SOTD – June

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”, …

We continue eating, with Allan Petker’s “The Feast”, Sweet Two: The Honeycomb (Text by Robert Herrick) On Tomato Ketchup (Anonymous Text) Eating Song (Text by Sir Walter Raleigh) Quiz of …

As Promised!  The second half of this series from Opus 4 is all about FOOD!  Hope you’re hungry! This concert is technically the “published” premiere of “The Feast”.  But in …

We have sung 5 pieces by Morton Lauridsen.  “O Magnum Mysterium” was the first, in 1997. Many of us can probably think back to a magical moment during one of …

We begin a two part series with our earliest recording, our fourth concert in 1997.  This first part will feature a couple of songs from the concert, and the second …

We begin a new month of “Season of the Day” with something completely different.  Four Choral Critters was arranged by Canadian composer Christine Donkin, and illustrates the wide variety of …