Choir Invitational

Santa Clara Chorale Guest Artist Series

Mission Santa Clara – 8:00 p.m.

The Chorale welcomes Voices in Harmony—Northern California’s premier men’s a cappella chorus—for the first of two exciting collaborations in the 2009-2010 season. Voices in Harmony is known for its mastery of the technically difficult close harmony style. The Chorale will complement their program of show tune and popular favorites with a spectacular selection of American and British folk songs, spirituals, and show tune treasures. The concert will conclude with a selection sung by the combined ensembles.

Comfort and Joy

Christmas with the Chorale

Mission Santa Clara – 8:00 p.m.

Mission Santa Clara – 4:00 p.m.

Ring in the season as the Chorale presents its annual holiday concert at the Mission. This beautiful program features favorite traditional settings as well as new settings of carols from England, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, and Poland and pairs them with exquisite seasonal gems from the classical repertory by Bruckner, Berlioz, Rutter, and others. The concert will also include audience caroling with the Chorale, accompanied by organ and brass, sure to fill the Mission with the sounds of the season!

This Shining Night

Friday, March 12, 2010

Mission Santa Clara – 8:00 p.m.

First Congregational Church
Palo Alto – 4:00 p.m.

Join the Chorale for a musical exploration of the moods and mysteries of nighttime. A richly varied program features music and poetry that follow the sun as it sets, revel in the darkness left behind, and herald the new day’s replenishing light. The program will include works by Rheinberger, Lauridsen, Whitacre, Saint-Saëns, and others.

Dona Nobis Pacem

     Orchestral Season Finale

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Finale) and Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem

Friday, May 14, 2010

Mission Santa Clara – 8:00 p.m.

Be sure not to miss this exciting finale to the Chorale’s season! The Chorale, with soloists and orchestra, will present Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem—a stirring oratorio, written between WWI and WWII in response to the worsening political situation in Europe. To conclude the concert and the season, the Chorale will perform the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony— a timeless masterpiece whose unforgettable music and joyful message will be sure to dazzle your ears and fill your heart.