Experience Poulenc’s radiant Gloria alongside the world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s captivating new work What the Soul Already Knows. With the brilliant Pacific Symphony, soaring soprano lines featuring Rabihah Davis Dunn, and a bold exploration of what we hold sacred, this powerful program blends tradition and innovation in a night of musical splendor.
Costa Mesa
A Serenade to Music
Conducted by John Alexander, Artistic Director Emeritus Join Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander for a breathtaking season finale celebrating the healing power of music. With Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music, works by Mozart, Brahms, Bruckner, Boulanger, Ticheli, and Heggie, this special evening honors John Alexander’s enduring legacy to Pacific Chorale and the choral community.
Pacific Chorale, Launches 2024-25 Season with the Premiere of “To the Hands,” an Original Staged Choral-Theatrical Production
Pacific Chorale, conducted by Artistic Director Robert Istad, launches its 2024-25 season with the premiere of an original staged choral-theatrical production entitled “To the Hands” on Saturday, September 14, 2024, 8:00 pm, and Sunday, September 15, 2024, 5:00 pm, at Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The program reaches across the centuries with Pulitzer […]
Choral Festival Culminates with Free Concert Featuring Haydn’s Mass in Time of War
Pacific Chorale, celebrated for both its artistic excellence and impactful community outreach, presents its 16th Annual Choral Festival, culminating in a free performance of Haydn’s Mass in Time of War, a bracing oratorio brimming with excitement and sparkling choruses, on Sunday, August 11, 2024, 5 pm, at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in […]
Pacific Chorale Spring Gala “A Celebration of Artistry & Legacy”
Capping its season with a grand flourish, Pacific Chorale fetes one of its own – Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander – at its Spring Gala on Saturday, June 1, 2024, 4 pm, at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. One of America’s most respected choral conductors, Alexander served as Pacific Chorale’s Artistic Director […]
Pacific Chorale Presents Chichester Psalms
The GRAMMY®-winning Pacific Chorale, led by Artistic Director Robert Istad and joined by frequent collaborator Pacific Symphony, caps its 2023-24 season with four deeply moving choral works that inspire hope, action, and compassion on Saturday, June 1, 2024, 7:30 pm, at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Leonard Bernstein’s spirited Chichester […]