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Announcing Contra Costa Chorale’s New Artistic Director
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…
WAVE Bids Adieu in Cindy’s Farewell Concert
The Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble hosted a benefit concert for Cindy Beitman showcasing the Medieval and Renaissance music of France last June. The concert marked the end of Cindy’s 18 year run as conductor of WAVE and celebrated her meaningful contributions to the group and uplifting presence in the face of cancer treatment. Although Cindy…
Contra Costa Chorale Hires New Collaborative Keyboard Artist
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…
Fall 2023 Concert: Mozart Requiem
On December 2nd and 3rd, the Contra Costa Chorale performed the newly published 2022 Bärenreiter edition of the Mozart “Requiem,” which was completed and edited by Michael Ostrzyga. Mozart died before the completion of the “Requiem,” and thus various composers, most outstanding of whom was Franz Süssmayr, one of Mozart’s students, finished about one third…
Contra Costa Chorale Awards 2022 Vocal Music Studies Scholarships
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…
Announcing Contra Costa Chorale’s Spring 2025 Concert
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…