| October | Schola Swings |
|---|---|
| December | The Joys of Christmas |
| February | Into the West |
| May | Mendelssohn’s Elijah |
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Welcome to an exciting new era in Bay Area choral performance! We invite you to
meet our new Artistic Director, Buddy James, a longtime fan of Schola with fresh
and exciting ideas for our 2019–2020 season.
Jazz and Big Band lovers won’t want to miss our first concert of the season, when we introduce you to Duke Ellington’s rarely-performed Sacred Concert. It’s infused with jazz, sacred themes and even includes a tap dancer!
The holiday season concert is a fresh look at this magical holiday, with a performance of Kirke Mechem’s Seven Joys of Christmas, harp music and, of course, our delightful audience holiday carol sing-along!
Our third concert, titled Into the West, includes music from, and inspired by, the Great American West Coast. We’ll perform Whitacre’s charming Goodnight Moon, and Come to the Woods by Jake Runestad, based on the writings of John Muir. Also featured is the world premiere of a work by Eric Tuan, using text by this year’s winner of Schola Cantorum’s Poetry Contest, and much more.
Our final concert of Season 56 features thrilling performance of Elijah, by Felix Mendelssohn. This massive piece, sung in English, features double chorus, four soloists and Sinfonia Schola Cantorum. You’ll be inspired to hear Schola’s confidence and power as the great oratorio choir audiences have come to love.
Are you interested in singing with Schola Cantorum? Come rehearse with us on Monday night, September 9, and see whether you like it! We start at 7:15 pm at Los Altos United Methodist Church. No reservation needed. Schola Cantorum is open to adult, musically skilled singers from all backgrounds and all walks of life.
Imagine your own words put to music and sung by one of Silicon Valley’s most admired choirs! Enter your poem in our Poetry Contest. The winning poem will be set to music and performed in March. The top three poems will get cash prizes, too! Entry deadline September 27, 2019.
