VISION: To heal our world through music and wordsWednesday Feb 08, 2012Welcome to our 2011-2012 Season

    The Choral Project: Season 2011-2012

    DECEMBER 2011 :: WINTER'S GIFTS: CELTICA

    Ring in the holidays with The Choral Project and San José Chamber Orchestra in a concert that celebrates the wonder and joy of the winter season. Inspired by Celtic music, highlights include the powerful Threnody by Tarik O'Regan, Pacem: Find Love from Ben Allaway's monumental "Heaven & Earth: A Celtic Mass," Michael Touchi's Celtic arrangement of the classic Hanukkah song Mi Yimalel, and an excerpt from Charles B. Griffin's Weaving Olden Dances. Also on the program are holiday favorites like Greensleeves and Silent Night, featuring Todd Denman on the uilleann pipes.

    We invite you to make our holiday tradition part of your holiday tradition in the breathtaking acoustics of Mission Dolores and Mission Santa Clara de Asis!

    SAT / DEC 17 / 8:00 PM
    Mission Dolores, San Francisco (map)

    SUN / DEC 18 / 7:00 PM
    Mission Santa Clara de Asis (map)

    $25-35 | At the door

    MARCH 2012 :: ENCHANTINGLY WICKED, AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

    From beloved musicals such as Godspell and Wicked to movies like Pocahontas and Enchanted, the music of Stephen Schwartz has delighted audiences around the world. Now, this three time Oscar® winner and four time Grammy® award-winning composer and lyricist brings it live to Davies Symphony Hall. The evening features Stephen Schwartz backed by the legendary 275-voice San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and guests soprano Melody Moore and The Choral Project, conducted by Daniel Hughes. Relish musical gems from the vast treasure trove of Stephen Schwartz’s catalog of Broadway’s most memorable moments.

    Due to demand SFGMC has added, for the first time, a second performance for what promises to be the musical event of the spring.

    TUE / MAR 20 / 8:00 PM
    Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall (map)

    WED / MAR 21 / 8:00 PM
    Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall (map)

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    APRIL 2012 :: SOARING SPIRITS

    The Choral Project presents a program of unaccompanied choral music by three of this century’s most influential composers: Arvo Pärt, John Tavener, and Eric Whitacre. The program will include favorites such as Whitacre’s Water Night and When David Heard that Absolom was Slain, Pärt’s Magnificat, and Tavener’s Butterfly Dreams, a multi-movement work set to seven poems about butterflies. The sublime sounds of this concert promise to be one of The Choral Project’s finest performances ever. Come hear The Choral Project sing what it does best.

    FRI / APR 27 / 8:00 PM
    Mission Santa Clara de Asis (map)

    SAT / APR 28 / 8:00 PM
    Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz (map)

    $15-20 | Online (Student/Senior and General Admission)
    $18-25 | At the door

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    If you are a student, 10-18 years old, check out our Students4Free program and get FREE tickets to this performance.

    JUNE 2012 :: EARTHSONGS

    For our final concert of the season, The Choral Project and Menharmonics join together to present a program of music that celebrates our diversity, our interconnectedness, and our global community. The ensembles will each present solo sets of repertoire, as well as share the stage for a rich and delightful sonic experience. Selections will include audience favorites such as the rousing South African folksong Babethandaza, as well as Lida Rose from "The Music Man," music from Bulgaria and Georgia, and Franz Biebl’s beloved Ave Maria.

    FRI / JUN 8 / 8:00 PM
    Mission Santa Clara de Asis (map)

    SAT / JUN 9 / 8:00 PM
    Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz (map)

    $15-20 | Online (Student/Senior and General Admission)
    $18-25 | At the door

    Buy tickets

    If you are a student, 10-18 years old, check out our Students4Free program and get FREE tickets to this performance.