ENSEMBLE // CHORUS // INSTITUTE
2017-2018 GROUP-IN-RESIDENCE AT NATIONAL SAWDUST, BROOKLYN, NY
2018 Chorus America Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action & Entrepreneurial Zeal (Vince Peterson)
2015 Chorus America /ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming
2017-2018 GROUP-IN-RESIDENCE AT NATIONAL SAWDUST, BROOKLYN, NY
2018 Chorus America Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action & Entrepreneurial Zeal (Vince Peterson)
2015 Chorus America /ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming
LATEST
SUMMER INSTITUTE CONCERT IS COMING ON JUNE 28!
Friday June 28th, 8pm - St Paul's Episcopal Church in Carroll Gardens
Our favorite event of the year!
An always-epic concert packed with:
No tickets required!
Our favorite event of the year!
An always-epic concert packed with:
- 12 World Premieres performed by our expanded professional Ensemble of 16, with Vince Peterson and Matt Oltman conducting
- Several pieces of existing choral literature performed by our Chorus, conducted by our 3-4 conducting students
- Followed by an after-party with beer from Brooklyn Brewery
No tickets required!
DEUS EX MACHINA - SECULAR WORK FOR CHOIR + ORGAN - JUST MISSED
Sat April 27th, 8pm - James Memorial Chapel at Union Theological Seminary
Sun April 28th, 5pm - St Paul's Episcopal Church in Carroll Gardens
The Chorus performed a thought-provoking program of secular work for choir and organ, featuring a fresh edition of former Composer-in-Residence Rex Isenberg's 2014 masterpiece 'Messiahs: False and True', a World Premiere from Composer-in-Residence Dale Trumbore and Vaughan Williams' gorgeous setting of Whitman 'Dirge for Two Veterans'.
Nathan Taylor played on two very different pipe organs - each 'machine' brought its unique soul to both the Manhattan and Brooklyn performances.
Vince Peterson and Dale Trumbore held Q&A sessions after each concert.
Read 2 great interviews with Dale Trumbore where she talks about her premiere:
icareifyoulisten.com
National Sawdust Log
Watch our in-depth composer interviews on YouTube for lots of great background on the themes that were explored in the two works by living composers:
Sun April 28th, 5pm - St Paul's Episcopal Church in Carroll Gardens
The Chorus performed a thought-provoking program of secular work for choir and organ, featuring a fresh edition of former Composer-in-Residence Rex Isenberg's 2014 masterpiece 'Messiahs: False and True', a World Premiere from Composer-in-Residence Dale Trumbore and Vaughan Williams' gorgeous setting of Whitman 'Dirge for Two Veterans'.
Nathan Taylor played on two very different pipe organs - each 'machine' brought its unique soul to both the Manhattan and Brooklyn performances.
Vince Peterson and Dale Trumbore held Q&A sessions after each concert.
Read 2 great interviews with Dale Trumbore where she talks about her premiere:
icareifyoulisten.com
National Sawdust Log
Watch our in-depth composer interviews on YouTube for lots of great background on the themes that were explored in the two works by living composers:
- Dale Trumbore talks about 'What Are We Becoming?' HERE
- Rex Isenberg - talks about 'Messiahs: False and True'
CHORAL CHAMELEON IS FINALIST IN THE AMERICAN PRIZE 2019
The Chorus' performance of Conrad Susa's 'Six Joyce Songs Vol II' is one of the six finalists in the Community Division of The American Prize' s Choral Performance Competition!
This March 2017 performance marked a key moment of evolution for our avocational musicians, who have gone from strength to strength with every Season!
Click on the image to watch the video.
This March 2017 performance marked a key moment of evolution for our avocational musicians, who have gone from strength to strength with every Season!
Click on the image to watch the video.
COMING THIS FALL: GOSHU ONDO SUITE - RELEASE ON AUM FIDELITY LABEL
Choral Chameleon's first commercially-available recording is coming soon!
Aum Fidelity, Eri Yamamoto's go-to jazz-specialist label will be releasing the full-length 'Goshu Ondo Suite', which we premiered in November 2018.
We're also working on a background film featuring an interview with Eri Yamamoto and Vince Peterson, featuring footage of the premiere to accompany the release.
We will share the album release date as soon as we have it, currently slated for September.
Aum Fidelity, Eri Yamamoto's go-to jazz-specialist label will be releasing the full-length 'Goshu Ondo Suite', which we premiered in November 2018.
We're also working on a background film featuring an interview with Eri Yamamoto and Vince Peterson, featuring footage of the premiere to accompany the release.
We will share the album release date as soon as we have it, currently slated for September.
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE: DALE TRUMBORE
Choral Chameleon's 5th Composer in Residence is Dale Trumbore.
Dale has composed 2 pieces for this Season and will be teaching at the Choral Chameleon Summer Institute in June 2019.
A star in the American choral compositional landscape, not only for her compositions but for her blogging talent and advocacy on behalf of living composers, Dale is someone we have been dying to work with for a very long time.
Dale has composed 2 pieces for this Season and will be teaching at the Choral Chameleon Summer Institute in June 2019.
A star in the American choral compositional landscape, not only for her compositions but for her blogging talent and advocacy on behalf of living composers, Dale is someone we have been dying to work with for a very long time.
CHORUS AMERICA HONORS FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR VINCE PETERSON
Vince Peterson announced as the recipient of the 2018 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal.
The Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal was established in memory of Louis Botto for his artistry, selfless service to the choral art, and entrepreneurial spirit in founding the men’s vocal ensemble Chanticleer. The award is given periodically to a mid-career choral leader who, through his or her work with a member ensemble of Chorus America, has demonstrated innovative action and entrepreneurial zeal in developing a professional or professional-core choral ensemble.
Vince received his award at The Chorus America annual conference in Chicago in June 2018.
The Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal was established in memory of Louis Botto for his artistry, selfless service to the choral art, and entrepreneurial spirit in founding the men’s vocal ensemble Chanticleer. The award is given periodically to a mid-career choral leader who, through his or her work with a member ensemble of Chorus America, has demonstrated innovative action and entrepreneurial zeal in developing a professional or professional-core choral ensemble.
Vince received his award at The Chorus America annual conference in Chicago in June 2018.
RECENT PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
The Ensemble at 'Storytime' Concert at St Barts, Manhattan
October 2018
October 2018
The Chorus at 'Body' Concert at Irondale Center, Brooklyn
April 2018
April 2018
The Lab Ensemble at 'Summer Institute: The Concert' at St Paul's Carroll St, Brooklyn
June 2018
June 2018
For more videos, visit our YouTube Channel
CHORAL CHAMELEON, INC.
Did you know that Choral Chameleon, founded in 2008, is as a non-profit organization that develops programs for both professional and volunteer musicians, small ensemble and larger chorus concert experiences, as well as an annual Summer Institute for Composers & Conductors of Choral Music?
Learn more about our mission.
Did you know that Choral Chameleon, founded in 2008, is as a non-profit organization that develops programs for both professional and volunteer musicians, small ensemble and larger chorus concert experiences, as well as an annual Summer Institute for Composers & Conductors of Choral Music?
Learn more about our mission.
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