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Cantare Chorale

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.


Sound Clips

 Beethoven: Gloria from Missa Solemnis
 Durufle: Sanctus from the Requiem
 Christiansen: O Day Full of Grace
 J.S. Bach: Nun ist das Heil from Cantata 50
 Ramirez: Gloria from Misa Criolla
 Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Movement I
 Pinkham: Gloria from the Christmas Cantata
 Sjolund: Go Tell It


    

PERFORMANCE HISTORY
1999-2010

Anderson, Leroy; arr. Hawley Ades

  • Sleigh Ride

Alfven, Hugo

  • Aftonen

Averitt, William

  • Master in this Hall

Bach, J. S.

  • Cantata #50, Nun ist das Heil
  • Motet #1
  • Motet #2

Barber, Samuel

  • Agnus Dei
  • The Coolin
  • The Prayers of Kierkegaard

Bart, Lionel

  • Consider Yourself Where is Love?

Bass, Randol Alan

  • Gloria
  • Seasonal Sounds

Beethoven, Ludwig van

  • Hallelujah, from Mt. of Olives
  • Missa Solemnis

Belafonte, Harry, arr. Ron Staheli

  • Turn Around

Bennett, Robert Russell & Shaw, Robert

  • Many Moods of Christmas, Suites 1, 2, 3, 4

Berlin, Irving

  • White Christmas (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
  • Medley: Blue Skies, Cheek to Cheek, Anything You Can Do, This is the Army, What'll I Do? (arr. Huff)
  • Medley: Give Me Your Tired Your Poor. God Bless America (arr. Huff)

Berlioz, Hector

  • The Shepherds' Farewell

Bernstein, Leonard

  • Chichester Psalms
  • Make Our Garden Grow; from "Candide"
  • Somewhere; from "West Side Story"
  • West Side Story Medley

Biebl, Franz

  • Ave Maria, men's voices
  • Ave Maria, mixed voices

Billingsley, Alan, arranger

  • Back to the Fifties (Medley): Jailhouse Rock, Who Put the Bop, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, The Peppermint Twist, Da Doo Ron Ron, Rock Around the Clock

Boito, Arrigo

  • Final Psalmody from "Mefistofele"

Bold, Thomas

  • A Lullaby

Boren, Murray

  • A Pure River of Water of Life

Brahms, Johannes

  • A German Requiem
  • Nänie

Brymer, Mark, arranger

  • Jersey Boys Medley

Britten, Benjamin

  • Festival Te Deum

Bruckner, Anton

  • Ave Maria
  • Kyrie from E Minor Mass
  • Os Justi
  • Virga Jesse floruit

Burleigh, Harry T.

  • My Lord, What a Mornin'

Busto, Javier

  • Ave Maria

Clausen, Ren

  • Deep River

Chatman, Stephen

  • Angels We Have Heard on High

Chesnokov, Pavel

  • Salvation Is Created
  • Duh Tvoy Blagiy (Let Thy Good Spirit)

Christiansen, F. Melius

  • O Day Full of Grace
  • Praise to the Lord

Cleveland, James

  • God Is

Copland, Aaron

  • The Promise of Living; from "The Tender Land"
  • Zion's Walls (arr. Koponen)
  • Long Time Ago (arr. Fine)

Courtney, Craig

  • Mary had a Baby (arr)
  • Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas

Dawson, William

  • Ain'-a That Good News
  • Every Time I Feel the Spirit
  • Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
  • Soon-ah Will Be Done
  • There Is a Balm in Gilead

Dello Joio, Norman

  • A Jubilant Song

Dett, R. Nathaniel

  • Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler
  • Listen to the Lambs

Diestro, Agripino

  • Alleluja

Dilworth, Rollo

  • Freedom Train

Duruflé, Maurice

  • Sanctus
  • Requiem

Eglleton, Clarence

  • There's Deliverence In the Praise

Erb, James

  • Shenandoah

Estacio, John

  • Ella Sunlight; from "Eulogies"

Evans, Rev. Clay

  • I've Got a Testimony

Fekaris, Dino and Perren, Freddie

  • I Will Survive (arr. Huff)

Fleming, L. L.

  • Give Me Jesus

Foster, Stephen/Shaw/Parker

  • Beautiful Dreamer
  • Hard Times (arr. Keller)

Franck, Cesar

  • Psalm 150

Gabrieli, Giovanni

  • Jubilate Deo

Gershwin, George, arr. Higgins

  • Gershwin–A Concert Panorama

Gibbs, Stacey

  • See Dat Babe

Glick, Srul Irving

  • The Hour Has Come

Gorecki, Henryk Mikolaj

  • Totus Tuus

Gounod, Charles

  • Sanctus from St. Cecilia Mass

Gretchaninoff, Alexander

  • Holy Radiant Light

Grieg, Edvard

  • Ave Maris Stella

Gruber, Franz

  • Silent Night (arr. Jalkeus)

Hairston, Jester

  • I Want Jesus

Halloran, Jack

  • Witness

Harline, Leigh, arr. Morales

  • When You Wish Upon a Star

Hawley, William

  • Beautiful River
  • Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten

Haydn, Franz J.

  • The Creation

Hogan, Moses

  • Music Down in My Soul
  • My Soul's Been Anchored

Holst, Gustav

  • Psalm 148
  • Nunc Dimittis

Honegger, Arthur

  • The Day Shall Dawn

arr. Huff, Mac

  • 100 Years of Broadway

Hunter, Robert

  • I'm Gonna Sing

Ireland, John

  • Greater Love Hath No Man

Jackson, Michael /Alan Billingsley

  • The Way You Make Me Feel

Jennings, Carolyn

  • Climb to the Top of the Highest Mountain

Joel, Billy

  • And So It Goes

arr. Johnson, Craig Hella/David Morales

  • Lo, How a Rose/The Rose

Johnson, Hall

  • I've Been 'Buked

Kalinnikov, Victor

  • Elegy

Kelley, R.

  • I Believe I Can Fly

Kemner, Gerald

  • Now, Shout

Kodaly, Zoltan

  • Psalmus Hungaricus

Lansio, Tapani (arr.)

  • Vanha Virsi Taalainmaan karjamajoilta

Larson, Jonathan and Emerson, Roger

  • Seasons of Love

Lauridsen, Morten

  • O Magnum Mysterium
  • Sure On This Shining Night

Lennon, John &McCartney, Paul

  • Let It Be

arr. Lojeski, Ed

  • Les Miserables Medley

Maddux, David, McCall, Marty

  • O Sifuni Mungu

Mahler, Gustav, arr. Clytus Gottwald

  • Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Marlow, Richard

  • Advent Responsory

Martin, Frank

  • Sanctus, from Double Choir Mass

Martin, Gilbert

  • O Be Joyful

Mead, George

  • Down in the Valley

Meister, Erki

  • Ave verum corpus

Mendelssohn, Felix

  • Elijah (complete)
  • He, Watching Over Israel
  • Lift Thine Eyes
  • There Shall a Star From Jacob Come Forth

McClurkin, Donnie

  • Stand

Moore, Charlene

  • Spread the Word

Moore, Undine Smith

  • I Believe This Is Jesus

Mozart, W. A.

  • Ave Verum
  • Laudate Dominum

Mulholland, James

  • A Red, Red Rose
  • Heart, We Will Forget Him
  • What Lips My Lips Have Kissed

Nelson, Ron

  • Glory to God

Orbán, György

  • Ave Maria

Parker, Alice

  • Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye

Patriquin, Donald (arr)

  • Savory, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Paulus, Stephen

  • Pilgrims' Hymn
  • The Road Home

Peterson, Oscar

  • Hymn to Freedom

Pinkham, Daniel

  • Christmas Cantata

Poulenc, Francis

  • Gloria

Rachmaninoff, Sergei

  • Vespers

Ramirez, Ariel

  • Misa Criolla

Raminsh, Imant

  • I Will Sing Unto the Lord

Rathbone,Jonathan

  • Silent Night

Ray, Robert

  • Gospel Mass

Respighi, Ottorino

  • Laud to the Nativity

Roberts, Howard

  • Sinner Man

Rodgers, Richard

  • You’ll Never Walk Alone; from "Carousel"
  • Medley: Sound of Music, Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Edelweiss, Surrey With the Fringe on Top, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Out of My Hair, June is Bustin' Out All Over, Oklahoma!, I Whistle a Happy Tune, Do-Re-Mi, It Might as Well be Spring, There's Nothin' Like a Dame, Shall We Dance?, You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Huff)
  • Oklahoma!

Rossi, Salamone

  • Mizmor Shir L'yom Hashabat

Russell, Bobby/Mark Hayes

  • He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Rutter, John

  • Candlelight Carol
  • Gloria (complete)
  • Here We Come A Wassailing
  • Jesus Child
  • O Holy Night
  • Nativity Carol
  • The Shepherd's Pipe Carol
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas

Sandstrom, Jan

  • Lo, How a Rose Is Blooming
  • Gloria

Schonberg, Claude-Michael

  • Sun and Moon

Schwartz, Stephen

  • Wicked (Medley, arr. Brymer): No One Mourns the Wicked, The Wizard and I, One Short Day, For Good, Defying Gravity, Finale

Sheik, Duncan, arr. Brymer

  • The Song of Purple Summer

Shaiman, Mark, arr. Lojeski

  • You Can’t Stop the Beat

Shaw, Robert & Parker, Alice

  • My God Is a Rock
  • Set Down, Servant

Simeone, Harry

  • Do You Hear What I Hear?
  • The Little Drummer Boy

Simpson, Eugene T.

  • Sinnuh, Please Don't Let Dis Harves' Pass

Sjolund, Paul

  • Go Tell It

Smallwood, Richard

  • Total Praise

Smith, William Henry

  • Ride the Chariot

Staheli, Ronald (arr)

  • How Can I Keep From Singing

Staheli, Ronald (arr)

  • How Can I Keep From Singing

Stevens, Ronald L.

  • What ‘Cha Gonna Call

Stroope, Randall

  • I Am Not Yours

Taylor, Deems

  • Waters Ripple and Flow

Thompson, Randall

  • A Girl’s Garden
  • Choose Something Like a Star
  • Come In
  • Stopping By Woods
  • The Pasture
  • The Road Not Taken
  • The Telephone

Ticheli, Frank

  • There Will Be Rest

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

  • The Blessed Son of God
  • Hodie
  • Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge

Verdi, Giusseppi

  • Requiem
  • Stabat Mater
  • Laudi Alla Vergine Maria
  • Te Deum

Wagner, Roger

  • Western Cowboy Songs (arr. Morales)

Warren, Mervyn and Emerson, Roger (arrs.)

  • Joyful, Joyful

Warrell, Arthur (arr.)

  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Whitacre, Eric

  • Little Man in a Hurry
  • Water Night
  • When David Heard

Wilberg, Mack

  • Cindy
  • Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
  • Dances to Life, Parts 1-3
  • I Saw Three Ships
  • How Far Is It to Bethlehem?
  • Shenandoah

Wilhousky, Peter

  • Battle Hymn of the Republic

Willan, Healey

  • Hodie Christus natus est

Wills, Alley, Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray, arr. Dilworth

  • The Color Purple

Zemlinsky, Alexander

  • Psalm 13

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