The Chorale kicks off its 10th concert season with a merry collection of traditional holiday favorites, including Britten’s captivating ‘Ceremony of Carols’ with harp accompaniment. The musical celebration continues with a carol sing-along, well-loved seasonal favorites from classical to gospel and an invitation to "Let it Ring, Let it Swing, Let it Snow”!

A British Invasion
March 21, 2010, 3:30 pm
Free Preconcert Lecture 2:30 pm
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center
at College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

You may have heard Handel's "Messiah," but come enjoy George Frederick in his younger days with the energetic and surprising work, "Dixit Dominus." This earliest surviving work in Handel’s own hand features his colorful word-painting and fugue-writing at its best. This choral tribute to our friends across the sea will also entice you with love songs from William Shakespeare, English folk tunes, and John Tavener's haunting "Hymn to Athena, " performed at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Water Music: Songs for a Thirsty Soul
June 6, 2010
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center
at College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

The Chorale will slake your thirst with two short summer classics from Mozart and Monteverdi and choral pieces from two contemporary composers, Eric Whitacre and Eric William Barnum featuring the most subtle colors of the musical rainbow. Also on tap is a beloved song from the musical genius of Mancini and Mercer; a hymn to water from Gustav Holst; movie music from "The Mission"; and a lovely new arrangement of a song about a famous Scottish lake. Then - take a long tall drink of tunes from "Showboat," plus "Singin' in the Rain," "Lazy River," and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat!"