ST. LOUIS SINGS

ST. LOUIS CHORAL CALENDAR 2009-2010
Compiled by the
Bach Society of Saint Louis
The Bach Society cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of this information. If there is any doubt, it is always wise to call ahead to confirm a performance, its time and location. To report inaccuracies or to add an event to the calendar, please email A. Dennis Sparger, Music Director, via Contact Us.
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Information as of October 22, 2009
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September
19   Sat    2:00   St. Louis Harmony Chorus
The Spirit of Broadway in A cappella, Florissant Civic Center Theatre
19   Sat    7:30   St. Louis Harmony Chorus
The Spirit of Broadway in A cappella, Florissant Civic Center Theatre
 
October
3    Sat    7:30   Masterworks Chorale
A Gallery of Song, Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL
3    Sat    8:00   American Chamber Chorale
Classic, Concordia Lutheran Church, Kirkwood
4    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Chamber Chorus
On Second Hearing…, St. Louis Abbey
10   Sat    8:00   SLSO Chorus
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Powell Hall
11   Sun   3:00   SLSO Chorus
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Powell Hall
15   Thu    7:30   City Voices Chorus
Friends and Family Night, Church of the Good Shepherd
17   Sat    7:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Family & Friends Concert, Washington University 560 Music Center
17   Sat    7:30   Bach Society of Saint Louis
Bach and Mendelssohn, St. Louis Abbey
18   Sun   3:00   Bach Society of Saint Louis
Bach and Mendelssohn, Shrine of St. Joseph
18   Sun   3:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Family & Friends Concert, Washington University 560Music Center
18   Sun   4:00   Cornerstone Chorale and Brass
The Courage to Care, Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church
19   Mon   8:00   The Sheldon Chorale
Folk Songs and Love Songs, Sheldon Concert Hall
23   Fri     7:00   Collinsville Chorale
Broadway's Best, St. John United Church of Christ,Collinsville
23   Fri     8:00   SLSO Chorus, IN UNISON Chorus
Tippett: A Child of Our Time, Powell Hall
25   Sun   3:00   American Kantorei
Bach Cantata 38, Concordia Seminary Chapel
 
November
1    Sun   3:00   Masterworks Children's Chorus
Music for Young Voices, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Belleville
6    Fri     7:30   Collegium Vocale
Delightful Groves, Second Presbyterian Church
8    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Chamber Chorus
Music of the Fall, Community Music School, Webster University
14   Sat    7:30   Great Rivers Choral Society
Whiskers and Songs, Alton High School
15   Sun   3:00   American Kantorei
Handel: Psalm 112, Concordia Seminary Chapel
21   Sat    7:30   Charis
Quantum Leap, Lafayette Park United Methodist Church
30   Sun   7:00   St. Louis Metro Singers
Christmas Concert, Southwest Baptist Church
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December
4    Fri     7:30   St. Louis Concert Choir
Just Say…Merry Christmas, Raymond E. Maritz Theatre, Fenton
4    Fri     7:30   Bel Canto Chorus
Holiday Concert, venue TBA
4    Fri     8:00   St. Louis Archdiocesan Choir
Christmas at the Cathedral, Cathedral Basilica
5    Sat    2:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Holiday Concert, Powell Hall
5    Sat    3:00   St. Louis Concert Choir
Just Say…Merry Christmas, Raymond E. Maritz Theatre, Fenton
5    Sat    7:00   St. Louis Concert Choir
Just Say…Merry Christmas, Raymond E. Maritz Theatre, Fenton
5    Sat    7:30   Missouri Choral Society
Christmas Concert, St. Richard Catholic Church, Creve Coeur
5    Sat    7:30   Great Rivers Choral Society
Carols with the Bells, Cornerstone Church, Bethalto, IL
5    Sat    8:00   St. Louis Women's Chorale
Christmas Concert, Kirkwood Presbyterian Church
6    Sun   2:00   Washington Civic Chorus
Christmas in Washington, St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Washington
6    Sun   2:30   St. Louis Archdiocesan Choir
Christmas at the Cathedral, Cathedral Basilica
6    Sun   2:30   Missouri Choral Society
Christmas Concert, First Methodist Church, St. Charles
6    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Concert Choir
Just Say…Merry Christmas, Ramond E. Maritz Theatre, Fenton
6    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Metro Singers
Christmas Concert, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
6    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Women's Chorale
Christmas Concert, Kirkwood Presbyterian Church
6    Sun   3:00   Bel Canto Chorus
Holiday Concert, venue TBA
6    Sun   4:00   Washington Civic Chorus
Christmas in Washington, St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Washington
7    Mon   7:00   Washington Civic Chorus
Christmas in Washington, Gray Summit Baptist Church, Gray Summit
8    Tue    7:30   St. Louis Harmony Chorus
Holiday Traditions, Sheldon Concert Hall
10   Thu    8:00   St. Louis County Community Chorus
Songs of Peace and Joy, Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church
11   Fri     8:00   St. Louis County Community Chorus
Songs of Peace and Joy, Kirkwood High School
11   Fri     8:00   SLSO Chorus
Handel: Messiah, Powell Hall
11   Fri     8:00   Gateway Men's Chorus
Holiday Hit Parade, Edison Theatre, Washington University
11   Fri     8:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Sounds of the Season, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
12   Sat    11:30   City Voices Chorus
                                Holiday Luncheon, Calvary Church, St. Peters
12   Sat    2:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Sounds of the Season, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
12   Sat    8:00   SLSO Chorus
Handel: Messiah, Powell Hall
12   Sat    8:00   Gateway Men's Chorus
Holiday Hit Parade, Edison Theatre, Washington University
12   Sat    8:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Sounds of the Season, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
13   Sun   2:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Sounds of the Season, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
13   Sun   2:00   St. Peters Choral Society
Christmas Concert, Fort Zumwalt South H.S. Auditorium, St. Peters
13   Sun   3:00   SLSO Chorus
Handel: Messiah, Powell Hall
13   Sun   3:00   American Kantorei
Bach Christmas Oratorio parts I, II, VI, Concordia Seminary Chapel
13   Sun   3:00   Belleville Philharmonic Chorale
Christmas Wonders, St. Luke's Catholic Church, Belleville
13   Sun   7:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Sounds of the Season, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
13   Sun   7:00   Masterworks Chorale
A Masterworks Christmas, St. Clare Catholic Church, Shiloh, IL
14   Mon   8:00   The Sheldon Chorale
Yuletide Reflections, Sheldon Concert Hall
15   Tue    2:15   Susan Slaughter and Friends
Holiday Brass, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica
15   Tue    8:00   Susan Slaughter and Friends
Holiday Brass, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica
17   Thu    8:00   IN UNISON Chorus
A Gospel Christmas, Powell Hall
18   Fri     2:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
St. Louis Symphony Holiday Concerts, Powell Hall
18   Fri     8:00   IN UNISON Chorus
A Gospel Christmas, Powell Hall
19   Sat    2:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
St. Louis Symphony Holiday Concerts, Powell Hall
19   Sat    7:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
St. Louis Symphony Holiday Concerts, Powell Hall
19   Sat    8:00   American Chamber Chorale
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Manchester
20   Sun   2:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
St. Louis Symphony Holiday Concerts, Powell Hall
20   Sun   3:00   St. Louis Chamber Chorus
A New World Christmas, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica
20   Sun   3:00   Metro East Community Chorale
Christmas Concert, Our Lady of the Snows Church
21   Mon   7:30   Bach Society of Saint Louis
Christmas Candlelight Concert, Powell Symphony Hall
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January
31   Sun   3:00   American Kantorei
repertoire TBA, Concordia Seminary Chapel
 
February
14   Sun   3:00   Collegium Vocale
Graupner Cantatas, First Presbyterian Church, University City
19   Fri     7:30   IN UNISON Chorus
Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration, Powell Hall
21   Sun   3:00   St. Louis Chamber Chorus
Tchaikovsky: Vespers, St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
22   Mon   8:00   The Sheldon Chorale
Beloved Sacred Choruses, Sheldon Concert Hall
26   Fri     8:00   SLSO Chorus
Mozart: Requiem, Powell Hall
27   Sat    8:00   SLSO Chorus
Mozart: Requiem, Powell Hall
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March
5    Fri     8:00   SLSO Chorus
Holst: The Planets, Powell Hall
6    Sat    7:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Family & Friends Concert, Concert, Purser Center, LoganCollege
6    Sat    8:00   SLSO Chorus
Holst: The Planets, Powell Hall
7    Sun   3:00   Belleville Philharmonic Chorale
Lenten Concert, Peace Lutheran Church, Belleville
7    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Family & Friends Concert, Concert, Purser Center, Logan College
7    Sun   7:00   Bach Society of Saint Louis
Bach: Mass in B minor, St. Francis Xavier (College) Church
13   Sat    8:00   SLSO Chorus
Meredith Monk: New work, Powell Hall
13   Sat    8:00   St. Louis Women's Chorale
Missa Concert, St. Francis Xavier (College) Church
14   Sun   3:00   St. Louis Women's Chorale
Missa Concert, St. Francis Xavier (College) Church
14   Sun   3:00   Masterworks Children's Chorus
A Viennese Kaffee Klatsch, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Belleville
20   Sat    8:00   Gateway Men's Chorus
When We No Longer Touch, Washington University 560 Music Center
20   Sat    8:00   American Chamber Chorale
Love Excelling, Concordia Lutheran Church, Kirkwood
21   Sun   3:00   Masterworks Chorale
Brahms: A German Requiem, St. Clare Catholic Church, Shiloh, IL
21   Sun   3:00   American Kantorei
Bach: St. John Passion, Concordia Seminary Chapel
 
April
11   Sun   3:00   St. Louis Chamber Chorus
Strings Attached, Grace United Methodist Church
23   Fri     8:00   Charis
Charis: Unplugged, Lafayette Park United Methodist Church
24   Sat    7:30   Bach Society of Saint Louis
Rheinberger's Mass in E flat, Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church
24   Sat    8:00   Charis
Charis: Unplugged, Lafayette Park United Methodist Church
25   Sun   3:00   Bach Society of Saint Louis
Rheinberger's Mass in E flat, Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church
27   Tue    8:00   American Chamber Chorale
If Music Be the Food of Love…, Kirkwood Baptist Church
30   Fri     7:30   Bel Canto Chorus
Spring Concert, venue TBA
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May
1    Sat    7:30   Collegium Vocale
Baroque Beauties, Christ Church Cathedral
2    Sun   2:00   St. Peters Choral Society
Spring Concert, Fort Zumwalt South H.S. Auditorium, St. Peters
2    Sun   3:00   American Kantorei
Bach: Mass in B Minor, Concordia Seminary Chapel
2    Sun   3:00   Belleville Philharmonic Chorale
Paukenmesse, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Belleville
2    Sun   3:00   Bel Canto Chorus
Spring Concert, venue TBA
7    Fri     7:30   Masterworks Chorale
Give My Regards to Broadway, Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL
7    Fri     8:00   SLSO Chorus
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, Powell Hall
8    Sat    2:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Spring Concerts 2010, Pillsbury Chapel, Missouri Baptist University
8    Sat    7:00   St. Louis Children's Choirs
Spring Concerts 2010, Pillsbury Chapel, Missouri Baptist University
8    Sat    7:30   Masterworks Chorale
Give My Regards to Broadway, Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL
8    Sat    8:00   SLSO Chorus
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, Powell Hall
8    Sat    8:00   St. Louis Women's Chorale
This We Know Concert, Union Avenue Christian Church
9    Sun   3:00   SLSO Chorus
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, Powell Hall
9    Sun   3:00   St. Louis Women's Chorale
This We Know Concert, St. Louis Jewel Box, Forest Park
29   Sat    7:30   Great Rivers Choral Society
Mendelssohn: Elijah, Principia College, Elsah, IL
30   Sun   3:00   St. Louis Chamber Chorus
Home Thoughts from Abroad, Christ Church Cathedral
 
June
18   Fri     8:00   Gateway Men's Chorus
Boys and Their Mothers, Edison Theatre at Washington University
19   Sat    2:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Voice in Harmony 2010, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
19   Sat    8:00   Gateway Men's Chorus
Mama Knows, Edison Theatre at Washington University
19   Sat    8:00   Ambassadors of Harmony
Voice in Harmony 2010, Touhill PAC, UM-SL
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November 17-21, 2010
THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

Over 50 choirs from over 20 countries with over 2,000 singers performing in competitions, gala concerts, seminars, and workshops.  Sponsored by Interkultur, American Choral Directors Association, Regional Arts Commission, and Convention & Visitors Commission
 
JOY! - a weekly program of sacred choral music written by Dr. A. Dennis Sparger and hosted by CLASSIC 99's Ron Klemm
Sundays at 8:00 a.m. on KFUO-FM 99.1; and 4:00 p.m. on KFUO-AM 850
A playlist of recent programs may be viewed at www.classicjoy.com
 
Cathedral Concerts - Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 314-533-7662   www.cathedralconcerts.org
Oct 23     Fri       8:00     Tenebrae English Chamber Choir
Nov 1      Sun     2:30     Boston Camerata, with the Archdiocesan Choir, Cathedral Basilica Schola and Greenville College Choir
Nov 19    Thu     2:30     Vienna Boys Choir
Nov 20    Fri       8:00     Vienna Boys Choir
Dec 4      Fri       8:00     St. Louis Archdiocesan Choir, Christmas at the Cathedral
Dec 6      Sun     2:30     St. Louis Archdiocesan Choir, Christmas at the Cathedral
Apr 14     Wed    8:00     The Choir of New College, Oxford
May 7      Sun     8:00     Chanticleer
 
Venues
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri at St. Louis www.touhill.org
Sheldon Concert Hall                                www.SheldonConcertHall.org
African Choral Music Workshops        www.africanchorus.org/NOAC/index.htm
CHORUSES
Chorus (rehearsal night) / Conductor; phone for info/tickets & website
Professional Choruses
American Kantorei (M) / Robert Bergt
free admission/offering; 314-505-7370                www.BachattheSem.aspx
Bach Society of Saint Louis (M) / A. Dennis Sparger
Alayne Smith, exec dir; 314-652-BACH               www.bachsociety.org
Collegium Vocale of Saint Louis / Bruce Carvell                    http://cvsl.wordpress.com
Cornerstone Chorale & Brass / Bruce Vantine; 314-838-4383      www.cornerstonechorale.org
Saint Louis Chamber Chorus (M) / Philip Barnes
Lynda Ryder, exec dir; 636-458-4343                 www.chamberchorus.org
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus (T) / Amy Kaiser
314-533-2500; tickets 314-534-1700            www.slso.org
Sheldon Chorale / Allen Carl Larson; 314-968-7040            www.SheldonConcertHall.org
Volunteer Choruses
Ambassadors of Harmony (Th) / James Henry
Hal Maples, pub rel; 636-947-0334                www.aoh.org
American Chamber Chorale (T) / Stephen Morton; 314-638-0793            www.americanchamberchorale.com
Archdiocesan Choir of St. Louis (T) / John Romeri
314-533-7662         www.cathedralconcerts.org
Bel Canto Chorus of Saint Louis / Bruce Vantine; 314-838-4383
Belleville Philharmonic Chorale / Robert Charles Howard
618-234-8079                 www.bellphil.com
Carondelet Women's Chorus (W) / Joan Whittemore CSJ
314-962-6627         www.carondeletchoruses.com
Charis: The St. Louis Women's Chorus (T) / Kourtney R. Strade
636-379-1024         www.charischorus.org
City Voices Chorus (Th), Sweet Adelines International / Jerilee Inghram
314-346-6996         www.cityvoiceschorus.org
Collinsville Chorale / Andy Waggoner
Gary Humphrey, exec dir; 618-344-1960       www.collinsvillechorale.org
Gateway Men's Chorus / Jeffrey Carter; 314-289-4169                www.gatewaymenschorus.org
Great Rivers Choral Society (T) / Nancy Welch; 618-377-3663             www.grcs-sing.org
Harmony Express Chorus (M) / Nancy Weiser; 618-235-7383
IN UNISONâ Chorus / Robert Ray; 314-534-1700      www.slso.org
Legend Singers / Doris Wilson; 314-524-9068
Masterworks Chorale (T) / Stephen Mager
Christa Jenkins, chorus mgr.; 618-628-9989                 www.singmasterworks.org
Metro East Community Chorale (M) / Rosalind Stevens
618-277-7762                 www.metroeastcommunitychorale.org
Missouri Choral Society / Kenneth G. Greenlaw; free admission; info 314-849-1912
River Blenders Chorus / Diane Huber
Laura Beuhler, marketing-membership 636-447-8455    www.riverblenders.org
St. Louis African Chorus / Fred Onovwerosuoke
Asmeret Bezabeh, mgr.; 314-652-6800                 www.africanchorus.org/NOAC/index.htm
Saint Louis Concert Choir (3rd Sa) / Bob Pickett
314-292-8320                 cmichoir.org/cmi-st-louis.php
St. Louis County Community Chorus / Merry E. Keller, 314-961-4871       www.stlccc.org
St. Louis Harmony Chorus (T) / Sandi Wright, 314-662-3933      www.stlharmony.org
St. Louis Metro Singers (T) / open, 314-995-1262        www.metrosingers.org
St. Louis Women's Chorale / Scott Schoonover, 314-371-6700    www.stlwomenschorale.org
St. Peters Choral Society (M) / John Smith; Jim Kellen, info 636-447-5341
Washington Civic Chorus (M) / Ken Tucker; 636-583-8614
Children's Choruses
Archdiocesan Children's Choir of St. Louis (Sa) / John Romeri
314-533-7662         www.cathedralconcerts.org
Carondelet Children's Chorus (M) / Joan Whittemore CSJ
314-962-6627         www.carondeletchoruses.com
Kirkwood Children's Chorale (T) / Mimi Steele
314-803-2007, tickets at the door           www.kirkwoodchildrenschorale.org
Masterworks Children's Chorus (Th) / Stephen Mager
618-650-2936                 www.singmasterworks.org
St. Louis Children's Choirs / Barbara Berner; 314-993-9626        www.slccsing.org
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