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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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