CURRENT SEASON

We acknowledge what the pandemic has taught us, that crises are weathered “with a little help from my friends,” to quote The Beatles. Collaboration, then, underpins every performance, which allows us to present many works that might otherwise be outside our repertoire, but which were created for a chamber ensemble of singers and instrumentalists. Towering figures of classical music are celebrated, while our continuing commitment to women composers and new works remains undimmed.

Masterworks like Vivaldi's Gloria, Fauré's Requiem, and Tchaikovsky's Vespers are complemented with classic suites based on dance by Brahms and Elgar. Brand new works from Melissa Dunphy, Sasha Johnson Manning, and Mårten Jansson prove that choral music remains a vital and evolving art form. And the Chorus goes back 'on the road' to explore some of St. Louis's best acoustics in six spectacular venues.

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Please join us in person with our COVID safety plan in place. Check here for the most up-to-date information.

We Are The Music Makers — Music of Monteverdi, Vivaldi and Melissa Dunphy

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E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall

560 Music Center, Washington University

560 Trinity Ave, University City, 63130

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A joyous return to live performance is heralded by a perennial favorite – the Gloria (RV 589) of Antonio Vivaldi, complemented by motets from his Venetian precursor Claudio Monteverdi. This baroque repertoire contrasts with a new commission from Melissa Dunphy, who will fly here for the premiere.

10.3.21

3pm

We will hold each presentation on a Sunday from 3 pm to about 4:30 pm.​

We Will Remember Them

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Third Baptist Church

620 N. Grand Boulevard, Grand Center, 63103

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Close to Veterans’ Day we commemorate those we have lost from both war and the pandemic through the ethereal Requiem of Gabriel Fauré. Songs of remembrance also featured in the music of Mendelssohn and Brahms, and a new work by British composer, Sasha Johnson Manning.

11.14.21

3pm

A Swedish Christmas​

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church

5020 Rhodes Ave, South City, 63109

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Winter’s chill is dispelled in seasonal songs from Sweden, particularly with the warm harmonies of the Missa Popularis by Composer-in-Residence Mårten Jansson. He also contributes his own arrangements of familiar carols, together with a new work specially written for this festive occasion.

12.19.21

3pm

The Days of Wine and Roses

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First Congregational Church of Webster Groves

10 W. Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, 63119

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St. Valentine would approve of this celebration of love in many forms, thanks to the Neue Liebesliederwalzer (op. 65) of Johannes Brahms and Elgar’s choral dances From the Bavarian Highlands. Love is never far from the music of Elaine Hagenberg and the “rose songs” of Morten Lauridsen.

2.20.22

3pm

4.10.22

3pm

Celebrations and Memorials​

First Presbyterian Church

100 E. Adams Ave, Kirkwood, 63122

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Even in the depths of the Second World War, the Hungarian master Zoltan Kodaly expressed his faith and his hope in a startlingly original Missa Brevis. Its demands for a grand organ accompaniment are met by the magnificent Casavant instrument at First Presbyterian Church. Kodaly’s sacred fervor is offset by secular part-songs from Clare Maclean and Mårten Jansson.

5.29.22

3pm