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The Cantare Chorale, our symphonic choir of 100-plus auditioned voices, remains committed to bringing the highest musical standards to their performances, associating with the finest instrumentalists from bay area orchestras, and featuring national caliber vocal soloists. Debuting in April 1999 with stunning performances of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, the Chorale is now the premiere choral ensemble of its size in the East Bay.
These past ten seasons have included performances of J. S. Bach's Motets 1, 2 & 6, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn's The Creation, Requiem settings by Brahms, Durufle and Verdi, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil, Brahms’ Nänie, Poulenc's Gloria, Barber's The Prayers of Kierkegaard, Vaughan Williams’ Hodie, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Verdi’s Quattro Pezzi Sacri, Bloch’s Sacred Service, Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus,
Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Zemlinsky’s Psalm 13, Respighi’s Laud to the Nativity, Robert Ray's Gospel Mass, Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, to name several. In addition, they have performed several hundred shorter compositions, a cappella and with accompaniment (See repertoire on the right)
In June 2005, the Chorale embarked on their first international tour to Russia, Finland, Estonia and Sweden, and in June 2008 they traveled to Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Vienna, performing to standing-room-only crowds.
In addition, they gave the premiere performance of Bloch’s Sacred Service in Eastern Europe, collaborating internationally with the Martinú Orchestra from the Czech Republic while performing in Slovakia. Yes, these people love a challenge!
Please consult our Season Schedule for events featuring the Cantare Chorale, and audition procedures should you be interested in joining with us.
● Beethoven: Gloria from Missa Solemnis |
PERFORMANCE HISTORY Alfven, Hugo
Bach, J. S.
Barber, Samuel
Bart, Lionel
Bass, Randol Alan
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Bennett, Robert Russell & Shaw, Robert
Berlin, Irving
Berlioz, Hector
Bernstein, Leonard
Biebl, Franz
Billingsley, Alan, arranger
Boito, Arrigo
Boren, Murray
Brahms, Johannes
Brymer, Mark, arranger
Britten, Benjamin
Bruckner, Anton
Burleigh, Harry T.
Busto, Javier
Clausen, Ren
Chesnokov, Pavel
Christiansen, F. Melius
Cleveland, James
Copland, Aaron
Courtney, Craig
Dawson, William
Dett, R. Nathaniel
Diestro, Agripino
Duruflé, Maurice
Eglleton, Clarence
Erb, James
Estacio, John
Evans, Rev. Clay
Fekaris, Dino and Perren, Freddie
Fleming, L. L.
Foster, Stephen/Shaw/Parker
Franck, Cesar
Gabrieli, Giovanni
Gershwin, George, arr. Higgins
Gibbs, Stacey
Glick, Srul Irving
Gorecki, Henryk Mikolaj
Gounod, Charles
Gretchaninoff, Alexander
Grieg, Edvard
Gruber, Franz
Hairston, Jester
Halloran, Jack
Harline, Leigh, arr. Morales
Hawley, William
Haydn, Franz J.
Hogan, Moses
Holst, Gustav
Honegger, Arthur
arr. Huff, Mac
Hunter, Robert
Ireland, John
Jennings, Carolyn
Joel, Billy
arr. Johnson, Craig Hella/David Morales
Johnson, Hall
Kalinnikov, Victor
Kelley, R.
Kemner, Gerald
Kodaly, Zoltan
Lansio, Tapani (arr.)
Larson, Jonathan and Emerson, Roger
Lauridsen, Morten
Lennon, John &McCartney, Paul
Maddux, David, McCall, Marty
Mahler, Gustav, arr. Clytus Gottwald
Marlow, Richard
Martin, Gilbert
Mead, George
Meister, Erki
Mendelssohn, Felix
McClurkin, Donnie
Moore, Charlene
Moore, Undine Smith
Mozart, W. A.
Mulholland, James
Orbán, György
Parker, Alice
Patriquin, Donald (arr)
Paulus, Stephen
Pinkham, Daniel
Poulenc, Francis
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Ramirez, Ariel
Raminsh, Imant
Ray, Robert
Respighi, Ottorino
Roberts, Howard
Rodgers, Richard
Rossi, Salamone
Russell, Bobby/Mark Hayes
Rutter, John
Sandstrom, Jan
Schonberg, Claude-Michael
Schwartz, Stephen
Sheik, Duncan, arr. Brymer
Shaiman, Mark, arr. Lojeski
Shaw, Robert & Parker, Alice
Simeone, Harry
Simpson, Eugene T.
Sjolund, Paul
Smallwood, Richard
Smith, William Henry
Staheli, Ronald (arr)
Stravinsky, Igor
Stroope, Randall
Taylor, Deems
Thompson, Randall
Ticheli, Frank
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Verdi, Giusseppi
Wagner, Roger
Warren, Mervyn and Emerson, Roger (arrs.)
Warrell, Arthur (arr.)
Whitacre, Eric
Wilberg, Mack
Wilhousky, Peter
Willan, Healey
Wills, Alley, Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray, arr. Dilworth
Zemlinsky, Alexander
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