Old traditions fade; new traditions replace them. For many Philadelphians, one of the best new traditions is the annual New Year’s Eve concert presented by Choral Arts Philadelphia. A large-scale Baroque concert may seem like an odd way to spend New Year’s Eve, but the event has been filling its venues ...

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     Choral Arts Philadelphia will perform “Christmas Vespers from Dresden: Heinrich Schutz’s Christmas Historia,” a dramatic recreation of a Christmas Day Vespers service as it may have occurred in the Court Chapel of the German city of Dresden in 1660. The concert is set for Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 4 p.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square.
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September 5, 2018

NARRATIVES IN MUSIC
Choral Arts Philadelphia's 2018-2019 Season Shares Stories Told Through Music

PHILADELPHIA: The newly announced thirty-sixth concert season of Choral Arts Philadelphia, led by Artistic Director Matthew Glandorf, will explore various sacred and secular stories as narrated through music. Bach At Seven series will offer five programs featuring choral, orchestral, solo and chamber works by J.S. Bach, his predecessors and followers, including a world premiere by young Philadelphia composer Chelsea Komshlies (February 27).

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Choral Arts Philadelphia Celebrates Third Annual Classical New Year's Eve
With Claudio Monteverdi's Masterwork -- 'Vespers Of 1610'

PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 31, 2017/ NEW YEAR’S EVE: Back by popular demand, Choral Arts Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Bach Collegium, in collaboration with Dark Horse Consort, all led by Artistic Director Matthew Glandorf, invite listeners to the third annual New Year’s Eve celebratory performance. The artists will bid farewell to 2017 with the performance of Claudio Monteverdi’s revolutionary masterpiece, Vespers of 1610, marking the composer’s 450th birthday.

WHO             Choral Arts Philadelphia
                       The Philadelphia Bach Collegium
                       Dark Horse Consort
                       Matthew Glandorf, Artistic Director and Conductor 
           
WHAT            Claudio Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610)
 
WHEN            Sunday, December 31, 4-6 PM, with 15 min intermission
 
WHERE          S. Clement’s Church, 2013 Appletree Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
TICKETS       Early Bird: $10-30. As of December 1, 2017: $15-45 
                      Buy online at www.choralarts.com or at the door.
 
INFO            www.choralarts.com| [email protected] | 267-240-2586

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August 28, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Inna Heasley, 215-280-4824, [email protected]

THE REFORMATION: INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION
Choral Arts Philadelphia Dedicates 35th Anniversary
and Bach At Seven Series’ Fifth Year to
500 Years of Lutheran Reformation Movement in Music

PHILADELPHIA, 9/20/2017-5/16/18: Choral Arts Philadelphia, in partnership with The Bach Festival of Philadelphia and its resident ensemble The Philadelphia Bach Collegium, has announced the 2017-2018 season. Artistic Director Matthew Glandorf will lead choral, solo, and chamber works by a variety of composers -- from Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz to Felix Mendelssohn and Hugo Distler. Reflecting 500 years of the Lutheran Reformation movement, the season features a world premiere by David Carpenter, a New Year’s Eve celebration with Claudio Monteverdi Vespers, and a tribute to the founder of Bach Festival, Michael Korn, among other inspiring programs.

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January 5, 2017

Choral Arts Philadelphia Continues Unprecedented Journey With 
“1734-1735: A SEASON IN THE LIFE OF J.S. BACH”
A Rare Presentation of 18-Cantata Cycle from Bach’s Most Creative Year
February 1 through April 26, 2017
 
PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 1-APRIL 26, 2017: Choral Arts Philadelphia, a premier chamber choir led by Artistic Director Matthew Glandorf, presents the Winter (Epiphany Season) and Spring (Eastertide & Ascension) segments of the 1734-1735: A Season In The Life of J.S. Bach series which was launched in October of 2016. The 2017 portion of the extraordinary series, in partnership with the Philadelphia Bach Collegium, includes five programs each offering two Bach cantatas composed and/or performed during that liturgical season. The cantatas bookmark brief insightful talks given by guest scholar speakers. A distinctive variation on Choral Arts’ popular series Bach at Seven, the five Winter/Spring programs are presented on Wednesdays, 7-8 pm, at S. Clement’s Church (2013 Appletree Street, Philadelphia) with pay-what-you-wish admission and a post-concert reception.

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November 29, 2016

PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 31, 2016/ NEW YEAR’S EVE: Choral Arts Philadelphia, accompanied by the Philadelphia Bach Collegium, led by Artistic Director Matthew Glandorf, present a rare historically informed performance of J.S. Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio). The late afternoon festive concert is hosted by Marvin Rosen (host of “Classical Discoveries” at WPRB, Princeton NJ) and takes place at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 38th and Chestnut Streets, 4-8 PM, with extended intermission.