The choral music of Sergey Taneyev is rarely performed in the USA, but on October 4 the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus will present “Prometheus” in what is surely the regional premiere of a work written in 1909. Its technical challenges and demand for a thick choral texture put this piece beyond the reach of many […]
Missouri
All Haydn Concert in Kansas City This Saturday, August 15
The 125-voice Summer Singers of Kansas City & Symphony Orchestra join with soloists Victoria Botero, Karen Kelley, Zachary Devin and Asher Tillman to perform an all-Haydn concert including Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Te Deum in C, No. 2, and Lord Nelson Mass. Music Director Dr. William O. Baker will conduct the symphony and the mass. Associate Music Director Christine Freeman will conduct the Te […]
Northland Summer Singers All Schubert Concert in Liberty, Missouri
Music Director Daniel A, Baker leads the Northland Summer Singers in an all-Schubert concert featuring the Mass in G, Lebenslust, Salve Regina, and other favorites. The seasonal community chorus will be joined by soloists Anita Smith, Chip Handrich, and TJ Blodgett, along with organist Dr. Jacob Hofeling. Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM, Second […]
Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit, MO – The Gospel Truth
The Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit, a seasonal community chorus in suburban Kansas City, Missouri, will present their 12th annual concert on Sunday, July 26, 4:00 PM, in the nave of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 416 SE Grand Avenue in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Titled The Gospel Truth the concert will feature Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass, […]
St. Louis concert ~ Equality: Half The Sky
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus welcomes to its season finale the distinguished Mexican composer, Maria Granillo, for the world première of her “Ode to Fate” that sets a chorus from Sophocles’ tragedy, ANTIGONE. This is a high point in the choir’s program exploring issues of equity and equality through the music of Marie-Claire Saindon (“The […]
A Garland for The Queen – rarely heard COMPLETE performance
For the first time in St. Louis there will be presented “A Garland for the Queen,” the cycle of modern madrigals written to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The ten collaborations between poets and composers represented a high watermark of choral writing at the time, but their technical challenges have subsequently dissuaded […]