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OURHISTORY

Celebrating 16 years of musical excellence, The Choral Project has been hailed by the San José Mercury News as “a Bay Area jewel” and extolled by the Bay Area Reporter as “pure balm for the ears.”

Founded in 1996 by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes, The Choral Project has developed an outstanding reputation for performing high-level choral literature and bridging the gap between text and music. singer and spectator. The 40-voice ensemble has performed throughout the world to rave reviews and standing ovations. including performances for the American Choral Directors Association, the California Music Educators Association, the National Association of Composers of the USA, a performance by invitation to represent California at the National Cathedral in Washington. D.C.. as part of the California State Day Celebration. as well as sold–out concerts in Mexico, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. In July 2007, The Choral Project placed in all three categories at the California International Choral Festival & Competition in San Luis Obispo, CA, taking home 1st place in the Choir’s Choice category. 2nd place in the Required Pieces category, and 3rd in the Folk Music category. In 2004. The Choral Project took 2nd place in the Mixed Choir competition at the 58th annual International Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. This was a significant achievement for the Choral Project, as over 650 choirs from around the world auditioned and only nine were chosen to compete. The Choral Project received the highest individual score of any performing group (95 out of 100) for its performance of Juris Karlsons's "Neslegtais Gredzens," where an international panel of judges glowingly described the performance as a “tour de force.”

The Choral Project has also performed world premieres of compositions by numerous composers including Brent Heisinger, Brian Holmes, Theodore Lucas, and most recently, Stephen Schwartz.

The Choral Project has released eight albums: The Cycle of Life, Of Christmastide, Americana, Water & Light (the group’s #1 best seller on the Clarion label), Winter, One is the All, Tell the World, and most recently Yuletide, a festive collection of holiday favorites. All these recordings can be found on our website, iTunes and CDBaby.com.

Key Staff

Alex Strife | Managing Director

Kristina Nakagawa | Assistant Conductor

Maly & Allan Hughes | Box Office Managers

Madeline Walton-Hadlock | Librarian