a few holiday favorites ready for everyone to sing along. Be a part of the Bay Area tradition. Featuring Dan Levitan, Harp Saturday, December 4, 2004 8:00 p.m. Mission Dolores Basilica Dolores at 16th Street, San Francisco Sunday, December 5, 2004, 7:00 p.m. St. Paul's Episcopal Church 415 El Camino Real at Chapin Avenue, Burlingame On the Lighter Side Need some help stirring from you long winter's nap? Join us for an evening of fun and frivolity. Be there as we continue to explore our varied American and British musical heritage. From Brubeck to Bach (the PDQ variety), Bernstein to the Beatles, we will present a concert of folk songs, spirituals, and ever so much more. Saturday, March 5, 2005 8:00 p.m. Artist-X-Change 3169 16th Street (Between Guerrero and Valencia) There is Sweet Music Here Our season concludes wih a celebration of Thomas Tallis' 500th Birthday. We will also feature the wonderful American composer Stephen Chapman's There is Sweet Music Here, a set of four songs with text from the sublime British poets Blake, Tennyson, and Shelley, all accompanied by oboe. An evening of timeless music not to be missed. Saturday, May 21, 2005 8:00 p.m. Mission Dolores Basilica 16th and Dolores Streets, San Francisco Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:00 p.m. St. Paul's Episcopal Church 415 El Camino Real at Chapin Avenue, Burlingame 2002 - 2003 Season 'Tis the 30th Season The Concert Chorale's 29th season opens with Christmas concerts which capture
the true, precious spirit of the season. Our programs feature William Mathias'
Ave Rex, a carol sequence for mixed voices and organ, and the Bay Area
premier of Jonathan Dove's I Am the Day for unaccompanied choir. Also
included are works by Praetorius, Walton, Mendelssohn, Jennings, Chatman, White,
Berkey, and Paulus, as well as some sing-along Christmas favorites.
Sing We and Chant - It's Christmas 1999 - 2000 Season On a Still, Still Night II 1999 - 1998 Season On a Still, Still Night Christmas Music to soothe your soul. Featuring unique arrangements of traditional carols from around the world. Also including an audience sing along. Saturday, December 12, 1998, 8:00 pm Trinity Episcopal Church in San Francisco Saturday, December 19, 1998, 8:00 pm St. Stephen’s Church in Belvedere Sunday, December 20, 1998, 4:00 pm St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Burlingame Selections of this performance will be available on our debut CD. A Gift From the Heart A Benefit Concert Featuring folk songs, spirituals and lullabies. Accompanied by Daniel Glover Saturday, March 6, 1999, 7:00pm St Paul's Episcopal Church in Burlingame Reservations required - call or email limited seating! Festival Centro Histórico Mexico City, Mexico Friday March 19, 1999 Poulenc Gloria In celebration of Poulenc's centennial featuring soprano Twyla Whitaker with The U.S. Premiere of A Burn’s Sequence - John Gardner This innovative presentation is given in collaboration with the Valley Choral Society: Saturday, May 15, 1999, 8:00 pm, Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco Saturday, May 22, 1999, St. Charles Church in Livermore |