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The Stockton Chorale

Edward Cetto, Artistic Director/Conductor

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

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Asst Conductor :	Curtis Mannah, Assistant Conductor
Description:	This is a community chorus, open to the general public.
Web Address:	http://www.stocktonchorale.org
Year Estab:	1951
Mission:	The Stockton Chorale is passionately committed to choral singing. Through the performance of great choral masterworks, we strive to bring people together. We believe that the voice of an individual is strong, and that our united voices have the power to change lives. We strive to bring our audience the finest in choral music, including contemporary American choral works, and are committed to commissioning new choral works. We perform with the finest professional and regional soloists and instrumental ensembles. The Chorale is an advocate for choral art in the community, corporate, and educational arenas. We consistently promote the highest standards of artistic expression and are searching for new ways to collaborate with our community.
Emphasis:	Large works (classical repertorie and newly commissioned works) with and without orchestra. Also, pops concerts and concerts with smaller works.
Size:	120-130
Concerts/Year:	7-May
Auditions:	Yes, held at the end of August/January. Make an appointment through The Stockton Chorale office (209) 951-6469. Auditions include a prepared selection (arias, art song, hymns), sight-reading, tonal memory.
Dues:	$65 per semester
Dress:	Men: tuxedo; Women: black concert dress
Rehearsals:	Monday, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 4910 Claremont Avenue, Stockton

Type of Music:	Classical Church/Sacred Contemporary Early Music Musicals/Theater Popular Gospel Christmas	Type of Chorus:	Mixed Adult Holiday
Rehearse City:	Stockton
Audition Req'd:	Y

Chorus Contact Information

Mailing Address:	P.O. Box 7711, Stockton, 95267-0711
Phone:	(209) 951-6494
Fax:	(209) 951-6494
Email:	info@stocktonchorale.org

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Related Groups:	The Stockton Master Chorale; The Stockton Youth Chorale; The Prelude Group
History:	From website (March 2008): History of the Chorale The Stockton Chorale started as a double quartet in 1951 under the direction of founder Arthur Holton II. When the Stockton Chorale became an auditioned community chorus in 1955, the Chorale sang only Handel's Messiah for two years. The concert season was expanded gradually and now the Stockton Chorale season includes three to four major concerts yearly. The group was led by Holton for many years. Frank Prather served as interim Conductor from 1965-67, and Ralph Prime from 1967-72. Upon Holton's retirment in 1991, Mark Clark, professor at UOP, directed until 1995. Dr. Joe Miller served from 1995-1999 while Director of Vocal Music, CSU Stanislaus. Since September 1999 Dr. Edward Cetto, Director of Vocal Music at UOP, has been Artistic Director and Conductor of the Chorale. Growing over the years, The Stockton Chorale has become a 120-voice group, with members from several Central Valley and Sierra Foothills communities. The Chorale has performed with the Bear Valley Orchestra, 50 times with the Stockton Symphony, eight with Sacramento Symphony, six with San Francisco Symphony, four with Glendale Symphony and Carmen Dragon, and three times with the Manhattan Symphony of New York in Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls. Since 1981, Chorale members have participated in eight international tours: Great Britain, France and Austria, a musical tour of Australia and New Zealand, the Salzburg, Austria Music Festival, a tour of Greece and Italy. The Chorale's concert tour to England and Wales in the summer of 1998 featured an appearance at the Shrewsbury International Music Festival. In 2001 the Chorale toured Eastern Europe (Prague, Vienna, Budapest), and in the summer of 2005 visited Northern Italy and Rome, including an opportunity to sing in the Sistine Chapel.

Related Groups:

The Stockton Master Chorale; The Stockton Youth Chorale; The Prelude Group

History:

From website (March 2008): History of the Chorale The Stockton Chorale started as a double quartet in 1951 under the direction of founder Arthur Holton II. When the Stockton Chorale became an auditioned community chorus in 1955, the Chorale sang only Handel's Messiah for two years. The concert season was expanded gradually and now the Stockton Chorale season includes three to four major concerts yearly. The group was led by Holton for many years. Frank Prather served as interim Conductor from 1965-67, and Ralph Prime from 1967-72. Upon Holton's retirment in 1991, Mark Clark, professor at UOP, directed until 1995. Dr. Joe Miller served from 1995-1999 while Director of Vocal Music, CSU Stanislaus. Since September 1999 Dr. Edward Cetto, Director of Vocal Music at UOP, has been Artistic Director and Conductor of the Chorale. Growing over the years, The Stockton Chorale has become a 120-voice group, with members from several Central Valley and Sierra Foothills communities. The Chorale has performed with the Bear Valley Orchestra, 50 times with the Stockton Symphony, eight with Sacramento Symphony, six with San Francisco Symphony, four with Glendale Symphony and Carmen Dragon, and three times with the Manhattan Symphony of New York in Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls. Since 1981, Chorale members have participated in eight international tours: Great Britain, France and Austria, a musical tour of Australia and New Zealand, the Salzburg, Austria Music Festival, a tour of Greece and Italy. The Chorale's concert tour to England and Wales in the summer of 1998 featured an appearance at the Shrewsbury International Music Festival. In 2001 the Chorale toured Eastern Europe (Prague, Vienna, Budapest), and in the summer of 2005 visited Northern Italy and Rome, including an opportunity to sing in the Sistine Chapel.

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