OUR 2023-24 SEASON

An annual tradition, all ages will enjoy familiar Christmas and Hanukkah music, a jolly Santa, guest narrator Justin Fox, and children from the Music Academy’s SING!  Program, with a finale singalong of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from the Messiah.

With a nod to America’s rich multi-cultural heritage of musical traditions, this folk-forward program features selected works by revered American composers.

In operatic tradition, the phrase toi, toi, toi is a way of wishing singers good luck prior to a performance. Remember this when you join guest soloists and Choral Society members for an evening of opera’s most iconic choruses and an opulent dinner at The Choral Society’s annual fundraising gala at the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club at Rockwood. They will thank you.

From the transcendent visions of Paradise in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem (1890), to the soaring notes of contemporary composer Christopher Tin’s most celebrated works, the Choral Society’s season finale – enlivened by breathtaking video projections – promises an uplifting vocal and visual journey you will not soon forget.

A potluck picnic and “Beer choir” (i.e. sing-along). Beer and soft beverages provided. Bring food for yourself and enough to share with four other people. Songbooks will be provided. (No rehearsal necessary.)

Oak Park
600 West Alamar
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

The Choral Society will perform Mozart’s Requiem and music by living composers such as Christopher Tin, Rollo Dillworth, and Ola Gjeilo accompanied by full orchestra.

First Presbyterian Church

The season’s hottest ticket! Voctave, the world renowned 11-person a cappella group, will wow you their style and impressive vocal talents. Gala Party celebrating our 75th and Jo Anne’s 30th season anniversary immediately follows the concert.

A contemplative and evocative musical valentine featuring inspirational songs from the Rennaisance to American Spirituals in a sacred setting.

Trinity Episcopal Church

Launch your holiday season with our perrennial favorite “The Hallelujah Project”at the Lobero Theatre, Dec.10 and 11 with its seasonal classics and traditional holiday music, performed by chorus, orchestra and the angelic voices of children, who are drawn this year from The Music Academy’s SING! program.

Lobero Theatre

Sponsored by Pierre Claeyssens’ Veterans Foundation. Please join us at the Santa Barbara Cemetery on Veterans Day for this moving tribute of music and words honoring the sacrifices of our military personnel. FREE to all, no ticket required.

Santa Barbara Cemetery

The Choral Society will play a supporting role in the Santa Barbara Symphony’s spectacular production of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana along with State Street Ballet, Quire of Voyces, and children from the Music Academy SING! Program.

The Granada Theatre

A welcoming and reflective concert with selections from both classical and contemporary composers, timeless Black spirituals, and songs from many countries around the world.

Sponsored by Pierre Claeyssens’ Veterans Foundation. Please join us in this moving tribute of music and words honoring the sacrifices of our military personnel. FREE to all, no ticket required.

Santa Barbara Cemetery

The Choral Society presents a rare opportunity for area singers to spend a day working on their vocal performance skills with celebrated choral conductor Dr. Eugene Rogers.

Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West

Flower Power Silent Auction on the terrace with mellow 60’s music. Then inside for a Beatles Love, Love, Love Concert by the FAB Choral Society Singers, with Jo Anne Wasserman conducting. Enjoy a Sock It To Me Live Auction and get down dancing to Pop, Motown, Surf Rock and British Invasion tunes. What a night!!

Rockwood Woman’s Club

Duruflé’s Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs
The ethereal, intimate setting of “Pie Jesu” is the essence of the Duruflé Requiem, which shares a 20th century vision vastly unlike other Requiem masses. The serenity of “In Paradisum” conjures visions of angels welcoming weary souls to rest. Come listen and be at peace.

First Presbyterian Church

The Messiah, Part 1 and “Hallelujah” Chorus
Hallelujah! The holiday spirit comes alive with the rousing Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah. Come listen to this and all of the Part I “Christmas Section” of Handel’s immortal masterwork. ’Tis the season!

Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West

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Sponsored by Pierre Claeyssens’ Veterans Foundation. Please join us at the Santa Barbara Cemetery on Veterans Day for this moving tribute of music and words honoring the sacrifices of our military personnel. FREE to all, no ticket required.

Santa Barbara Cemetery