Cantabile Youth Singers: “Women Who Light the Way”
May 4, 1 PM
(From cantabile.org) On Saturday, May 4th at 1:00pm, all 9 of Cantabile’s choirs will perform together in perfect harmony! From our 1st graders in Prelude to our high school seniors in Bravi and Vocalise, we’ll feature a number of musical collaborations in the beautiful First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto – you won’t want to miss it!
Pomona College Glee Club: Spring Tour
May 16, 7:30 PM
(from pomona.edu/choral/glee-club/) Pomona College’s celebrated chamber choir—The Pomona College Glee Club, under the leadership of Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor—comes to Palo Alto from Claremont, CA to present a bouquet of unaccompanied music by Williametta Spencer, Will Todd, Paul Mealor, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Christoph Bach, and Shawn Kirchner. The program will also feature Handel’s magnificent Dixit Dominus, performed with student soloists and Harmonologia Pomona, a period instrument ensemble of faculty members and friends. The Thursday, May 16th concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free of charge. (No tickets required.) The public is welcome. Reception in Fellowship Hall immediatly following.
Cantabile Youth Singers: Senior Concert
May 18, 1 PM
(From cantabile.org) On Saturday, May 18th at 1:00pm, Cantabile’s award-winning Aria, Vocalise, Bravi, and Con Brio singers will share an eclectic and advanced repertoire ahead of their summer tour to Australia and New Zealand! Join us again at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto to celebrate our graduating seniors and give these singers a proper sendoff!
Peninsula Cantare: Earth Symphony
May 18, 7:30 PM
(from peninsulacantare.org) Celebrate the end of our season with the Bay Area premiere of Jake Runestad’s Emmy Award-winning Earth Symphony for chorus and orchestra. This five-part dramatic work is conceived from the voice of post-anthropocene Mother Earth, imagining Earth’s hope for humanity, her ruination at its hands, her lament at its loss, and finally her recovery. Join us for a truly exquisite evening of storytelling, beauty, and joyous celebration in a season finale you won’t soon forget.