Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra

"English Grandeur" performance celebrates SCSO's return to Sacramento Community Center Theater

2012-02-29T14:51:00.000-08:00

Conductor Donald Kendrick and a cast of almost 300 SCSO performers will celebrate their return to the Sacramento Community Center Theater with English Grandeur, a dramatic concert celebrating music of the great English Romantic composers.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

7 PM - Pre-concert talk

8 PM - Performance

Sir William Walton

Belshazzar's Feast
An epic work of unparalleled passion and drama,vividly recounting the fall of Babylon and Jewish repatriation.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Song of Thanksgiving
Five Mystical Songs

William Mathias
Let the People Praise Thee, O God (Music for Lady Diana's Wedding)

Soloists:
Clayton Brainerd, Metropolitan Opera Star - Bass Baritone

Carrie Hennessey, Soprano

Special Guests:

The Sacramento Children's Chorus (Lynn Stevens Director)

The Sacramento State University Chorus

Concert Information Tickets

This Thursday - February 9th - SINGATHON 2012 brings Broadway Music to Sunrise Mall

2012-01-21T18:00:00.000-08:00

THIS THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 9 - SINGATHON 2012
Annual Fundraiser features Broadway music at Sunrise Mall

Join Conductor Donald Kendrick and Members of the Sacramento Choral Society at their annual fundraiser - Singathon 2012!

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Sunrise Mall - Citrus Heights

In front of Macy's Women's store in the Mall

Come revel in 2 hours of great Broadway tunes as the SCSO Members work off their pledges at Singathon 2012.

Help us reach our $30,000 goal to offset production, education and outreach expenses.

Come celebrate Valentine's day with Broadway love songs.
For more information: scso2005@gmail.com

(916) 536-9065

Make a Singathon 2012 donation online.

SCSO "Gift Cards for Kids" Christmas 2011 Program Soars

2012-01-01T18:39:00.000-08:00

L-R: James McCormick, SCSO Board President, Caroline Schaefer, SCSO Board Member,
Patti Dobbins, SCSO "Gift Card for Kids" Coordinator; Nikki Williams, Children's Receiving Home;
David Ballard, CEO, Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento

SCSO "GIFT CARDS FOR KIDS" Christmas 2011 Program Soars
SCSO Members donated 133 $10.00 "Gift Cards" to the Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento to help bring a little cheer and hope all year long to the CRH's Young Charges. Warmest thanks and congratulations to everyone.

SCSO - KVIE Documentary on Christmas Day at 6 PM on Channel 6

2011-12-20T18:41:00.000-08:00

Tune in with the SCSO on Christmas Day.

KVIE (Channel 6) will feature the SCSO's PBS documentary on CHRISTMAS DAY at 6 PM. This "Viewfinder" episode explores the unique features of the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra and their cultural contributions to our Community all year round.

Enjoy photos & 3 reviews of the SCSO's recent Home for the Holidays performances at Mondavi

Support the SCSO Make a year-end tax deductible donation to the SCSO today

Thanks for your friendship and support all year round.

Photos & Reviews - "Home for the Holidays"

2011-12-12T16:51:00.000-08:00

Photographer Ronnie Johnson and our reviewers captured the magic and spirit of our recent Home for the Holidays 2011 performances at Mondavi

Photos by Ronnie Johnson
Sacramento Press Photo/review by Mary Nares and Kati Garner,
Gold Country Times review by Ken Kiunke
Sacramento Gazette review by E. Haig

SCSO Home for the Holidays 2011 at Mondavi - Photos by Ronnie Johnson

Mondavi Waives $10 Ticket Processing fee in time for SCSO's "Home for the Holidays"

2011-12-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

The UC Davis Mondavi Center is offering a timely Christmas promotion:

No ticket handling fees in December! (Yes, there is a Santa Claus!)

Mondavi is waiving the $10 ticket processing fee for all tickets purchased online or by phone in December.Mondavi is also waiving the $1 per ticket print-at-home fee.

All the more reason to join us at the SCSO's Home for the Holidays performances.

A sound invitation from Conductor Donald Kendrick

Saturday, December 10th
8:00 PM

Sunday, December 11th
2:00 PM Matinee

Information

Sacramento Choral Society's "Home for the Holidays" Celebrates Christmas at Mondavi

2011-11-22T21:52:00.000-08:00

Join Conductor Donald Kendrick and the SCSO as we capture the musical magic and true spirit of the Christmas season at Home for the Holidays 2011 at Mondavi.

A sound invitation from Conductor Donald Kendrick

Saturday, December 10th
8:00 PM

Sunday, December 11th
2:00 PM Matinee

Information

"Canticles of Praise is Divine" - Concert Review by Mary Nares, Sacramento Press and "Stained Glass" Photos by Ronnie Johnson

2011-10-29T13:22:00.000-07:00

Dear SCSO Friends,

Sacramento Stained Glass One - Canticles of Praise - soared at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament this past weekend. Congratulations and thanks to all who performed and attended.

Mary Nares of the Sacramento Press has crafted this Canticles of Praise is Divine review of the Saturday, October 29th performance. (Photos by Kati Garner)

We are also delighted that SCSO Photographer Ronnie Johnson has posted his photos of our October 30th Canticles of Praise concert at the magnificent Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Sacramento Bee - Stained Glass PRE-CONCERT FEATURE: "Choral Society Takes Up Classic Bernstein Work"

2011-10-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

The SCSO's Canticles of Praise, Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 PM & Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 PM - Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Some tickets will be available at the door at both performances.

The Sacramento Bee's Edward Ortiz has written an outstanding pre-concert feature entitled Choral Society Takes Up Classic Bernstein Work in the Living Here Section of the Sunday, October 23rd edition.

Ortiz includes comments from two Bernstein experts about Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and provides important background about the work with additional comments on Jongen's Mass and Mathias' Let the People Praise Thee.

Canticles of Praise Concert Information & Tickets

SCSO's Cathedral "Stained Glass" Season Opener to feature Bernstein, Jongen

2011-10-14T14:47:00.000-07:00

A personal invitation from SCSO Conductor Donald Kendrick

(MP3 - Salem Communications)

SCSO Cathedral Stained Glass
Canticles of Praise concert

to feature

Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms (Sound samples)

and Joseph Jongen's Mass

Conductor Donald Kendrick & the SCSO Chorus

Jack Baer, Soloist

David Deffner, Organ
Beverly Wesner-Hoehn, Harp
Tom Rance, Percussion

SCSO BRASS ENSEMBLE

Also on the program:
William Mathias - Let the People Praise Thee

Jongen Chorale (Quatre Pièces pour Orgue), Op. 37, #4

Information and Tickets Please join us!

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KVIE SCSO Cathedral Documentary

Cathedral Photos Slideshow

Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra's 2011-12 Season Celebrates Four Venues, New Website . . . and more

2011-10-08T19:41:00.000-07:00

Conductor Donald Kendrick and the SCSO invite you to celebrate their 2011-2012 16th season with works by Bernstein, Jongen, Vaughan Williams, Walton, Mathias, Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Schuetz, Mendelssohn, Mozart.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
UC Davis Mondavi Center
Sacramento Community Center Theater
Fremont Presbyterian Church

New Repertoire
New Cathedral Sunday Matinee - October 30 at 3 PM
New Performance Venue - Fremont Presbyterian Church
(Fremont's amazing new Reuter Pipe Organ is the largest in the Sacramento region)
New SCSO Accompanist - Ryan Enright
New "Return Home" for a performance in the Sacramento Community Center Theater

Enjoy KVIE's short documentary on the SCSO at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

Thanks for your friendship and support.

Sacramento Choral Society Holds TENOR and SOPRANO Auditions for 2011-2012 Season

2011-08-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

Would you like to sing Sir William Walton’s “Belshazzar’s Feast,” Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” great Cathedral classics, along with a spectacular Christmas concert? The Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra and Music Director Donald Kendrick are currently holding membership auditions for Tenors and Sopranos only for their 2011-2012 Concert Season. If you are an experienced choral singer with good music reading skills, please call the SCSO at (916) 536-9065 or email directly to: scso2005@gmail.com

The chorus rehearses September through May on Monday evenings from 7 – 9:30 PM. The Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra is celebrating its 16th year of performances in the Capital Region with concerts in the Sacramento Community Center Theater, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Fremont Presbyterian Church and the Mondavi Center. Join us for a blockbuster season continuing the tradition of large choral and orchestral works for the Sacramento community.

The SCSO is comprised of over 180 singers from six counties in the Sacramento region. An accountable arts organization since 1996, the SCSO has won numerous awards for its work in the Capital Region. The SCSO was recently chosen by KVIE as the subject of their recent PBS documentary for their uniqueness. (The documentary is streaming live at http://www.sacramentochoral.com/

As well as presenting their own concerts, the SCSO has produced 4 highly-acclaimed CDs and has also performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Sarah Brightman’s World Tour, the Kenny Rogers Christmas Show and on national and international concert stages in Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, Europe, Canada and China. For further information visit the Sacramento Choral Society website at http://www.sacramentochoral.com/ or email the SCSO at scso2005@gmail.com

P R E S S R E L E A S E - For Immediate Release

Appointment: Call SCSO (916) 536-9065
Email: scso2005@gmail.com

Back to Sac for Choral Society

2011-06-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

The Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra is returning to Sacramento as its home performance base for its 2011-12 season.

"We're trying something different – we're moving around rather than staying in the same venue," said Donald Kendrick, Choral Society artistic director.

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Art: Show for the ages at Temporary Contemporary

2011-05-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

The Sacramento Temporary Contemporary, now in a terrific space on Del Paso Boulevard that used to house the Michael Himovitz Gallery, has upped the ante for other area galleries with a blockbuster show.

This monthlong offering – five shows by both established and emerging artists – is one of the strongest I've seen this year and is up through June 4.

In the main gallery, former Sacramentan David King presents a powerful group of totemic sculptures that take their inspiration from African tribal art.

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Kendrick keen to perform Verdi Requiem on Saturday

2011-03-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

The Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra will bring the massive Verdi Requiem to the Mondavi Center in a performance at 8 p.m. Saturday.

“We have done the Verdi Requiem before, but never in Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center,” said conductor Don Kendrick. “Performing at Mondavi will give us a chance to explore more contrast in the dynamics, as compared to when we did the piece at the Sacramento Community Center Theater in the mid-1990s.

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