Chicago Chorale

Chicago Chorale
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	choral, classical
Occupations	Mixed Choir
Instruments	60 voices
Website	www.chicagochorale.org
Members
Conductor Bruce Tammen

The Chicago Chorale is a choral organization in Chicago, Illinois.

Background

Official Chicago Corale logo

Chicago Chorale, a 60-voice ensemble of volunteer singers, performs repertoire from the sixteenth century to the present day.^[1]

Performances

November 1 and 2, 2008. Chicago Chorale performed J.S. Bach's Motet Komm, Jesu, Komm, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor, and Arnold Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden.

April 4, 2009 and May 2, 2009: Sergei Rachmaninov's Vespers

Chicago Chorale has performed John Williams music from the Star Wars trilogy under Erich Kunzel at Ravinia in 2008.^[2] The group performed Bach's St. Matthew's Passion in 2008.^[3]

Membership

There are 60 performers split evenly into four voice parts. Members pay $100 annual dues.^[4]

References

1. ^ "About page from chicagochorale.org". http://www.chicagochorale.org/about.html. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
2. ^ "Program Notes for: Kunzel conducts John Williams Tribute". http://www.ravinia.org/RaviniaU/Program-Notes-Detail.aspx?pnid=99793884. Retrieved 2008-10-24. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Passion Story Comes to Life in Music". Chicago Public Radio. http://chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=19522. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
4. ^ "Blood, Bach, and Bruce". University of Chicago Magazine. http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0604/peer/tammen.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 

External links

• Chicago Chorale website