Glory, Passion,
     Betrayal, Revenge!!
Great moments in Grand Opera

Saturday, June 1, 8:00pm
Sunday, June 2, 4:00pm

Aragon Theater
900 Alameda de las Pulgas
San Mateo - map

Glory, passion, betrayal, revenge... experience all the rich emotions of grand opera in this opulent performance of opera choruses, arias, and duets. Music by such opera legends as Purcell, Gilbert & Sullivan, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Lehár and Humperdink will be featured. Enjoy popular oratorio choruses from Judas Maccabeus by Handel. Join us for this glittering evening of the drama and delight of opera!

Lauridsen in Wonderland
Come sing with us this summer!

Summer Session starts June 17
Concert is Sunday, July 24, 4:00pm

Community United Church of Christ
900 Alameda de las Pulgas
San Carlos - map

Come sing with Masterworks as we celebrate summer with music by Morton Lauridsen and Irving Fine. We'll prepare three pieces by Lauridsen that capture three aspects of his art. The beautiful “Sure on this Shining Night” from Nocturnes is the only setting of this mystical poem to equal Samuel Barber's in serenity, mystery, and heart-warming quality. “Dirait-on” from the cycle Les Chansons des Roses captures the sensual beauty of Rilke's poem with an alluring tunefulness and a gentle folk-like character. “Ubi caritas” has the deeply spiritual element of Lauridsen's sacred music. The voice parts share equally in the rich melodies and join to create harmonic sororities unique to this composer.

In complete contrast, we will learn some delightfully lighthearted Alice in Wonderland pieces by Irving Fine. This composer found a real streak of humor rare in classical music world. There is great fun to be had in singing or hearing “The Lobster Quadrille”, “The Lullaby of the Duchess”, “Father William”, and “Jabberwocky.” Fine's settings are completely tonal, consistently interesting, and very approachable.

There is a group audition for new people on the first night and dues for this session are $50. Please join us and give Masterworks a try this summer!.

Rehearsals are Mondays unless otherwise noted.

June 17
Christ Church Parish, 7:15pm to 9:45pm

June 24
Christ Church Parish, 7:15pm to 9:45pm

July 1
Christ Church Parish, 7:15pm to 9:45pm

July 9
Christ Church Parish, 7:15pm to 9:45pm

Thursday, July 11
Christ Church Parish, 7:15pm to 9:45pm

Saturday, July 13
Community United Church of Christ, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Concert

Sunday, July 14 Community United Church of Christ
Call is 2:30, concert at 4:00

Carmina Burana Sing-along
Special guest conductor, Vance George!

Sing-along is Monday, August 5, 7:30pm

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
500 Castro Street
Mountain View - map

Tickets will be $20 at the door

Celebrate 50 years of choral music with two of the premier choirs of the Bay Area, the Masterworks Chorale of San Mateo, and Schola Cantorum of Mountain View. Artistic Directors Bryan Baker and Gregory Waite bring their choirs together to jointly celebrate each organizations 50th Anniversary with a combined choir sing-along of Carmina Burana under the baton of renowned choral conductor, Vance George.

Carmina Burana is the Latin for "Songs from Beuern," a group of poems found at the monestary, Benediktbeuern in Bavaria. The poems were written in around 1200 by a group of monks and clergy and are mostly bawdy and satirical. Carl Orff set 24 of the poems to music in 1938, and the work has become a standard in the choral repertoire.

Come join your voice with ours as we sing Orff's dazzling setting of the irreverent medieval poems called Carmina Burana.

Low Concert Ticket Prices!

Masterworks Chorale’s 49th concert season can be enjoyed at our current low ticket prices.

• $20 advance purchase
• $25 at the door
• $10 with valid student ID

New - Group Discounts!

Groups of 10 or more can get a discount of $5 per ticket on advance purchase, adult-price tickets.

• Tickets must be purchased in advance, and through a singer or by calling 650.574.6210. (Not available online).
• We cannot reserve seating for groups; if groups want to sit together they will need to arrive early.
• Discount applies to the normal $20 adult tickets – student tickets are $10 as always.

Buy tickets now!

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