2024-25 season up next:
CORONATION MUSIC FOR CHOIR, ORGAN AND BRASS
Sunday, October 20th at 3:00pm
The Cantilena Chamber Choir presents a concert of Coronation Music written expressly for the Kings and Queens of England since the time of Handel. The concert will feature music by Handel, Purcell and John Rutter and feature music for the most recent coronation of King Charles with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tarik O'Regan. Williams College organ professor Tim Pyper is our guest and joining him is our wonderful brass quartet and timpanist. Also on the program we begin our tribute anniversary year of Anton Bruckner with three lush motets.
CHRISTMAS AT TRINITY
Sunday, December 8th, 2024 at 3:00pm
Trinity Church will present program of beloved carols and instrumental music from the Renaissance to contemporary for the season at Trinity Church. The concert will include well-known beloved music for Christmas by J.S. Bach, Anton Bruckner, William Walton, Gregg Smith, and Ola Gjeilo's settings of traditional carols The Holly and the Ivy, The First Nowell and Coventry Carol.
MARTIN LUTHER KING CONCERT
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00pm
The Cantilena Chamber choir will present a triumphant return of its annual Martin Luther King concert with the Urban Baltimore Choral Arts Society conductor Ronald McFadden on Sunday, January 19th at 3:00pm. The concert will feature the extended work I WILL LIFT THINE EYES by Adolphus Hailstork. This concert sells out every year and Cantilena is very excited to have them back after a three year hiatus due to Covid.
Boston Arts Academy & Cantilena
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3:00pm
Stay tuned for a very exciting program!
LAST SEASON 2023-24
CANTILENA CHAMBER CHOIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Sunday, May 19th at 3pm
The Cantilena Chamber Choir presents a gala concert in celebration of its singers and alumni. The choir also celebrates its audience members and patrons as a gesture of appreciation for the people in the Berkshires who’ve been coming to its concerts for 20 years. To celebrate this significant milestone, the singers themselves have chosen their favorite repertoire from over 100 programs they have sung. Recognizing the contributions of present and past chorus members, this program will look back on the highlights of 20 seasons of extraordinary repertoire
FREE CONCERTS FOR THE BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY
Saturday, March 9 and Sunday March 10, 2024
The Cantilena Chamber choir will present a free Saturday evening for the Jewish Federation closing Sabbath service to include rarely music in Hebrew by Yehezkal Braun and Joseph Achron. On Sunday the Choir will present the Haydn Missa Brevis in F for chamber ensemble, soloists and choir. No tickets required for either event. Sunday's service will include a free will offering.
MARTIN LUTHER KING CONCERT
Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 3:00pm
The Cantilena Chamber choir will present a triumphant return of its annual Martin Luther King concert with conductor Anthony Trecek-King and his Unitus Ensemble on Sunday, January 14th at 3:00pm with guest professional choir Unitas. The concert will feature Margaret Bonds Credo and spirituals arranged by Trecek-King. The Unitus Ensemble brings together young professional voices from around the country to sing the group’s mission to life. Unitus members grew up singing, performing, and touring together, both nationally and internationally. What makes this collection of individuals special is their true love of each other and their passion for social justice.
CHRISTMAS AT TRINITY
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 at 3:00pm
Trinity Church will present program of beloved carols and instrumental music for the season at Trinity Church, 88 Walker St. in Lenox. The concert will include well-known beloved Russian music for Christmas by Dufay, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Sviridov. Featured on the program is the newly published A Christmas Carol by grammy winner Benedict Sheehan with Dickens text for narrator, choir and soloists.
GALILEO & HIS WORLD Music by Monteverdi, Marenzio, & Caccini
Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 3:00pm
Cantilena and Trinity Church will present The Cantilena Chamber Choir presents a concert of music in the time of Galileo to include works by Monteverdi, Marenzio, Caccini, Fescobaldi and more with special guests NYC based Galileo’s Daughters (Sarah Pillow soprano, Mary Anne Ballard, viola da gamba and Dulsan Balerin, lute). Aaron Likness will be featured on the harpsichord. Noted musicologist Steven Ledbetter will be providing a lecture on Galileo and his world.