Chanticleer, the renowned 12-member Bay Area choral ensemble, will return to Sacramento this fall.
And as is the group's tradition, it is not resting on any laurels.
Its upcoming Sept. 26 concert in Sacramento will offer the program "Out of this World." The program will see the group exploring new thematic territory: the cosmos.
For that concert, Chanticleer will perform works by hotshot Berkeley-based composer-DJ Mason Bates. The work, "Observer in the Magellanic Cloud," tells the musical tale of what happens when musical transmissions by ancient Maoris are picked up in outer space.
The work, a world premiere, is described as a musical game where distant past meets distant future. And it will see Chanticleer do its first singing in the Maori language.
Also on the program is a new arrangement of the work "Cells Planets" by indie-pop composer Erica Lloyd of Little Grey Girlfriend.
This concert does not dwell totally on the 21st century.
Chanticleer will weave early works by Monteverdi, Marenzio, Gabrieli and Palestrina into the program.
Out of This World
WHEN: 5 p.m., Sept. 26
WHERE: St. Francis Church, 1066 26th St., Sacramento
TICKETS: $20 - $44
INFORMATION: (800) 407-1400; www.chanticleer.org
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