2019–2020 Season

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.

Our audiences were thrilled with our first concert of the season, when we introduced them to Duke Ellington’s rarely-performed Sacred Concert. It’s infused with jazz, sacred themes and even includes tap dancing!

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 a 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.

Community Events

Our 53rd annual Messiah Sing is coming up! If you read music and love singing this glorious masterwork, come join us!

Sing with Schola!

Are you interested in singing with Schola Cantorum? Come rehearse with us on Monday night, January 6, 2020, 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. More information here.