Choir History Hailed by the San José Mercury News as "a Bay Area jewel", and extolled by the Bay Area Reporter as "pure balm for the ears."
The Choral Project, founded by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes in 1996, has developed an outstanding reputation for performing high-level choral literature and bridging the gap between text and music, singer and spectator. The 45-voice ensemble has performed throughout Northern California in concert performances, interfaith services, as well as choral festivals and invitationals, including performances for conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the California Music Educators Association (CMEA), showcase concerts for the National Association of Composers of the USA (NACUSA) and a performance by invitation to represent the State of California at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as part of the California State Day Celebration Service. In July 2007, The Choral Project placed in all three categories at the California International Choral Festival & Competition in San Luis Obispo, CA. They took home 1st place in the Choir's Choice category, 2nd place in the Required Pieces category, and 3rd in the Folk Music category. After The Choral Project's standing ovation performance, Gary Lamprecht, the festival's Artistic Director, adopted The Choral Project's vision to "heal our world through music and words" as the universal theme for the festival to the overwhelming approval of a sold-out crowd. In July of 2004, The Choral Project took 2nd place in the Mixed Choir competition at the 58th annual International Eisteddfod in Wales. Their performance of Juris Karlsons's "Neslegtais Gredzens," received the highest individual score of any performing group (95 out of 100) and was described by the international panel of judges as a "tour de force." In June of 2001, The Choral Project received rave reviews and standing ovations at concert performances during their first international tour to Mexico and Costa Rica, which included highly acclaimed performances on Mexican National Radio, and a joint concert with the Café Chorale in Costa Rica. The Choral Project has released seven albums: The Cycle of Life, Of Christmastide, Americana, Water & Light (the group’s #1best seller on the Clarion label), Winter, One is the All, and most recently, Tell the World, a live recording of African-American spirituals and contemporary gospel music. All these recordings can be found here on choralproject.org, iTunes, and CDBaby.com. |
