The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity.

Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world. Their repertoire is rooted in the Renaissance and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, and popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. Their Koerner Hall program will include some of their greatest hits. 

 

Program: Music of a Silent World 

 

Kurt Weill: “Lost in the Stars” (arr. Gene Puerling) †

Max Reger: “Abendständchen,” op. 83, no. 3

Hoagy Carmichael: “Stardust” (arr. Jared Graveley)

 

Heinrich Isaac: “Cibavit eos”                                                                         

Heinrich Isaac: “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen”                                    

Max Reger: “Lieblich hat sich gesellet,” op. 83, no. 2            

Stephen Sondheim: “I remember” (arr. Joseph Jennings)

 

Majel Connery: “I Am a Tree” from The Rivers are our Brothers (arr. Majel Connery & Doug Balliett) *

Ayanna Woods:  “I miss you like I miss the trees”

Max Reger: “Abschied,” op. 83, no. 9                                                      

Ann Ronell: “Willow Weep for Me” (arr. Jennings) †

 

Majel Connery: “I Am a River” from The Rivers are our Brothers (arr. Connery & Balliett)

Peter Gabriel: “Washing of the Water” (arr. Mason Bates) †**

 

Majel Connery: “I Am the Air” from The Rivers are our Brothers (arr. Connery & Balliett)

Max Reger: “Hochsommernacht,” op. 83, no. 5                                        

Max Reger: “Eine ganz neue Schelmweys,” op. 83, no. 6                       

 

Majel Connery: “I Am a Cloud” from The Rivers are our Brothers (arr. Connery & Balliett)

Joni Mitchell: “Both Sides Now” (arr. Vince Peterson) †**

 

(to be selected from)

Majel Connery: “I Am Snow” from The Rivers are our Brothers (arr. Connery & Balliett)

Traditional: “Shenandoah” (arr. Marshall Bartholomew & James Erb) †

Frank Churchill: “Little April Shower” (arr. Adam Ward)

Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jonathan David Bellion, Jonathan Koh, Jordan Cohen: “The Weather”       (arr. Vineel Garisa Mahal)

Tom Petty: “Wildflowers” (arr. Tim Keeler)

Irving Berlin: “Blue Skies” (arr. Jennings) †

Freddie Mercury: “Somebody to Love” (arr. Peterson) †

 

†    These pieces have been recorded by Chanticleer.

*    Arrangement co-commissioned by Chanticleer and Musica Sierra in 2023

**   Arrangement commissioned by Chanticleer in 2013

*** Arrangement commissioned by Chanticleer in 2011

 

In addition to their performance in Koerner Hall, Chanticleer will be engaged in a masterclass for the students of The Glenn Gould School on Friday, October 27 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm.

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