Posts Tagged ‘Shawn Kirchner’
Sacra/Profana’s Rich Tapestry of Contemporary Choral Music for the Christmas Season
Friday at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Hillcrest, the Sacra/Profana choral ensemble took us into unusual byways as well as the darker corners of Advent in their annual Christmas concert.
Read MoreSacra/Profana Redeems the December Holiday Concert
Following the success of Sacra/Profana Artistic Director Juan Carlos Acosta choral direction of San Diego Opera’s “All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914,” the San Diego choral director returned with the Sacra/Profana chorus in a fine concert last weekend that smartly exceeded the expectations of traditional holiday programming.
Read MoreA New Season Opens with Sacra/Profana Lite in Hillcrest
The San Diego choral ensemble Sacra/Profana launched its 10th season this past weekend with a pair of identical concerts, subtitled “A Retrospective Experience,” that touched on the successes of previous seasons and aspirations for the future.
Read MoreSan Diego Summer Choral Festival Vocalists Shine in Pacific Beach
Following the customs of the San Diego Summer Choral Festival, Artistic Director Patrick Walders presented his vocal faculty in a joint recital Thursday, August 3, at St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Beach . . .
Read MorePro Arte Voices Brings Music to the Table of Gun Violence in America
To mark Memorial Day, the choral ensemble San Diego Pro Arte Voices presented a concert Monday (May 29) at St. Andrew’s by the Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Beach: Disarm Hate—a musical response to gun violence.
Read MoreSan Diego Master Chorale Sings Kirchner’s ‘Songs of Ascent’
Among the numerous choirs that make up the San Diego choral landscape, the San Diego Master Chorale has always had a leading role because of its 100-voice size and its longstanding performing relationship with the San Diego Symphony. But in the last decade, the vitality of several newer choral groups—some specializing in early music or…
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