Concerts

A Note from Our Artistic Director

Dear Friends of the Santa Cruz Chorale:

Music enthusiasts who were lucky enough to attend the concerts of the Santa Cruz Chorale's 26th season will surely be looking forward to our 27th season. It is a joy for me to witness the ability of even such experienced singers to continue to hone their skills in musical phrasing, to fine-tune their intonation, and to increase their ability to respond to their conductor. I look forward to continuing to discover with the singers their, as yet, unknown musical potential, the better to do justice to the exquisite music we will be performing.

—Christian Grube

Santa Cruz Chorale Director Christian Grube

Christian Grube, the Chorale's Artistic Director, is Emeritus Professor of choral conducting at the Berlin University of Arts. His choirs are known for their superb sound, impeccable intonation, broad range of dynamic expression, and ability to interpret the most diverse styles. They have been praised for their rendition of motets, madrigals and masses of the Renaissance, and also for their performances of romantic and modern choral works. On one of the three tours of his Chamber Choir to the U.S., the reviewer of the Washington Post called the performance in Washington, D.C., "the best choral concert I have heard this year."

December Concert

Christmas with the Chorale, Watsonville
Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 7:00pm
Christmas with the Chorale, Holy Cross
Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 8:00pm
Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 4:00pm

March Concert

World Music, Holy Cross
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 8:00pm

June Concert

Antonin Dvořák: “Mass in D Major”, Motets by Morten Lauridsen and from the English Renaissance, Watsonville
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
Antonin Dvořák: “Mass in D Major”, Motets by Morten Lauridsen and from the English Renaissance, Holy Cross
Saturday, June 19, 2010 - 8:00pm
Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 4:00pm