Cantata Singers and Ensemble

The Cantata Singers and Ensemble is a choir and orchestral ensemble located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 to perform and preserve the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach (a body of works largely unknown in Boston at that time), the group has since expanded its scope to include repertoire from the 17th century to the present day. Their performances have included semi-staged operas and a series of seasons centered on a single composer – Kurt Weill, Benjamin Britten, Heinrich Schütz, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Cantata Singers and Ensemble
Choir
Cantata Singers
OriginBoston, MA
Founded1964 (59 years ago)
Music directorDavid Hoose
Associated groupsGreater Boston Choral Consortium
AwardsASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (1995)
Websitewww.cantatasingers.org

Music Directors
Leo Collins1964–1967
Richard Kapp1968–1969
John Harbison1969–1973
Philip Kelsey1973–1975
John Ferris1976–1980
John Harbison1980–1982
David Hoose1982–present

Commissioned Works
YearComposerTitleNotes
2018Peter ChildLamentations
2014Elena RuehrEve
2014John HarbisonThe Supper at Emmausco-commissioned with Emmanuel Music
2010Yehudi WynerGive Thanks For All Things
2009Andy VoresNatural Selection
2008Lior NavokSlavery Documents 3: And The Trains Kept Coming...
2007Stephen HartkePreceptsco-commissioned with Winsor Music
2006John HarbisonBut Mary Stood: Sacred Symphonies for Chorus and Instruments
2003James PrimoschMatinsco-commissioned with Winsor Music
2002T. J. AndersonSlavery Documents 2
2000Andy VoresWorld Wheel
1994Andrew ImbrieAdam
1990Donald SurSlavery Documents
1988Peter ChildEstrella
1986John HarbisonThe Flight Into Egyptwinner, 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Music

References
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