Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
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The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus is a 40 voice a cappella
mixed men's and women's chorus performing six concerts per season in St. Louis, Missouri. Under the direction of Philip Barnes, the Artistic Director from 1989 to the present, singers perform a varied repertoire of 50 or more choral works per season in multiple languages. The chorus, founded in 1956, is respected regionally and selects historical public buildings for its venue.
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
mixed men's and women's chorus performing six concerts per season in St. Louis, Missouri. Under the direction of Philip Barnes, the Artistic Director from 1989 to the present, singers perform a varied repertoire of 50 or more choral works per season in multiple languages. The chorus, founded in 1956, is respected regionally and selects historical public buildings for its venue.