Program Notes: Joseph Gregorio is an award-winning composer and conductor. He was a professor of music theory and musicianship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2008-2009. We are …

Sanford’s introduction to “Bless Us, Lord, with Your Peace” It’s funny where inspiration comes from. One day, in 2006, while changing music out of the choir folders at St. Gregory’s, …

Sanford’s introduction to “Songs of Isaiah.” This three movement concert work, from 2016, was commissioned by Bay Choral Guild, the Palo Alto-based choir that I have been directing for 20 …

We begin another edition of the “Composers” series, sharing songs from living composers who have become favorites of Consort.  Sanford Dole joined Consort in 2012 and has been a valued …

Allan set the following two pieces, from living composers, together. Let Music Fill the Air (Gwyneth Walker 1947- )Text: Adapted from a text by Plato, and from a passage in …

Our final concert was in Hungary, where our karnagy Allan directed us in the very ornate Matthias Church, Holy Trinity Square in Budapest.  We got to warm up in the crypt below the …

We take a break from Eastern Europe to return to the U.S. and celebrate Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day.”  After Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Virginia, it took another 10 …

Our tour continued back across what was the Iron Curtain into Slovakia’s capital Bratislava.  We did a concert in a community hall nearby in Trnava.  So, get ready to brush …

According to our tour brochure, “Over the years, the greatest classical composers graced Vienna with their presence and compositions.”  And now that includes the Allan Petker Chorale! But we learned …

As we headed west out of Prague, Czechia into the countryside, our tour bus completely took up the narrow roads on our way to an evening concert.  We were wondering …

Moving just 300 miles north and four years back in time, we go from Zagreb, Croatia to Prague, Czechia (or as it was called when we were there, the Czech …

We conclude Consort’s series of black composers to honor and support the Black Lives Matter movement.  We are gratified by the progress that is taking place across the U.S. and the …

Moses Hogan is the most prolific black composer in our series. He has published over 70 arrangements of spirituals, so it is fitting that we include two of his pieces …

Dr. Rosephanye Dunn Powell has been hailed as one of America’s premiere women composers of choral music. Her compositions include sacred and secular works for mixed chorus, women’s chorus, men’s …

Brazeal Dennard was an African-American singer, educator, choral director, and musical arranger. He has been a significant contributor to the preservation and revitalization of the spiritual musical form. His efforts …

In honor and support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Consort Chorale’s Season of the Day will be presenting a five-day mini-series featuring songs we have enjoyed singing and performing …

We travel back through time – to this article that appeared in the Marin IJ, advertising our 2000, Opus 7 Concert.  But this also comes with a request: The CD …

Today’s selection comes from David Irvine’s favorite experience with Consort, “the Vierne Messe Solennelle with BOTH organs at First Pres San Anselmo!” Please send us more requests!  For ideas, you …

Hope you saved room for “Dessert”, from Allan Petker’s “The Feast”.  He also wrote its text.  And in answer to yesterday’s quiz, here is his dedication for the work: “The …

If you’re not too full yet, here is Allan Petker’s “The Feast”, Sweet Three.  As noted in yesterday’s Quiz, this Sweet contains the shortest song ever sung by Consort, “Peas”, …