2026-2027 Concert Season
COMING SOON
Hallelujah!
December 12 & 13, 2026
Join the Vashon Island Chorale for a vibrant performance of perennial choral favorites by Handel, Beethoven, Randall Thompson, Alice Parker, Moses Hogan, and more. Music by Louis Lewandowski and Pavel Chesnokov will honor the Jewish and Russian Orthodox traditions. The concert will also include the premiere of a new work by the Chorale’s conductor, Gary D. Cannon. And, of course, there will be Christmas favorites, including carol sing-alongs!
Rossini & Brahms
April 10 & 11, 2027
The Vashon Island Chorale will present three major masterworks from the nineteenth century, joined by four soloists and a full chamber orchestra of twenty-one strings, winds, and percussion. Rossini composed his dramatic and often ebullient Stabat Mater, one of the great Catholic prayers, twenty-two years after his retirement from the opera stage. Two works by Brahms, Schicksalslied and Nänie, continue the theme of solace, comfort, and hope.
WILD NIGHTS: Dickinson and Neruda
As part of the second annual Katherine L. White Invitational Choral Festival, the Vashon Island Chorale sings music inspired by two great poets. Island composer Bill Wood brings a suite of pithy songs on texts of Emily Dickinson. And the twentieth-century American giant Samuel Barber celebrates the poetry of Pablo Neruda with a large-scale work with orchestra, The Lovers. We also present the world premiere of a new work by Chorale singer Bev Reil, in commemoration of the Lahaina wildfire of 2023. Don't miss this concert of vibrant, lusty, introspective, and heartfelt music.
WILD NIGHTS: Dickinson and Neruda
As part of the second annual Katherine L. White Invitational Choral Festival, the Vashon Island Chorale sings music inspired by two great poets. Island composer Bill Wood brings a suite of pithy songs on texts of Emily Dickinson. And the twentieth-century American giant Samuel Barber celebrates the poetry of Pablo Neruda with a large-scale work with orchestra, The Lovers. We also present the world premiere of a new work by Chorale singer Bev Reil, in commemoration of the Lahaina wildfire of 2023. Don't miss this concert of vibrant, lusty, introspective, and heartfelt music.
CANDLELIGHT CAROLS: Christmas music of Bach and Rutter
The Vashon Island Chorale celebrates Christmas with two great composers of sacred music: Johann Sebastian Bach and Sir John Rutter. Bach penned hundreds of church cantatas, of which we will sing selections of four that were written for the Christmas season. Rutter's name is virtually synonymous with Christmas carols: both original compositions and arrangements of popular favorites. Join the Chorale for this festive occasion of seasonal music old and new!
CANDLELIGHT CAROLS: Christmas music of Bach and Rutter
The Vashon Island Chorale celebrates Christmas with two great composers of sacred music: Johann Sebastian Bach and Sir John Rutter. Bach penned hundreds of church cantatas, of which we will sing selections of four that were written for the Christmas season. Rutter's name is virtually synonymous with Christmas carols: both original compositions and arrangements of popular favorites. Join the Chorale for this festive occasion of seasonal music old and new!
Carmina Burana | Katherine L. White Invitational Choral Festival
Experience the exhilarating power of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana as the Vashon Island Chorale takes the stage for two captivating performances on April 27 and 28. With its rich tapestry of medieval poetry, this monumental work celebrates life, love, and fate with its dynamic rhythms and soaring melodies. Don't miss this extraordinary evening as the Chorale unleashes the full force of Orff's masterpiece.
Carmina Burana | Katherine L. White Invitational Choral Festival
Experience the exhilarating power of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana as the Vashon Island Chorale takes the stage for two captivating performances on April 27 and 28. With its rich tapestry of medieval poetry, this monumental work celebrates life, love, and fate with its dynamic rhythms and soaring melodies. Don't miss this extraordinary evening as the Chorale unleashes the full force of Orff's masterpiece.
A Northwest Christmas
There's nothing like a Northwest Christmas. We present a program of all Pacific Northwest composers with choral pieces on a winter theme, including the world premieres of works by Aaron Giles, John Michael Paulson, and Calvin Rice. Sharing the program are compositions by Giselle Wyers, Peter Siebert, Karen Thomas, Bronwyn Edwards, Reginald Unterseher and Morten Lauridsen, PNW composers all. Join us to celebrate the wealth of choral composition talent we are fortunate to enjoy in our region.
A Northwest Christmas
There's nothing like a Northwest Christmas. We present a program of all Pacific Northwest composers with choral pieces on a winter theme, including the world premieres of works by Aaron Giles, John Michael Paulson, and Calvin Rice. Sharing the program are compositions by Giselle Wyers, Peter Siebert, Karen Thomas, Bronwyn Edwards, Reginald Unterseher and Morten Lauridsen, PNW composers all. Join us to celebrate the wealth of choral composition talent we are fortunate to enjoy in our region.