June 6 | Berkeley
Join us for what promises to be an unforgettable Berkeley opening to the Festival!
GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer—a longtime friend of the Festival and an original fiscal affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society, our parent organization—pairs up with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble to present an evening of vocal brilliance. From Renaissance and Baroque favorites to spirituals and more, this concert will showcase some of America’s leading singers in a collaboration that could only take place in a setting like the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition!
Chanticleer:
Tavian Cox, Luke Elmer, Cortez Mitchell,
Bradley Sharpe, Logan Shields, Adam Brett Ward, countertenor
Vineel Garisa Mahal, Matthew Mazzola, Andrew Van Allsburg, tenor
Andy Berry, Jared Graveley, Matthew Knickman, baritone and bass
Tim Keeler, Music Director
Kaledidoscope Vocal Ensemble:
Sherezade Panthaki, Michele Kennedy, soprano | Cecilia Duarte, Michael Walker, alto
Jonathan Woody, Noah Horn, Haitham Haidar, tenor | John Orduña, bass
Arianne Abela, Artistic Director
with Derek Tam, continuo organ
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 7:30 PM
First Church Berkeley UCC
2345 Channing Way
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PROGRAM
Chanticleer:Gloria from Messe de Nostre Dame, Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300–1377); Lamentatio in Coena Domini, Juan de Lienas (fl . 1617–1654); Kittery (Our Father Who in Heaven Art), William Billings (1746–1800); My Home Above, W.E. Glanton (fl. 1932); I’ll Fly Away, Albert E. Brumley (1905–1977) arr. Tim Keeler; There Is a Balm in Gilead, Traditional African American Spiritual, arr. Joseph H. Jennings; Wade in the Water, Traditional African American Spiritual, arr. Joseph H. Jennings.
Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble: Laudate pueri Dominum, Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643); Evening Hymn, Henry Purcell (1659–1695); Duo Seraphim, Monteverdi; Nigra Sum, Jonathan Woody (b. 1983); Li Beirut, Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999); Fan Battaglia i miei pensieri, Luigi Rossi (1597–1653); Sa kanyang paglalayag, Ily Matthew Maniano (b. 1988).
Chanticleer & Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble together! Mirabilia testimonia, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664); My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord, Traditional African American Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957–2003).
(Program subject to change)