Apr. 28
Chanticleer: Our American Journey
About This Concert
Acclaimed a cappella ensemble Chanticleer celebrates America’s 250th year of independence with a program showcasing the diverse voices, songs, harmonies, and rhythms of our shared musical heritage. Audiences will enjoy settings of traditional American Bluegrass tunes, beloved folk songs like “Shenandoah,” and contemporary American classics like Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies” and “Home” from The Wiz. The program also features a new commission by composer Trevor Weston, demonstrating the link between traditional American hymnody and African American Spirituals.
This is a presentation, and will not include the Houston Symphony
Tickets
Sunday, Apr. 28
7:30 P.M. at Jones Hall
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Chanticleer
vocal ensemble
Sponsored by

Favorite Masters
Program
FARRENC
Overture No. 2
A. AKIHO
Timpani Concerto, Houston Symphony Commission, World Premiere
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5
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Chanticleer
vocal ensemble
Known around the world for its eclectic repertoire and dazzling virtuosity, the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer—under the leadership of Music Director Tim Keeler—has been hailed by the Boston Globe as “breathtaking in its accuracy of intonation, purity of blend, of color and swagger of style.” Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, an “orchestra of voices” performing thousands of live concerts and selling more than one million recordings.
Rooted in the Renaissance, Chanticleer’s repertoire has expanded to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, and popular music. With a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements, Chanticleer foregrounds American repertoire and a distinctively American sound, complementing the group’s signature diversity in terms of membership and genre. The ensemble has dedicated much of its vast recording catalogue to these commissions, garnering Grammy Awards for its recordings of Sir John Tavener’s Lamentations and Praises and the ambitious collection of commissioned works entitled Colors of Love. Chanticleer is the recipient of Chorus America’s Dale Warland Commission Award and the Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. The group’s Music Director Emeritus, Joseph H. Jennings, received the Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award for his contribution to the African American choral tradition during his 25-year tenure as both singer and Music Director.
Chanticleer—named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales—was named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America in 2008 and inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. The group’s award-winning education programs were recognized with the 2010 Chorus America Education Outreach Award, and have engaged tens of thousands of students since the ensemble began.