The Chorale is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Contra Costa Chorale Vocal Music Studies Scholarships for West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD)graduating seniors. These two $1000 scholarships have been awarded to Abraham Blanquel from Richmond High School, and Justin Trujillo from Pinole Valley High School. This scholarship program was created by…

The Contra Costa Chorale presents their spring program, “Living, Laughing, Loving” on Friday, May 9 at 7:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, and on Sunday, May 11 at 5:00pm at the Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. The program includes a five-century span of compositions by Aaron Copland, Eric Whitacre, Gwyneth Walker, Andrea Ramsey, Joan…

The Contra Costa Chorale is pleased to announce that a new Artistic Director has been hired for the upcoming year. Following the sudden death of Cindy Beitmen, a search launched in May resulted in a fine array of talented potential successors. Of these, the standout for all who participated in the search, including Chorale members…

The Chorale has hired Christopher Alexander as their new Collaborative Keyboard Artist starting with the Spring 2026 season. Christopher Alexander is a pianist and composer currently residing in Emeryville. Receiving a B.A. in Music and English at St. Olaf College, MN, Christopher sang in the St. Olaf Viking and Cantorei choruses, as well as the student…