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Welcoming back Chanticleer
Some of Spivey Hall's happiest days are when Chanticleer sings here. The twelve talented men of Chanticleer are tremendous audience favorites everywhere they perform -- based in San Francisco, they travel the world -- but they are especially welcome at Spivey Hall, where they sing frequently, to our great delight.
Chanticleer's a cappella artistry is ideally suited to the intimate size and acoustical wonders of Spivey Hall -- we can see the singers easily, we can hear them beautifully. Our connection to their music-making is complete, and thus immensely satisfying. In this magnificent setting, we can appreciate every nuance of what they sing, be it a 17th-century sacred Mexican work, a favorite American shape-note song, a new work written especially for Chanticleer, or a rousing spiritual.
Such a variety of music as this awaits us this Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18.
Friday's program is "Wondrous Free," which traces interlacing traditions of Am...
Read the full article at http://spiveyhall.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcoming-back-chanticleer.html
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