The second half of our April concert consists of one piece only. Psalm 42 by Felix B. Mendelssohn. It’s brilliant programing. After all the power, glory and majesty of Haydn’s Mass in Bb Major, the second half begins with a single soft melodic line which translates: As the stag screams out for fresh water, so my soul, oh God, screams out to you. By Rosella Crawford-Bathurst

We take to some words for the way they roll off the tongue; others for the thing they describe. Juxtapose has enjoyed rolling off my tongue from time to time ever since I first heard it in Mrs. Curcio’s sixth grade classroom. Yesterday, it came to me as I contemplated what to write for this post. “Why,” I thought, “would Christian juxtapose Haydn’s Harmoniemesse with choruses from Mendelssohn’s Elijah?” By Lois Van Buren, Alto

Hello dear Music Friends,

We hope you are ready for our final concert of the season: Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th!

Hello dear Music Friends,

We hope you have your tickets already for our final concert of the season: Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th!  

Hello dear Music Friends,

Don’t forget that the final concert of our season is Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th!

The Santa Cruz Chorale concludes their 2016-2017 season with their June concert, “