Cantate Chamber Singers

Cantate Chamber Singers, under the direction of Victoria Gau since 2019, is one of the Washington, D.C., area's premier chamber choral ensembles. Its 32 auditioned, experienced singers are regularly hailed for artistically exciting, innovative performances of newly commissioned and rarely heard choral works, as well as celebrated classics from the traditional repertoire spanning five centuries. (Please visit the Reviews page.) Cantate fosters a tradition of innovative programming, creative outreach and collaborative performances with such ensembles as Bowen-McCauley Dance Company, Afro Blue, the Maryland State Boychoir, Folger Consort and Eclipse Chamber Orchestra. A two-time recipient of the Choralis Foundation's Ovation Award for Innovative Programming, Cantate is committed to the commissioning and performance of new choral music, both through its biennial Young Composers' Contest and the establishment of the Guenther Fund to underwrite choral commissions.

Cantate Omnes

Cantemus

Cantemus Chamber Chorus, led by Artistic Director Jane Ring Frank, is a small chorus of skilled singers dedicated to performing a wide range of choral music to enrich the lives of singers, audiences and community.

Our repertoire dates from 1500 to today and covers a wide spectrum of styles, including ethnic music, serious settings of profound poetry, arrangements of popular songs, rarely performed works, and widely acknowledged masterworks for chorus. We aspire to an ever-growing artistic and technical mastery, and singers are auditioned to be admitted to, and remain in, the chorus.

Cantiamo

Cantiamo! is a highly select vocal ensemble with a reputation for bold programming, beauty, passion, precision, and vitality. Drawing from the medieval period through the avant garde, Cantiamo! has made Bach the cornerstone of its literature. Cantiamo! has performed some of the greatest masterworks of all time including Bach's St. Matthew Passion and Mass in B-minor, the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, Mozart's Requiem and Schoenberg's Friede Auf Erden. Contemporary works have included Morten Lauridsen's Les Chansons des Roses, Fire Madrigals, and Lux Aeterna, Frank Martin's Messe, the Pezzetti Requiem, and Corigliano's Fern Hill. Cantiamo! has performed numerous times at ACDA and MENC conferences.

Cantiamo Sonoma

Cantiamo is a 22-member vocal ensemble directed by acclaimed soprano Carol Menke. The group's repertoire ranges from Medieval and Renaissance polyphony to recent work by contemporary composers. Cantiamo has performed throughout Northern California and is known for its Evensong services at local churches.

Canticle Singers of Baltimore

Wendy Wickham began singing choral music as a five-year-old choir girl in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her B.S. in Music Education, with an emphasis in piano/organ and voice, from Lebanon Valley College. She holds an M.A. in piano performance from Towson University. Upon graduation, Ms. Wickham attended conducting workshops and master classes at Eastman University and Westminster Choir College. Ms. Wickham has taught in public and private schools and has been the organist and music director for various congregations for over 15 years. She is currently a private teacher, soloist, and performer in the Baltimore/Washington region. She assumed the directorship of The Canticle Singers in 1997.

Cantico: The Portland Chamber Singers

Now in its tenth year, Cantico combines an array of Portland musical talent with an eclectic mix of programming. While rooted in the classical choral tradition, this 22-voice vocal ensemble performs a wide-ranging mix of repertoire including classical, jazz, Broadway and folk music. Drawing on the diverse musical backgrounds of its singers, in addition to choral repertoire, concerts highlight small groupings from the ensemble in a variety of styles -from jazz to acoustic folk rock.

Canticorum Virtuosi

Canticum Novum Singers

The Canticum Novum Singers, hailed by critics and audiences alike, will have its 48th exciting season in 2021-2022 under the direction of its founder, Harold Rosenbaum. During the past 47th years, this chamber choir has achieved both national and international recognition for its stylistic versatility, vocal blend, and expressive range. The ensemble has presented dozens of world, American, and New York premieres by composers ranging from Handel, J.C. Bach, Faure, and Bruckner, to Harbison, Berio, Schnittke, Rorem, Schickele and George Benjamin.

The Canticum Novum Singers has performed in all of New York's major concert halls and has collaborated with The Orchestra of St. Luke's, The American Symphony Orchestra, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, The Riverside Symphony, The Madeira Bach Festival Orchestra in Portugal, L'Orchestre Philharmonique D'Europe in Paris, and The Symphony Orchestra of Budapest in Spain and Andorra.

Cantigas Women's Choir

Cantilena Chamber Choir

The Cantilena Chamber Choir, now in its 16th season, is comprised of 24 dedicated singers of the highest caliber who possess vocal training, excellent sight-reading skills and considerable choral experience. Its accolades include a multi-year Cultural Portfolio grant award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its annual Martin Luther King program and two Choral Arts New England Alfred Nash Patterson awards for innovative programming. Special guests have included actors Jonathan Epstein, Allyn Burrows, Annette Miller, Benjamin Luxon, Tina Packer and author Geraldine Brooks among others. Collaborations have been with Baltimore's Urban Choral Arts Society, Cambridge Concentus, Aston Magna, Tanglewood, the Empire Brass, and six Berkshire public schools. It has appeared at Tanglewood, the Mahaiwe and Colonial Theaters, Hancock Shaker Village, The Mount, The Berkshire Museum, Hevreh, and WGBY in Springfield. This September the choir repeated May 2018's critically acclaimed showing of Le Passion de Jeanne D'Arc with the original 1928 score for choir, organ and orchestra performed live at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Cantilena: A Women's Chorale

Cantilena is a women's chorale of forty voices, dedicated to performing music written for the treble voice. Our diverse repertoire spans the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries and includes works in many different languages and musical forms.

Canto Armonico

Directed by Simon Carrington since 2003, Canto Armonico began several years earlier as a small graduate student choral group at Harvard University devoted to the performance of early music. Original conductors and founders Akiko Fujimoto and Amy Dethman Vestbo have gone on to pursue careers elsewhere, but the original aim of the ensemble is still in effect: to strive for engaging, polished, and professional music-making. While Canto group pictureArmonico's membership has varied from 14 to 26 singers according to its repertoire choices, the group now includes select young professional choral singers from the Boston area along with graduate and undergraduate students from schools such as Harvard University, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston University, Wellesley College, and the Longy School of Music. Canto Armonico is unique among Boston choruses in remaining an educational group: students learn from their more established peers.

Canto Deo Choir

Founded in 2007, Canto Deo is a Denver-based Christian choir dedicated to the performance of sacred choral music. These are our core values: we are Christian musicians, singing for the glory of God; we strive for excellence and integrity in our craft.

Canton Choral Society

The Canton Choral Society is a non-profit, community-focused organization open to adult residents of Canton and surrounding towns. The Society is dedicated to fostering enthusiasm and accessibility to a variety of music types. Founded in 2003 by Crosby Goshgarian Jr., the Society has performed at numerous public and private events as well as hosting their own Winter Holiday and Spring Pops Concerts

Cantores in Ecclesia

Dedicated to the Preservation and Promotion of Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony in a Liturgical Context.

Cantori Domino

Cantori New York

Presenting both new choral compositions and neglected works that deserve the public's attention and appreciation.

Cantus

Acclaimed as "the premier men's vocal ensemble in the United States" (Fanfare), Cantus is committed to inspiring audiences with music performed at the highest level. Rehearsing and performing without a conductor or music director, the nine members of Cantus are renowned for adventurous programming spanning many periods and genres, including work commissioned specifically for the group. The Washington Post hails the ensemble's sound as having both "exalting finesse" and "expressive power," and refers to their music-making as "spontaneous grace."

Cantus shares its impeccable singing, engaging stage personality and heartfelt interpretations with audiences across the country as they tour and at home in Minneapolis and St. Paul. At home and on the road, the artists of Cantus share their own love of singing with thousands of student singers annually to ensure the future of choral arts. Cantus is pleased to be able share its music through performances, recordings and digital media.

Cantus Novus

A 40-member auditioned chamber choir dedicated to the pursuit of musical excellence in the Delaware Valley.

Canzona Women's Ensemble

Our mission is to engage our singers and audiences in the celebration of women's choral repertoire at the highest artistic level. It is our goal to explore a wide variety of classical, standard and contemporary music challenging our singers, who will represent top quality female vocalists from our community. We also champion works by women composers

Cape Cod Chorale

The Cape Cod Chorale is a community chorus comprised of about 50 SATB voices, with membership drawn from middle and upper Cape Cod communities, from Chatham to Falmouth, truly representing the Cape Cod Community. The goal of the Chorale is to promote the beauty of choral music and to provide people who love to sing the opportunity to raise their voices in harmony. Membership is open to all without an audition. Each year, depending on budgetary considerations, the Chorale provides a scholarship to one or more graduating high school seniors who will be going on to pursue a degree in music.

Since 1982 the Cape Cod Chorale has pleased audiences with a wide range of classical and contemporary choral works. Each year the Chorale presents several concert series of two performances each in varying Cape venues. We rehearse seriously, we sing challenging pieces - and we have terrific fun doing so! Please join us and celebrate music that raises the spirit and pleases the soul.

Cape Fear Chordsmen

Cape Shore Chorus

Capella SF

The mission of Cappella SF is to perform and record a cappella choral repertoire of all periods, to bring to life the vast riches of a cappella choral literature through fine artistry, to contribute to the cultural life of the Bay Area community, and to cultivate the musical education of the chorus and its audience, including educational outreach to students and young people to help them discover the joy of singing and hearing a cappella choral music.

Singing is the oldest and most natural form of making music and has been important to humankind for millennia. Furthermore, choral music has played a major role in Western civilization for at least 1,000 years. Worldwide interest in choral music and a cappella singing continues to grow, and Cappella SF---an elite professional ensemble---will present high quality choral music and serve as a major inspiration to other choral groups in the greater Bay Area and beyond.

Cappella SF was also created to provide a community where professional singers come together to create music of high artistic standards with their peers. We believe that the quality of life not only of our audiences, but also of our singers, is enhanced by a mutual appreciation of music.

Capital Accord Chorus

Capital Accord Chorus is a fun-loving, talented group of women who meet regularly to practice, perform, and socialize. Chartered in late 1970's, we currently have about 45 singers of all ages, from all walks of life, and from all parts of the Washington, DC area. We are also home to several quartets - who exemplify what barbershop singing is all about.

Capital Blend

Capital Blend formed in the spring of 2008 when several coworkers learned they shared a common interest in singing. Now, consisting of women from a wide variety of professions, Capital Blend is mostly comprised of former college a cappella performers and other musically inclined individuals. Capital Blend performs in and around the DC Metro area at venues ranging from the Washington Nationals Stadium to retirement communities and corporate events. The group's repertoire includes popular music, oldies but goodies, international hits, and original compositions.

Capital Chordsmen

The Capitol Chordsmen Chorus is an acappella Men's Chorus in Madison, Wisconsin, with origins tracing back to 1945. Capitol Chordsmen is a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the premier a cappella musical organization in the world.

Capital City Chorus

We are a women's chorus, singing a cappella (without instruments) music in the barbershop style. Capital City is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International based in the greater Indianapolis, IN area.

We perform in various venues throughout the central Indiana area and compete in Sweet Adelines competitions as part of Harmony Heartland Region 4 which encompasses parts of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Capital Hearings

Bringing together repertoire from many diverse traditions, The Capital Hearings illuminate commonalities between songs of all styles, from all eras and the communities that birthed them.

Our genre-busting mission unites complex jazz, transcendent global and classical music, and dynamic modern hits into a thought-provoking message. The Capital Hearings break down barriers and prompt our audiences to build new bridges of understanding.

Our genre-busting mission unites complex jazz, transcendent global and classical music, and dynamic modern hits into a thought-provoking message. The Capital Hearings break down barriers and prompt our audiences to build new bridges of understanding.

Capital Pride Singers

he Capital Pride Singers was formed in January 1995 by a group of people who responded to a call in The Community newsletter. CPS was organized as a program of the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council. From that small group of 19, CPS has grown to over 50 members. It is one of only a few mixed (male and female) gay choruses in the country. Recently, CPS has become its own not-for-profit organization.

Capital Singers of Trenton

Capital Singers of Trenton is a semi-professional community group of mixed voices under the direction of Vinroy D. Brown, Jr. Their primary mission is to promote the art of choral singing and to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the city of Trenton.

Capitaland Chorus

Capitol City Chorus

The CCC is a non-profit organization which exists to encourage the art of choral singing while helping to serve those in the Greater Olympia, Washington community. Centered around standard choral repertoire, we believe in improving the musicianship and abilities of our singers, as well as providing free concerts to the community. We welcome all to our concerts, and we welcome all to audition and sing. We do not discriminate based on age, race, ethnicity, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability.

Capitol Hill Chorale

Founded by longtime Capitol Hill resident Parker Jayne, the Chorale is a 100-member ensemble attracting singers from Capitol Hill and the entire metropolitan area.It is characterized by camaraderie, community spirit, and commitment to musical excellence.

Since its first program on Friday, December 11th, 1993 at the Capitol HillPresbyterian Church, the Chorale has sung over 60 programs, covering a wide repertoire from the Bach St. John Passion, the Brahms Requiem, and other major works in the classical choral canon to works by early music masters, contemporary composers, and other genres of choral literature. The Chorale also has a strong tradition of performing major works of the Orthodox liturgy, including works by Paliashvili, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky. The Chorale has also expressed its lighter side with the sell-out Jazzy Christmas program in 2011, in its third collaboration with the David Jellema Quartet. Other collaborators include the Capital CitySymphony, Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek of Anonymous4, and composer Kevin Siegfried.

Capitolaires

The Sacramento Capitolaires is one of the original barbershop chapters on the west coast, having been founded more than 60 years ago. The Capitolaires received their charter from the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Inc.

Cappella Cantorum

On Palm Sunday, March 22, 1970, Cappella Cantorum performed its first concert, Franz Schubert's Mass No. 6 in E flat major (D. 950) at Valley Regional High School in Deep River with 51 singers and an amateur orchestra. In its early days, the chorus performed at various locales throughout Connecticut.

Since then, Cappella Cantorum MasterWorks Chorus has performed over fifty different choral masterworks, both sacred and secular, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor (BWV 232) to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana to great opera choruses to Christmas music, continuing to delight audiences with two major choral concert productions each year, one in early December and one in early Spring.

Cappella Clausura

An ensemble of voices and early music instruments in Boston whose goal is to research and bring to light works written by women from the 8th century to the present day.

Cappella Clausura's name honors the extraordinary body of music written by cloistered nuns of 17th century Italy who, in the language of the time, were said to be "in clausura:" covered, hidden away, segregated from public life. These gifted and musically educated individuals-such as Raffaella Aleotti, Chiara Cozzolani, Bianca Maria Meda, Caterina Assandra and Sulpitia Cesis-became our first historical community of recognized women composers. Cappella Clausura has performed and recorded their music with dedication, and will continue to do so. And we take the name "Clausura" as a metaphor for the cultural obstacles faced by women composers throughout history.

Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir

Cappella Romana

Cappella Romana is a professional vocal ensemble that performs early and contemporary sacred classical music in the Christian traditions of East and West. The ensemble is known especially for its presentations and recordings of medieval Byzantine chant (the Eastern sibling of Gregorian chant), Greek and Russian Orthodox choral works, and other sacred music that expresses the historic traditions of a unified Christian inheritance.

Cappella Romana brings to life music that meets a deep human need, not only to belong and to have a shared creative experience, but to feel the full range of ethical, emotional, and spiritual effect as expressed through music. We strive to give an experience that allows you, our audience, to feel a sheer joy that cannot be contained by mere words, but through the ineffable sounds of the human voice in song.

Cappella SF

The mission of Cappella SF is to perform and record a cappella choral repertoire of all periods, to bring to life the vast riches of a cappella choral literature through fine artistry, to contribute to the cultural life of the Bay Area community, and to cultivate the musical education of the chorus and its audience, including educational outreach to students and young people to help them discover the joy of singing and hearing a cappella choral music.

Capriccio Columbus

Capriccio Columbus is an adult choir of 75 accomplished vocalists, delighting audiences with a vast array of music sung in beautiful, acoustically rich venues. Whether your taste runs toward classics, jazz, sacred works or the Great American Songbook, a Capriccio Columbus concert will remind you why you love music. Founded in 2007, Capriccio has presented its own full seasons and performed in collaboration with the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Central Ohio Symphony, and the Ohio State University Orchestra, Chorale and Symphonic Choir.

Carduus

Since 2016, Carduus (formerly the Carr Consort) has brought top-level performances of early and modern acapella music to Boston audiences. Hailed by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as "...(expressive and emotional)..." for their performance of music by Ives and Gesualdo, the ensemble is quickly establishing itself as a formidable performing force of early and modern vocal chamber music.

Carduus' mission is to bring vivid performances of often unheard works, and to introduce lesser performed composers into the canon of unconducted chamber choir repertoire. Concerts have included music by Josquin, Ligeti, Tallis, Howells, Victoria, Ives, Gesualdo, Hindman, Dufay, Martin, de la Rue, Messiaen, Moody, Bouque, and Hiser.

Founding members of Carduus met at New England Conservatory, and maintains a relationship with the school. Carduus performs in Jordan Hall in collaboration with NEC's Contemporary Ensemble, and as part of the "NEC Opens its Doors" series. They have coached with NEC's John Heiss, and performed in masterclass with Scott Metcalfe and members of Blue Heron.

The word "Carduus" means "thistle" in Latin. We feel that it captures our range of musical affects: from beautiful to a little bit edgy. We identify with the fact that it is not expressly religious, but can be tied in with religious concepts very easily. And we enjoy the varied symbolism it has held throughout the ages, how this one symbol has meant different things to different groups of people.

Carillon Women's Chorus

The Carillon Women's Chorus is an auditioned group of female singers from Northern Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts communities. Now in its 24th year, the group hosts two major concerts a year and performs at many other local events. We rehearse on Sunday evenings in Lincoln, RI and welcome women ages 16 and beyond. The chorus is not church-affiliated, and our varied repertoire ranges from classical to folk, gospel to contemporary. Vocal technique, diction, sight-singing, and musicianship are the focus of our weekly rehearsals

Caritas Chamber Chorale

Based in central New Jersey, Caritas Chamber Chorale was founded by BARBARA SANDERMAN in 2005 for the purpose of presenting a series of concerts of a cappella sacred music to raise funds for the Adorno Fathers' St. Francis Caracciolo Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Since then, the Chorale has continued to support the African Mission. As of 2011, funds have specifically been dedicated to the the Mission's Gianni Diurni Primary School in Goma, DRC.

The name Caritas Chamber Chorale was chosen to reflect the group's desire to emulate the greatest of the Christian virtues: love. (The Latin term caritas is translated "charity" or "love.") The singers, who come from various communities and faith traditions, are united in their shared love of choral singing and their desire to aid those in need.

The founder and director of the group, Barbara Sanderman, has a long history of supporting the African Mission through music and in other ways. Ms. Sanderman was assisted in developing the Chorale by WAYNE DIETTERICK and STAN SZALEWICZ. Mr. Dietterick also serves as Composer in Residence and Assistant Conductor for Caritas.

Carmel Bach Festival Chorus

The Carmel Bach Festival (CBF) began in 1935 as a four-day series of concerts at the Sunset School Auditorium and the Carmel Mission Basilica. Over the years, it grew to a two-week celebration of concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures, and open rehearsals in July. The Festival's mission is to celebrate the works, inspiration and ongoing influence of Johann Sebastian Bach worldwide by immersing audiences in a festival experience integrating music, education and ideas. Under the leadership of Music Director and Conductor Paul Goodwin and Executive Director Steve Friedlander, the organization offers innovative artistic programming.

Our Mission is to celebrate the works, inspiration, and ongoing influence of J.S.Bach worldwide by immersing audiences in a festival experience integrating music, education and ideas, and by meaningful community engagement throughout the year. Our Vision is to be a world class festival of music and ideas transcending the traditional boundaries of performance and presentation, both at the Festival and in communities, and to provide fresh musical contexts that spark the imagination, stimulate the mind and enrich people's lives in multi-faceted ways.

Carmina

CARMINA (Latin for "poetry" or "songs"), now a men's choir after performing for twenty years as a mixed ensemble, remains devoted to exploring the diverse musical styles of the Middle Ages through the Baroque. Since its debut in 1998 the group has performed regularly in the Washington area, making appearances at such venues as the National Gallery of Art, Washington National Cathedral, National Presbyterian Church, Anderson House, and the German Embassy. Carmina often presents joint concerts with other local ensembles: partners have included Armonia Nova, the Bach Sinfonia, the Capitol Hill Chorale, and Ensemble Gaudior.

Carmina has been praised by both The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, which noted the group's "gorgeous tonal balance." In 2002, Washingtonian magazine included Carmina in its list of "Good arts groups you might not know about." The same year Carmina won a special grant for new and emerging artistic organizations from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which helped fund its performances of the medieval miracle play The Son of Getron.

Carolina Catholic Chorale

"Founded in 2013, the Carolina Catholic Chorale is dedicated to performing music, chiefly of the Roman Catholic tradition, in primarily liturgical settings. Although the choir welcomes all lovers of sacred music, it enjoys a special mission to Catholic musicians in acquainting them with the great ongoing choral and instrumental music that is their heritage."

Carolina Concert Choir

Carolina Concert Choir is an auditioned chorus in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Carolina Harmony Chorus