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2009-2010 Performances

2010 Guest Performance with Santa Cruz Chorale

:: Santa Cruz Chorale Invitational Concert (March 20, 2010)

The Santa Cruz Chorale, a non-profit organization founded in 1983, performs a wide-ranging repertory that includes works from the 16th century through music of our time. The New Choir is honored to have been invited to perform at the beautiful Holy Cross Church as the guest of the Santa Cruz Chorale.

The choir's performance will include:

  • Psalm 100 for double choir by Heinrich Shutz (with Santa Cruz Chorale under direction of Christian Grube)
  • Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre
  • Gahng Gahng Sool Lae by Nack-Kum Paik
  • And works by: Monteverdi, Des Prez, Guerrero, Sweelinck, Delius, Stanford, Grieg, Rhienberger and Brahms
The Santa Cruz Chorale will join in the performance with the New Choir for the Psalm 100 under the direction of Christian Grube, the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Santa Cruz Chorale. Don't miss this unique chance to see the two choirs perform together!

:: New Choir's upcoming Multi-City Performance Tour in Korea (June 9 through June 23)

The New Choir is celebrating its tenth season with a multi-city performance tour in South Korea. This tour is being sponsored by various civic and arts organizations in Korea including:

  • Masan City Chorale
  • Gwacheon City Performing Arts Company
  • World Vision Korea
  • Kang Jin County Government
  • The Songso Old House
The choir will have performances throughout South Korea from Seoul to Jeju Island in 7 cities and 8 venues. We will post further details soon.

New Choir Venues (2009 - 2010)

Guest Artist Performance
with Santa Cruz Chorale

Saturday March 20, 2010, 7 pm

Holy Cross Church
126 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA

Farewell Concert (for Korea Tour)

Sunday May 23, 2010, 7 pm

All Saints' Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
Palo Alto, CA

New Choir Korea Tour
June 9 to June 23, 2010

Scheduled Performances:

  • Masan Civic Arts Center
  • Gwacheon Civic Center
  • MyungSung Presbyterian Church
  • Songso Old House at Chung-Song
  • Ulsan City
  • Kang-Jin Civic Center
  • Jeju Young Nak Church

Performances with:

  • Masan Civic Chorale
  • Gwacheon Women's Choir
  • World Vision Children's Choir

 

Tickets

Admission: $20 - General,  $15 - Groups, $12 - Seniors/Students

For more information,
phone: 408.220.4862 / 408.472.3833 
email:  
info@newchoir.org


Previous Concerts

Since its founding in 2000, the New Choir has been performing two scheduled performances each year; one in Spring or Summer and the other at Christmas. The choir also makes numerous guest appearances throughout the year.

The programs and selected live recordings from the past concerts are provided below.
(coming soon...)

2009 - Christmas with the New Choir 2009 Christmas

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, J.S. Bach

The Glory of the Father, Eric Hovladn
Canite Tuba, Francisco Guerrero
Aver maris stella, Edvard Grieg
Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord, Kirk Michem
Chantez a Dieu, Jan Pieters Sweelinck
My Lord, What a Morning, H.T. Burleigh
Angelus domini, Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Shalom, Nack-Keum Paik

2009 - Summer of Love 2009 Summer of Love

International Pallet of Love Songs

Renaissance Love Songs
Wedding Cantata, J.S. Bach
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Brahms
Hebrew Love Songs, Eric Whitacre
Works by various Korean composers

2008 - 9th Christmas with the New Choir 2008 Christmas

Messiah by George Frederic Handel

2008 - 3 Living Composers 2008 Spring

3 Living Composers, 5 Premiere Performances (and Haydn)

Lord, Make Me an Instrument, Hyun Chul Lee
Dona Nobis Pacem, Hyun Chul Lee
Noah's Ark, Nack Keum Paik
Ave Verum Corpus, Paul Shin
O-Gahm-Do, Paul Shin

Haydn's Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo
"Small Organ Mass"

2008 - Santa Cruz Chorale Guest Artist Series 2008 Santa Cruz

Guest performance at the Santa Cruz Chorale Guest Artist Series.

[From the Santa Cruz Chorale website]
This engaging 25-voice chamber choir will offer a diverse program of classical and contemporary music. Reflecting the Korean heritage of the group’s director and most of the choir members, the program will feature captivating original works, by Korean and Korean-American composers, commissioned for the group. This will be a delightfully different program of music you’ll likely hear nowhere else!

2007 - 8th Christmas with the New Choir 2007 Christmas

Program of Christmas favorites by Britten, Poulenc, Victoria, Hassler, Kodaly and others. Harp and carols, anyone?

Hodie Christus natus est (Poulenc)

Aventi enek (Kodaly)

Ave Maria (Bruckner)

O magnum mysterium (Victoria, Poulenc)

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius, Vulpius)

A Ceremony of Carols (Britten)

2007 - 8th Christmas with the New Choir 2007 Santa Clara Mission

Guest performance at the Santa Clara Mission as part of the Santa Clara Chorale guest artist series.

"The 2007-2008 season marks the second presentation of the Santa Clara Chorale’s Guest Artist Series. Experience the depth of talent in the Silicon Valley choral community with performances by local choirs: The Choral Project, The New Choir and Creative Voices."
[From the Santa Clara Chorale website]

2007 - To the Heavenly Land 2007 Spring

To the Heavenly Land. Program included works by Stanford, Bach, Dufay, Palestrina, Beethoven, Nak-Keum Baik and others.

Coelos Ascendit Hodie (Stanford)

Komm, Jesu, Komm (Bach)

Kyrie (Dufay, Palestrina, Beethoven)

Jacob's Ladder (Nak-Keum Baik)

2006 - 7th Christmas with the New Choir 2006 Christmas

Christmas carols from all around the world. Program included works by Stanford, Lauridsen, Poulenc, Victoria, Mozart, Mechem and others.

Magnificat

Ave Maria

O Magnum Mysterium

Regina Coeli

2006 New Choir Spring Concert 2006 Spring

An evening of sacred music with works from the 16th century through today. The program included works by J.S. Bach, Britten, Byrd, Duruflé, Purcell, Tallis and many others.

In the beginning

If ye love me

Sing Joyfully

Jubilate Deo

NewChoir at 2006 ACDA Western Division Convention 2006 ACDA

The New Choir was invited to perform at the 2006 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Western Division Convention in March, 2006 at Salt Lake City, Utah. It's a great honor to receive an invitation to an ACDA convention and we were very excited to have been selected to perform.

The convention took place from March 1 to March 4. We performed on the first day of the convention and, to our surprise and delight, our program was very well received. (We even got a standing ovation!) We will provide more details and photos soon.

Gahng Gahng Sool Lae

Yemek Arari

Canite Tuba

Glorious Christmas, December 2005 2005 Christmas

Gloria

Laudate Dominum

You're the New Day

Hope, June 2005 2005 Spring

Agnus Dei

Fauré Requiem 

2004 Christmas with the New Choir2004 Christmas

What Child Is This? - Heath

Jingle Bells - arr. Langford

Magnificat - J.S. Bach

 
 

New Choir's fist concert tour in Los Angeles. Click for larger image. 2004 Summer

Our first concert tour in Los Angeles took place during June 25th to June 26th and was a great success. The choir performed two concerts and was received enthusiastically by the lovers of choral music in Los Angeles.

For the beauty of the earth, June 2004 2004 Spring

For the beauty of the earth. A sonic tour of the wonders of our nature with songs about mountains, water, birds, and nature.

Blue Bird - Stanford

Pa Rang Sae - arr. Jung Sun Lee

Deep River - arr. Alice Parker

Barley Field - Kim

Ola, o che buon eco! - diLasso

Calme de nuits - Saint-Saëns

 
 

Christmas with the New Choir 2003 2003 Christmas

Kyrie eleison - Charpentier

Children, Go Where I Send Thee - Hayes

 
 

Soli Deo Gloria, March 2003 2003 Spring

To God be the glory.

Cantate Domino - Hassler

Psalm 23 - Duk Shin Choi

Beati Quorum Via - Stanford

 
 

Christmas with the New Choir 2002 2002 Christmas

The Joy of Children - arr. Mechem

The Joy of Dance - arr. Mechem

Deo Gracias - Britten

 
 

A Night of Love Songs, March 2003 2002 Spring

A Night of Love Songs from all times and all places.

Derr Herr denket an uns - J.S. Bach

 
 

Christmas with the New Choir 2001 2001 Christmas

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - J.S. Bach

 
 

Festival Te Deum, June 2001 2001 Spring

Festival Te Deum

Herr, wir trau'n auf deine Gute - Mendelssohn

 
 

Christmas with the New Choir 2000 2000 Christmas

 
 



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