Cantata Singers and Ensemble

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Cantata Singers and Ensemble
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Cantata Singers
OriginBoston, MA
Founded1964 (61 years ago)
Music directorNoah Horn
Associated groupsGreater Boston Choral Consortium
AwardsASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (1995)
Website www.cantatasingers.org

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.

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Music directors

Leo Collins1964–1967
Richard Kapp 1968–1969
John Harbison 1969–1973
Philip Kelsey1973–1975
John Ferris1976–1980
John Harbison1980–1982
David Hoose1982–2022
Noah Horn2022–present

Commissioned works

YearComposerTitleNotes
1986John HarbisonThe Flight Into Egyptwinner, 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Music [1] [2]
1988Peter ChildEstrella
1990 Donald Sur Slavery Documents
1994 Andrew Imbrie Adam
2000Andy VoresWorld Wheel
2002 T. J. Anderson Slavery Documents 2
2003James PrimoschMatinsco-commissioned with Winsor Music
2006John HarbisonBut Mary Stood: Sacred Symphonies for Chorus and Instruments
2007 Stephen Hartke Preceptsco-commissioned with Winsor Music
2008 Lior Navok Slavery Documents 3: And The Trains Kept Coming...
2009 Andy Vores Natural Selection
2010 Yehudi Wyner Give Thanks For All Things
2014 Elena Ruehr Eve
2014John HarbisonThe Supper at Emmausco-commissioned with Emmanuel Music
2018 Peter Child Lamentations

References

  1. Dyer, Richard (November 22, 1986). "John Harbison's moving 'Flight'". The Boston Globe . p. 10. Retrieved June 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Complete list of winners of 1987 Pulitzers". The Boston Globe . United Press International. April 19, 1987. p. 5. Retrieved June 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.