“Chanticleer fascinates and enthralls for much the same reason a fine chocolate or a Rolls Royce does: through luxurious perfection.”
For immediate release — New York, NY — Warner Classics is excited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Chanticleer, “the world’s reigning male chorus” (The New Yorker), with a new recording, Then and There, Here and Now, to be released October 12. The group will tour the album around the world, with 52 performances across the United States, Europe, and Russia including stops in Dublin, Wexford, Paris, Luxembourg, Budapest, Prague, Hannover, Leipzig, Moscow, and St. Petersburg.
Then and There, Here and Now, recorded at Skywalker Ranch, will feature recordings of longtime ensemble favorites including works by Palestrina, Victoria, Stucky, Sametz, and Bates, and popular arrangements by Jennings, McGlynn, Puerling, and others. The recording represents the expansive aesthetic of Chanticleer’s repertoire, from the earliest music to the most recent, some of its favorite composers and arrangers, and the blend of male voices from soprano to contrabass that makes it unique.
Having started on August 4 in San Francisco, Chanticleer’s 2018–19 season includes 52 performances throughout the United States, Europe, and Russia. In the United States, the ensemble will visit 23 states with 27 of their scheduled concerts focused around the San Francisco Bay Area. Two European tours throughout January and February of 2019 will take them throughout Europe and into Russia.
Since its founding in 1978 by tenor Louis A. Botto, Chanticleer has championed music ranging from Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary compositions and arrangements of pop hits, impressing critics and fans alike with their “tonal luxuriance and crisply etched clarity” (San Francisco Chronicle). With over 100 premieres, more than a million records sold, an impressive roster over the years of 120 performers, and a steadfast commitment to music education and community outreach, Chanticleer’s 40-year influence is far-reaching. Barbara Tannenbaum writes, “At forty, Chanticleer has been in existence nearly as many years as its founder, Louis Botto, lived. Not surprisingly, the ensemble has inspired new generations of singers. ‘We see people audition who grew up with Chanticleer’s records and CDs,’ says [Kip] Cranna. ‘They’ve idolized the group from the beginning.’”
Tracklist
1. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Motets, Book 5: Gaude gloriosa
2. Orlando di Lasso
Surrexit pastor bonus
3. William Byrd
Ave verum corpus
4. Steven Stucky
Whispers
5. Allen Shearer
Nude descending a staircase
6. Thomas Morley
Now is the Month of Maying
7. Jacob Arcadelt
Il bianco e dolce cigno
8. Mason Bates
Stelle, vostra mercè l’eccelse sfere (from Sirens)
9. William Hawley
Io son la primavera
10. Antonio de Salazar, ed. by Craig H. Russell
Salve Regina
11. George Gershwin
Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
12. Michael McGlynn
Dúlamán
13. Trad. Hungarian, arr. Stacy Garrop
Jarba, Mare Jarba
14. Sholom Secunda, arr. Brian Hinman
Bei mir bist du shein
15. James Woodie Alexander, arr. by J.H. Jennings
Straight Street
16. Traditional arr. By Robert Shaw
I want to die easy
17. Traditional Appalachian Folk Hymn, arr. By Robert Shaw/Alice Parker
Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
18. Traditional, arr. by J.H. Jennings
Keep your hand on the plow
19. Steven Sametz
I Have Had Singing
Chanticleer
Fred Scott, conductor
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Tour Dates
August 2018
4 San Francisco, CA - Skills LAB – Education Studio
September 2018
23 San Francisco, CA - Trinity St. Peter’s
27 Geneva, NY - Smith Opera House
29 Middlebury, VT - Educational Event
29 Middlebury, VT
30 Rockport, MA - Shalin Liu Performance Center
October 2018
2 St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Cathedral
5 Rochester, MN - Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall
6 Dubuque, IA - University of Dubuque
7 Peoria, IL - Caterpillar Performing Arts Center
9 Waleska, GA - Educational Event
9 Waleska, GA - Reinhardt College
11 Tifton, GA - Educational Event
11 Tifton, GA - Howard Auditorium
24 Kansas City, MO - Kauffman Center for the Perf. Arts
25 Manhattan, KS - Educational Event
25 Manhattan, KS - Kansas State University
26 Tulsa, OK - Boston Avenue UMC
28 Oklahoma City, OK - First Presbyterian Church
30 Atlanta, GA - Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
November 2018
1 Lenoir, NC - Broyhill Civic Center
3 Raleigh, NC - Educational Event
3 Raleigh, NC - Stewart Theatre, North Carolina State
24 Fairfax, VA - George Mason University
25 Manassas, VA - Hylton Performing Arts Center
28 Daytona Beach, FL - Peabody Auditorium
30 New York, NY - St. Ignatius Loyola
December 2018
1 Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
2 New York, NY - St. Ignatius Loyola
2 New York, NY - Event – The Lotos Club
2 New York, NY - Private Event
4 Chicago, IL - 4th Presbyterian Church
5 Chicago, IL - 4th Presbyterian Church
7 St. Paul, MN - Cathedral of St. Paul
8 Duluth, MN - Educational Event
8 Duluth, MN - University of Minnesota
10 San Francisco, CA - Special Event – Trinity St. Peter’s Church
11 Berkeley, CA - First Congregational Church
12 Palo Alto, CA - Stanford Memorial Church
14 Petaluma, CA - St. Vincent Church
14 Petaluma, CA - St. Vincent Church
15 San Francisco, CA - St. Ignatius Church
16 Oakland, CA - Cathedral of Christ the Light
18 Sacramento, CA - Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
19 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
21 Carmel, CA - Carmel Mission
21 Carmel, CA - Carmel Mission
22 Santa Clara, CA - Mission Santa Clara
22 Santa Clara, CA - Mission Santa Clara
23 San Francisco, CA - St. Ignatius Church
January 2019
19 Wexford, Ireland - National Opera House
20 Dublin, Ireland - National Concert Hall
24 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Conservatoire de la Ville Luxembourg
25 Paris, France - Eglise de l'Oratoire du Louvre
27 Budapest, Hungary - Liszt Academy of Music
31 Prague, Czech Republic - Rudolphinum
February 2019
5 Bad Ems, Germany
6 Siegen, Germany
8 Somborn, Germany - Kath. Kirche, St. Anna
10 St. Petersburg, Russia - Mariinsky Concert Hall
March 2019
16 San Francisco, CA - SFCM
17 Sacramento, CA - St. John’s Lutheran Church
19 Santa Clara, CA - Mission Santa Clara
20 Pleasanton, CA - St. Augustine Church
21 San Francisco, CA - Special Event
25 Grand Rapids, MI - Park Church
26 Bloomfield Hills, MI - Kirk in the Hills
29 Mechanicsburg, PA - Messiah College
31 Pittsburgh, PA - Shadyside Presbyterian Church
April 2019
2 Washington, DC - Educational Event
2 Washington, DC - Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
3 Kennett Square, PA - Unionville High School
5 Brooklyn, NY - Oratory of St. Boniface
6 New Haven, CT - Trinity on the Green
7 Old Saybrook, CT - Old Saybrook HS
9 Willimantic, CT - Educational Event
11 Portland, OR - Private Event
12 Portland, OR - Reed College
13 Portland, OR - Youth Choral Festival
15 Tillamook, OR - Educational Event
15 Tillamook, OR - Don Whitney Auditorium
16 Salem, OR - Chemeketa Comm. College
18 Federal Way, WA - Performing Arts Center
May 2019
19 La Jolla, CA- St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal
June 2019
8 San Francisco, CA - St. Mark’s Church
9 Sacramento, CA - Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
11 Santa Clara, CA - Mission Santa Clara
14 Berkeley, CA - Saint Mary Magdalen
15 Belvedere, CA - St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church