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 (60 years ago)
Music directorNoah Horn
Associated groupsGreater Boston Choral Consortium
AwardsASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (1995)
Websitewww.cantatasingers.org

Music Directors

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Leo Collins 1964–1967
Richard Kapp 1968–1969
John Harbison 1969–1973
Philip Kelsey 1973–1975
John Ferris 1976–1980
John Harbison 1980–1982
David Hoose 1982–2022
Noah Horn 2022–present

Commissioned Works

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Year Composer Title Notes
2018 Peter Child Lamentations
2014 Elena Ruehr Eve
2014 John Harbison The Supper at Emmaus co-commissioned with Emmanuel Music
2010 Yehudi Wyner Give Thanks For All Things
2009 Andy Vores Natural Selection
2008 Lior Navok Slavery Documents 3: And The Trains Kept Coming...
2007 Stephen Hartke Precepts co-commissioned with Winsor Music
2006 John Harbison But Mary Stood: Sacred Symphonies for Chorus and Instruments
2003 James Primosch Matins co-commissioned with Winsor Music
2002 T. J. Anderson Slavery Documents 2
2000 Andy Vores World Wheel
1994 Andrew Imbrie Adam
1990 Donald Sur Slavery Documents
1988 Peter Child Estrella
1986 John Harbison The Flight Into Egypt winner, 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Music

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