Concerts

2024-2025 SEASON

DECK THE HALLS

Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 7:30pm

Embrace the magic of the holidays with Peninsula Cantare’s annual “Deck the Halls” concert! The chorus is joined by professional brass octet for a concert of carols and holiday favorites, as well as contemporary arrangements for brass, choir, and percussion. This concert features the stunning Gloria by John Rutter, plus we’ll have our annual carol sing-along, and a chance for one of our audience members to conduct. Bring the whole family and join us in celebrating the best time of the year!

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PALO ALTO
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto

IN TIME OF WAR & PEACE

Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 7:30pm

Explore the beauty that awaits you in this concert celebrating peace and hope in our troubled times. Peninsula Cantare will sing Franz Joseph Haydn’s stunning Mass in Time of War, which evokes both the pain of war and our innate desire for peace in dramatic ways with the choir & orchestra. Plus, you’ll hear music from around the globe, including music by Joni Mitchell and Moses Hogan. This concert will inspire and uplift as we celebrate our shared humanity!

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PALO ALTO
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto

A STAR IS BORN

Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 7:30pm

Join Peninsula Cantare for a season finale celebration among the stars! Our musicians will take you on a journey from stage to screen, with music spanning the decades from movies and TV to the best of Broadway. Plus, you’ll hear the world premiere of a work by Los Angeles based composer Jennifer Lucy Cook, newly commissioned by Peninsula Cantare. You won’t want to miss hearing some of your favorite show tunes alongside music inspired by the stars!

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF PALO ALTO
1985 Louis Rd, Palo Alto