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At once youthful and sophisticated, this diverse choral group embraces a sound that is best captured in person. The range and depth of the evening's program delights and surprises. The lasting impression is that this is a different type of choir that is appropriate for today, from the choir's collective voice to captivating, evocative solos that pull the audience in.

Choral Chameleon closed its premiere season on Saturday, April 4th with an electric performance of Three Songs. The innovative program included seven song sets of three movements each, beginning with psalm sets by Palestrina and living Israeli composer Tsvi Avni, and culminating in rich arrangements of three Beatles songs. With trademark panache, Artistic Director Vince Peterson highlighted the journey "from point A to point B" within each set, and led the audience through a greater progression with Impressionists Debussy and Ravel, Dowland & Morley madrigals, and e.e. cummings settings by contemporary composer Julian Wachner.

Audience members praised the "expert voices and moving harmonies" and called it the group's "best concert so far" and "a lot of fun". Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming 2009-2010 season!

Choral Chameleon will hold their first annual benefit cabaret, JADED LOVE, on Thursday, February 12th at 9:30 PM. The event will be held at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, one of New York's top piano/cabaret bars. Directed by Jon Whitton with musical direction by Choral Chameleon Artistic Director Vince Peterson, Jaded Love will feature Choral Chameleon singers performing their favorite anti-Valentines, as well as the talents of Cait Doyle of the hit cabaret "Hot Mess in Manhattan." Tickets are $20 with a 2-drink minimum. For more information and to make a reservation, please visit http://www.theduplex.com and click on "Cabaret Calendar" to make your reservation. Seating is limited!

Choral Chameleon is pleased to welcome San Francisco composer Jeffrey Parola as Composer-in-Residence for the 2009-2010 season. Throughout the season the choir will perform New York City premieres of Parola's existing choral repertoire including his thirty-minute SEMPITERNA, as well as world-premiere works commissioned by Choral Chameleon for the '09-'10 season. To learn more about Jeff, please click on "About Us" or "Links" to visit Jeff's own site.

The Composer-in-Residence program begins Choral Chameleon's expansion into the second component of its vision: collaboration. Choral Chameleon is committed to the creation of new, innovative choral works, as well as to providing performance opportunities for living composers of choral music. To read the mission and vision statements in full, please click "About Us".

If you are interested in applying as a prospective composer-in-residence for a future season, please send 3-5 choral writing samples (SATB only) to:
Artistic Director Vince Peterson
c/o Choral Chameleon
P.O. Box 1121
NY, NY 10185