How We Are Bringing Music to You This Season
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Our 'venue' for the season is The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, NY, where all of our singers will be recording new music for you EVERY MONTH!
Through the gift of four inter-connected isolated booths, our singers are able to come together to sing, four at a time, in harmony. They can see each other and hear other, and sing 'with' all of the voices who have already recorded. Being in NYC, this is the safest way we can give our singers and audience the kind of warm and intimate experiences we are known for in person. Because we are recording every month, for 8 months, we are releasing our music via Patreon subscription, which enables our audience to directly support the ongoing process of creation. The next few months are going to continue to be uncertain for sure, and we invite you to join us on our musical journey that began in the Fall and will continue through Winter and into Spring. |
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"I just listened to the Woven tracks again and I thought I would send you some fan mail! Seriously, I would never have known that these pieces were not recorded with the whole chorus all together -- the sound is so seamless and very rich. The voices and the harmonies are beautiful. Choral Chameleon is hitting it out of the ballpark with these songs! We're looking forward to collecting all the tracks from Taste and Woven!"
-- Connie Beliveau
"I just listened to the Woven tracks again and I thought I would send you some fan mail! Seriously, I would never have known that these pieces were not recorded with the whole chorus all together -- the sound is so seamless and very rich. The voices and the harmonies are beautiful. Choral Chameleon is hitting it out of the ballpark with these songs! We're looking forward to collecting all the tracks from Taste and Woven!"
-- Connie Beliveau
THE SEASON SERIES
Two incredible series, brought to you by the singers of our Ensemble and Chorus, with collaborators The Taste Curators.
Designed to bring intimate choral music to our speakers and earphones while enriching our senses in the physical world. Accessible to Patrons every month subscribing to our $10+ tiers.
Designed to bring intimate choral music to our speakers and earphones while enriching our senses in the physical world. Accessible to Patrons every month subscribing to our $10+ tiers.
In collaboration with
Choral Chameleon Ensemble's most requested concert program of all time is back: bigger, and better than ever!
Join us for a unique culinary journey over a cocktail and four courses - to experience the taste of music - for which YOU are the chef. Each musical release will be accompanied by a delicious recipe to get you ready for your pairing, which will include the list of ingredients, recipe & (lovingly shot!) instructional video from chef Lish Steiling. Patrons signed up in advance of each release are invited to a dinner party on release day with fellow patrons to experience the pairing together and compare notes! All of the music, recipes and cooking videos are available to patrons at $10/month+ Patrons subscribed at $25/month+ will receive a commemorative book of the recipes with their music pairing information after the end of the Series in May 2021. MUSIC MENU Available now - Cocktail & Appetizer paired with 'Three by Langston' by Ricky Ian Gordon Text by Langston Hughes Available now - Entree paired with the complete 'Choral Dances from Gloriana' by Benjamin Britten Text by William Plomer Available now - Cheese paired with ‘El Manisero’ (The Peanut Vendor) by Moises Simons arr. Tania León *** ‘Horizons’ by Péter Louis van Dijk *** ‘O Love Be Fed with Apples’ by Morten Lauridsen Text by Robert Graves From April 10 2021 - Dessert paired with 'Amuse Bouche' by Adam Ward Composer-in-Residence 2013-2014 *** 'Pluck the Fruit and Taste the Pleasure' from 'Songs of Youth & Pleasure' by Libby Larsen ** 'Pure Imagination' by Leslie Bricusse & Antony Newley arr. Steve SeGraves |
Choral Chameleon's Chorus is here to foster our need for human interconnectedness in challenging times.
The Woven series features four vignettes recorded by our singers every other month, while a custom textile is being physically and symbolically hand-woven for us by artisans in Colombia. Accompanying each release, trend forecaster Abbey Cook, will take us on a video journey through the elements of fabric: color, pattern, texture and artisanship. Our hope is to uplift you with a look at the physical world with fresh eyes. Patrons signed up in advance of each release are invited to a viewing party on release day to watch the film together and compare notes! All videos are available to patrons at $10/month+ Patrons subscribed at $25/month+ before end of December 2020, will receive one of the custom-made rug/wall-hangings commissioned by Abbey at the end of the Series in May 2021. WOVEN MUSIC Available now - Color 'Earthsong' music & text by Frank Ticheli 'It Takes a Village' music & adapted trad. text by Joan Szymko 'Look to This Day' by Doug McConnell, text by Kalidasa Available now - Pattern 'Give Me The Splendid Silent Sun: Take Me Away' by Michael Hennagin. text by Walt Whitman *** 'Fragile' music & lyrics by Sting arr. Peterson World premiere arrangement *** 'No One is Alone' music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim arr. Higgins From March 25 2021 - Artisanship 'Blessed be You' by Edward Thompson adapted text by Teilhard de Chardin *** 'Beautiful City' music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz arr. Mac Huff *** 'Even When He Is Silent' by Kim André Arnesen, text anon From May 27 2021 - Texture 'Afternoon on a Hill' by Eric William Barnum *** 'Give Me The Splendid Silent Sun: Sunrise' by Michael Hennagin. text by Walt Whitman *** 'Hymn of Acxiom' by Vienna Teng |
Gallery from our Series
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Reviews from the folks on Patreon:
About 'TASTE2'
"I just had supper with Choral Chameleon and Lish. So good. I loved it - and ready for more!"
"We thoroughly enjoyed the music, the message(s) and the marvelous, palate pleasing delights. We cannot wait for the next experience!"
"The New Moon Cocktail was a perfect pairing to this movement! The bubbly Cava complimented the anticipation of the new moon."
About 'WOVEN'
"long discussion here of the delicious dissonance"
"The vocal colors of Choral Chameleon stunningly complemented the artist's commentary on color. A performance of complete and total beauty."
"Beautifully done! Wonderful clarity of color, image and sound!"
"Remarkable! Loved hearing about color and connecting color with music."
About 'TASTE2'
"I just had supper with Choral Chameleon and Lish. So good. I loved it - and ready for more!"
"We thoroughly enjoyed the music, the message(s) and the marvelous, palate pleasing delights. We cannot wait for the next experience!"
"The New Moon Cocktail was a perfect pairing to this movement! The bubbly Cava complimented the anticipation of the new moon."
About 'WOVEN'
"long discussion here of the delicious dissonance"
"The vocal colors of Choral Chameleon stunningly complemented the artist's commentary on color. A performance of complete and total beauty."
"Beautifully done! Wonderful clarity of color, image and sound!"
"Remarkable! Loved hearing about color and connecting color with music."
PRE-SEASON AUGUST 2020
Goshu Ondo Suite - Concert Film Livestream
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ERI YAMAMOTO'S 'Goshu Ondo Suite'
Choral Chameleon Chorus with Eri Yamamoto Trio For the first time, we offered a full Choral Chameleon concert film via livestream. We reached viewers on four continents, 9 countries and 28 US States! This free online presentation was made possible by the generous support of The Japan Foundation, New York and with kind permission from AUM Fidelity label. Filmed and Recorded at Studios of The Paul Taylor Company in Nov 2018 "There have been countless jazz masses and gospel-jazz recordings, with some iconic and influential recordings among them including Mary Lou Williams' 'Black Christ of the Andes' (1963), Donald Byrd's 'A New Perspective' from 1964, Duke Ellington's 1965 'Sacred Music Concert', and Dave Brubeck's 'Truth is Fallen' from 1972, to name a few. Add to this prestigious legacy Eri Yamamoto's 'Goshu Ondo Suite' " Thom Jurek, Allmusic.com 4.5/5 Stars |