Heritage Chorale

Past Performances of Heritage Chorale

Spring 2026: Realms of Dream and Destiny

Our spring 2026 concert explored dimensions of dreams and destiny. Featured were Brahms’s Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), performed with chamber orchestra, and Zoey Lim’s commissioned piece—a setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark.” Three Nocturnes by Daniel Elder, a fanciful setting of Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky,” and pieces by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Stephen Foster, Thomas Morley, and Rosephanye Powell deepened the resonances of the concert’s theme.

Spring 2025: Shining Through the Night

In spring 2025, Heritage Chorale was joined by soloists and chamber orchestra in a performance of Mozart's Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de Confessore), settings of five psalms, and Mary's Magnificat. Morten Lauridsen's enchanting Nocturnes, along with other songs of romance, completed the program.

Spring 2024: Sing a Joyful Song

In 2024, Heritage Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary. Our spring concert featured Ralph Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs and Benjamin Britten's Festival Te Deum and Jubilate Deo in C. These stirring works of praise captured the spirit of joy and gratitude at the heart of our celebration. Also included were pieces by Heinrich Schütz, Stephen Paulus, and David Dickau, and an anthem by Harriet Ziegenhals, artistic director of Heritage in our second decade.

Spring 2023: Blossoming Forth

We celebrated women composers Emma Lou Diemer, Elaine Hagenberg, Alice Parker, Rosephanye Powell, Williametta Spencer, and Gwyneth Walker. The program included Wenxin Li’s setting of a poem from the Tang dynasty, Geneviene Wong’s arrangement of Southeast Asian folk tunes, and concluded with Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, beautiful settings of several of Robert Frost’s beloved poems.

Spring 2022: John Rutter’s Requiem

John Rutter’s sublime Requiem plus selections by American composers André Thomas, René Clausen, and Susan LaBarr and a commissioned piece from Grace Coberly, former Heritage Chorale scholarship recipient.

Fall 2019: Day and Night

Works by Barber, Brahms, Finzi, Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, and Rachmaninoff and the premiere of Scott Howard Eggert’s “Teach Me Your Mood,” commissioned by Heritage Chorale.

Fall 2025: Travel On! A Global Adventure in Song

In our fall concert Heritage Chorale wove an international tapestry, showcasing choral works from across the continents: six folk songs from the British Isles by Gustav Holst, Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre, and vibrant selections from Australia, Brazil, Estonia, Scotland, South Africa, and South Korea.

Fall 2024: A 40th Anniversary Celebration–Life as an Art Form

As Heritage Chorale continued to celebrate its 40th anniversary, this concert featured the commissioned work “Norb: Life as an Art Form,” by Primetime Emmy Award and BMI Film and Television Award winner Alex Wurman. The piece explores the artistic journey of Norbert Teclaw, one of the founders of Heritage Chorale. The program also included John Leavitt’s joyful Missa Festiva; Paul Carey’s “The Whole World Is Glad of the Wind,” commissioned in 2014 and dedicated to our pianist, Tehra Hiolski; and works by Leonard Bernstein, Eleanor Daley, and Franz Schubert.

Fall 2023: The Four Elements

We explored the four elements—Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water—featuring J. Aaron McDermid’s From Light to Light, a setting of the evocative text by Susan Palo Cherwien. Works by John Rutter, Stephen Paulus, Frank Ticheli, Samuel Barber, and others completed the program.

Fall 2022: Harvesting Joy and Light

Heritage Chorale welcomed our new artistic director, Wen Chin Liu, as we performed a program featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s Introduction (RV639) and Gloria (RV588), accompanied by an orchestral ensemble. Works by Ola Gjeilo, Morten Lauridsen, Giovanni Gabrieli, Alice Parker, Elaine Hagenberg, and others completed the program.

Fall 2021: Nueva Canción

Selections from the socially-driven Chilean Nueva Canción (New Song) movement and Ariel Ramírez’s Misa Criolla, accompanied with original Andean instruments. Performed entirely in Spanish and presented with South American ensemble Raíces del Ande.

Spring 2019: America Sings

Love ballads to gospel songs composed or arranged by American composers, including Aaron Copland, Norman Dello Joio, Joseph Jennings, Moses Hogan, and Leonard Bernstein. Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass was the featured work.

Spring 2026: Realms of Dream and Destiny

Our spring 2026 concert explored dimensions of dreams and destiny. Featured were Brahms’s Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), performed with chamber orchestra, and Zoey Lim’s commissioned piece—a setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark.” Three Nocturnes by Daniel Elder, a fanciful setting of Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky,” and pieces by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Stephen Foster, Thomas Morley, and Rosephanye Powell deepened the resonances of the concert’s theme.

Fall 2025: Travel On! A Global Adventure in Song

In our fall concert Heritage Chorale wove an international tapestry, showcasing choral works from across the continents: six folk songs from the British Isles by Gustav Holst, Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre, and vibrant selections from Australia, Brazil, Estonia, Scotland, South Africa, and South Korea.

Spring 2025: Shining Through the Night

In spring 2025, Heritage Chorale was joined by soloists and chamber orchestra in a performance of Mozart's Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de Confessore), settings of five psalms, and Mary's Magnificat. Morten Lauridsen's enchanting Nocturnes, along with other songs of romance, completed the program.

Fall 2024: A 40th Anniversary Celebration–Life as an Art Form

As Heritage Chorale continued to celebrate its 40th anniversary, this concert featured the commissioned work “Norb: Life as an Art Form,” by Primetime Emmy Award and BMI Film and Television Award winner Alex Wurman. The piece explores the artistic journey of Norbert Teclaw, one of the founders of Heritage Chorale. The program also included John Leavitt’s joyful Missa Festiva; Paul Carey’s “The Whole World Is Glad of the Wind,” commissioned in 2014 and dedicated to our pianist, Tehra Hiolski; and works by Leonard Bernstein, Eleanor Daley, and Franz Schubert.

Spring 2024: Sing a Joyful Song

In 2024, Heritage Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary. Our spring concert featured Ralph Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs and Benjamin Britten's Festival Te Deum and Jubilate Deo in C. These stirring works of praise captured the spirit of joy and gratitude at the heart of our celebration. Also included were pieces by Heinrich Schütz, Stephen Paulus, and David Dickau, and an anthem by Harriet Ziegenhals, artistic director of Heritage in our second decade.

Fall 2023: The Four Elements

We explored the four elements—Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water—featuring J. Aaron McDermid’s From Light to Light, a setting of the evocative text by Susan Palo Cherwien. Works by John Rutter, Stephen Paulus, Frank Ticheli, Samuel Barber, and others completed the program.

Spring 2023: Blossoming Forth

We celebrated women composers Emma Lou Diemer, Elaine Hagenberg, Alice Parker, Rosephanye Powell, Williametta Spencer, and Gwyneth Walker. The program included Wenxin Li’s setting of a poem from the Tang dynasty, Geneviene Wong’s arrangement of Southeast Asian folk tunes, and concluded with Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, beautiful settings of several of Robert Frost’s beloved poems.

Fall 2022: Harvesting Joy and Light

Heritage Chorale welcomed our new artistic director, Wen Chin Liu, as we performed a program featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s Introduction (RV639) and Gloria (RV588), accompanied by an orchestral ensemble. Works by Ola Gjeilo, Morten Lauridsen, Giovanni Gabrieli, Alice Parker, Elaine Hagenberg, and others completed the program.

Spring 2022: John Rutter’s Requiem

John Rutter’s sublime Requiem plus selections by American composers André Thomas, René Clausen, and Susan LaBarr and a commissioned piece from Grace Coberly, former Heritage Chorale scholarship recipient.

Fall 2021: Nueva Canción

Selections from the socially-driven Chilean Nueva Canción (New Song) movement and Ariel Ramírez’s Misa Criolla, accompanied with original Andean instruments. Performed entirely in Spanish and presented with South American ensemble Raíces del Ande.

Fall 2019: Day and Night

Works by Barber, Brahms, Finzi, Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, and Rachmaninoff and the premiere of Scott Howard Eggert’s “Teach Me Your Mood,” commissioned by Heritage Chorale.

Spring 2019: America Sings

Love ballads to gospel songs composed or arranged by American composers, including Aaron Copland, Norman Dello Joio, Joseph Jennings, Moses Hogan, and Leonard Bernstein. Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass was the featured work.

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