The chorale performs choral works of diverse periods, genres and traditions, both unaccompanied and using professional soloists, instrumental ensemble and orchestra. The Santa Cruz Chorale makes such music accessible to the broadest possible audiences while enabling member singers to experience the delight and artistic growth inherent to sophisticated music-making.
The Santa Cruz Chorale
Our Concert Season 2026-2027
Christmas with the Chorale
Holy Cross Church
December 18, 2026 7:30 pm
December 20, 2026 4:00 pm
Our Lady Help of Christians
December 19, 2026 7:30 pm
In our program the joy of Christmas resounds from centuries past and up to the present in compositions by Giovanni Croce, Hieronymus Praetorius, Andreas Hammerschmidt, J.S. Bach, Morten Lauridsen, John Tavener, John Rutter and others. The concert also includes favorite carols from around the world, and since many members of our audience love to join […]
Mendelssohn meets von Weber: Music of the Romantic era
Holy Cross Church
May 21, 2027 7:30 pm
May 23, 2027 4:00 pm
Carl Maria von Weber Felix Mendelssohn Our audience probably associates the early Romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber mainly with his operas, such as the “Freischütz,” but von Weber’s employment at the Dresden court required that he also provide smaller compositions for church services. Although he wasn’t so obligated, he felt the need to […]
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"Aus der Tiefe", Bach Cantata BWV 131
Selection from Santa Cruz Chorale performance of Bach Cantata BWV 131, Spring 2022
"Hoffe auf den Herrn", Bach Cantata BWV 131
Selection from Santa Cruz Chorale performance of Bach Cantata BWV 131, Spring 2022
Magi veniunt ab oriente --Full Piece
Magi veniunt ab oriente by Jacobus Clemens non Papa, from December 2022 concert performance
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Why The World Loves Bach- Meet Our Soloists!
Have you ever entered a concert feeling weary, down at heart, or discouraged, and then heard a single voice so glorious that your spirit was uplifted? The extraordinary soloists featured with the Chorale’s Why the World Loves Bach concerts bring their magic to Bach’s cantatas, uplifting hearts and minds. Meet them here: Soprano Jennifer […]
Bach’s cantatas: For God, the Church, the World
Bach’s cantatas: For God, the Church, the World During his life as a church musician, Bach composed cantatas for the liturgical year of the Lutheran church. We know of five complete year-long cycles for Sundays and feast days, which would amount to somewhere between 270 and 320 cantatas. He also wrote cantatas for occasions such [...]
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