Chorus Information

 

Ohlone Chamber Singers

Dennis L. Keller, Director

Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status: Current

Basic Information

Description: This is an amateur chorus composed of adult singers and talented college students from San Francisco Bay Area communities, open to the general public.
Web Address: http://www.chambersingers.org
Year Estab: 1987
Emphasis: The choir performs an eclectic array of literature fromthe Renaissance Era through the Twentieth Century. Although the group sings literature from all periods their tendency is music from the late Romantic Era, Nordic music, and folk arrangements from around the world, including African/American spirituals. " "
Size: Maximum of 50 singers.
Concerts/Year: 4-Feb
Auditions: Yes. Portions of the choir emmbership are re-auditioned each year to facilitate continued musical maturation as well as assuring vocal development.
Rehearsals: Monday, 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Ohlone College, Bldg.2, Room 2125, 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont

Categories

Type of Music: Classical
Church/Sacred
Contemporary
Early Music
Christmas
Type of Chorus: Mixed Adult
Academic
Holiday
Rehearse City: Fremont
Region: Alameda County West
Audition Req'd: Y

Chorus Contact Information

Mailing Address: Ohlone College , 43600 Mission Blvd, P.O. Box 3909, Fremont, 94539-0390
Phone: (510) 659-6158

Other Information

History: The Chamber Singers first appeared, in their present incarnation, in 1987, under the direction of its current Musical Director Dennis L. Keller. The choir currently numbers 32 auditioned voices composed of adult singers representing seventeen San Francisco Bay Area communities. The group is also available to talented College students. The choir performs an eclectic array of literature extending back to the Renaissance and through the most contemporary idioms. Although the group sings literature from all periods their tendency is music from the late Romantic and Contemporary eras, and folk arrangements from around the world. Since 1989 the Chamber Singers have been heard in concert on seven European tours performing in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Scotland, and Poland where they have performed to critical acclaim. The choir has performed concerts in many spectacular settings, including Chartres Cathedral, Ste. Chapelle in Paris, Basilica San Marcos in Venice, the Duomo in Florence, the Dom Cathedral in Salzburg and Saint Thomas Kirche in Leipzig. We are currently planning a 2009 concert tour of the People's Republic of China. The Choir has released five studio-recorded compact discs. In addition, we have a compact disc of our second friend/raiser recital, featuring soprano Janet Holmes. The Chamber Singers season also includes the annual Masterworks " Series concert, which features the choir with orchestral accompaniment, performing the seminal works of choral literature from all historical epochs. This season the Masterworks concert will be March 15, 2008 and feature the Faur?© and Durufl?© Requiems. "
Comments: Each season the Chamber Singers and the Ohlone College Community Chorale, an organization of some 90 singers, combine to form the Fremont Symphony Orchestra Chorus, for large productions during the Symphony's subscription series."