Cantabile Performances

Cantabile Performances

These include regular weddings, tours of country towns to assist community groups with fundraising, and major performances in a number of venues in the city and metropolitan area.

Cantabile Singers at a fundraising concert at The Holy Redeemer Church, Murray Bridge in August 2009

A major choral work is undertaken annually as well as a number of smaller, more contemporary works in genres such as jazz, swing and cabaret. The following table summarises examples of past Cantabile performances as well as the recent repertoire of the choir including choral works for 2009. Follow the links to gain more information from the web.

Year	Notable choral works performed	Composer	Available Web Links/Biographical information
2000	*The Requiem*	Gabriel Faure	http://www.members.macconnect.com/users/j/jimbob/classical/Faure_Requiem.html
2001	*Gloria*	Antonio Vivaldi	http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria (Vivaldi)
2002	*Cicut Cervus*	Palestrina	Palestrina Biographical link at: http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index/php/Giovanni_da_Palestrina
*2003*	*Images*	Rob Landes	4 movement jazz work; visit http://www.roblandes.com/music.html
2004	*Requiem*	John Rutter	http://www.collegiumusa.com/bios/3_rutter_bio.html
2004	*Last words of David*	Randall Thompson	http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/1999/04/thompson.htm
2004	*The Lord is my Shepherd*	Randall Thompson	http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Thompson
2004	**Regina Coeli**	Mozart	http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Regina_Coeli,_KV_127_(Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart)
2005	*Missa brevis Sancti Jiannis de Deo*	Haydn	http://www.northshorechoral.org/seasons/01-02/winter02.html
2005	*Funeral Ikos*	John Tavener	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tavener
2006	*Fern Hill*	John Corigliano	http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/John_Corigliano_19683/19683.htm
2007	*5 Mystical Songs*	R Vaughan Williams	Performed on March 18th, 2007.
2007	**Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives**	Beethoven	Comparisons with the better known "Allelujah Chorus" of G. F. Handel are inevitable.
2007	Selected folk songs	R Vaughan Williams arrangements and others	"Folk Songs Then & Now; Here and There": a collection of traditional and contemporary folksong arrangements for SATB.
2008	*Time Flies*	Various composers	To include Rob Landes's Jazz offering "Images" and some other selected items for SATB from musicals such as Spamalot and The Pygama Game; a Sinatra Showcase medley, a Manhattan Transfer piece and Omnia sol by Randall Stroope to name a few.
2008	Messe Solennelle de Ste Cecile (The Saint Cecilia Mass)	Gounod	http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Charles_Francois_Gounod/26074.htm
2009	Broadway classics	Rodgers & Hammerstein Sondheim etc.	Sondheim: A Choral Celebration; Rodgers & Hammerstein on Broadway. This work was performed at Concordia College on 26th June. See the link at http://www.sondheimguide.com/shows.html
2010	John Rutter	Magnificat	This work was performed by Cantabile on 28 May, 2010. Follow the link for background information on the composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rutter and a number of performances of this work are readily accessible through youtube.

Cantabile is very proud of its wide repertoire, its extensive library and its willingness to explore a wide range of challenging choral genres.

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