Join Vox Alta — a collaborative ensemble of eight sopranos and altos — as we sing music about gardens: English & American gardens, sacred & fantastical gardens, and love in the garden. Featuring works by Robert Schumann, Gerald Finzi, Sarah Quartel, Johanna Müller-Hermann, Paul Mealor, and more. Free admission: we welcome donations to the Growing […]
Berkeley
A Night in Vienna: Mozart, Martines, & More
Join us in late 18th-century Vienna to hear 5 works written within a few miles and 31 years of each other! We will present Mozart‘s beloved Requiem alongside Mass #2 by Marianna Martines (the 2nd performance — ever! — in the US), and 3 short works by Michael Haydn, the immensely talented (but sadly eclipsed) younger brother of Joseph Haydn. With professional soloists […]
Giving Voice: Settings of Speeches – Berkeley
Be inspired by musical settings of influential speeches delivered by important figures of the past and present. Sacred and Profane will present Swedish composer Anna-Karin Klockar’s Speeches – an avant-garde choral cycle that includes settings of a French suffragist, a Native American chief, and the “dog is a man’s best friend” speech. We will deliver […]
Languages of Love
Delight in love during the Valentine’s Day weekend as Sacred and Profane serenades you with songs from around the world and across the ages. We’ll sing in your love language, whether it’s Italian, Ladino, Tagalog, French, Swedish, Portuguese, or Spanish. Experience universal love with a selection of endearing songs from composers and languages from around […]
Vox Alta presents Autumn Landscapes (Berkeley, CA)
Join Vox Alta — a collaborative group of eight sopranos and altos in the San Francisco Bay Area — as we sing music about autumn: the falling leaves, the joy of harvest time, the chill in the evenings, and more. Featuring works by Veljo Tormis, Pauls Dambis, Christine Donkin, Nils Larsson, Paul Mealor, and more. […]
Vox Alta presents The Light of Day (Berkeley, CA)
Join Vox Alta — a collaborative group of eight sopranos and altos in the San Francisco Bay Area — as we sing music about the day, from daybreak to sunset. This concert is a benefit for the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center, an organization that offers hot meals, groceries, and hygiene products to women and children […]